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The Petit Le Mans race-leading Ginetta-Zytek LMP1 car headed out to Valencia last week (20th November 2008) for some potential future racers to stretch their legs in the pure British car.
Two of which share one of the most famous names in Motorsport.
Nigel Mansell and his eldest son Leo visited the Spanish track as part of assessing options for Leo to advance in his motorsport career in either the Le Mans Series or American Le Mans Series.
Before heading out onto the track in the LMP1 machine, the two climbed aboard a Ginetta G50 sports car to assess the track. Both "absolutely loving" the fun, entry-level GT car.
As perhaps expected, Mansell snr was quick in both Ginetta’s – Nigel’s Formula One career spanned 15 seasons and won the F1 title in 1992 also winning the US Indy Car World Series championship in 93 – but Leo managed an even faster time and was very impressed with the car.
Speaking last night, Nigel confirmed the test to GinettaCars.com "I had the pleasure of driving the Ginetta-Zytek LMP1 car recently at Valencia. I not only enjoyed it, but it was quick and very much reminds me of my F1 days".
Also at the two-day test were Le Mans Series contenders STRAKKA racing. The outfit raced an Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 car in 2008 with their driver pairing of Nick Leventis and Peter Hardman. In addition to GT1 duties, the duo were out at the Spanish track to sample the Ginetta-Zytek as part of an evaluation for future activities.
Peter’s first reaction on stepping out of the Ginetta-Zytek 07S after his first run was "That was great! I’ll have one of those please! It really works as a racing car should, and all you need to do is drive!" enthused Peter.
Nick Leventis considered the Zytek a revelation. "I couldn’t believe how easy it was [to drive]. I felt able to push, right from the start, and that gave me the confidence to go quicker. I was very close to Peter’s times and that suggests we could be a very competitive pairing."
"Having never driven a car like that before, to be on the pace so soon was very encouraging. It has certainly opened doors that we might not have considered before."
"Testing the Ginetta-Zytek has left us with a quandary," concedes Peter Hardman. "Something like the Ginetta-Zytek is enormously appealing – as is the competitiveness of the prototype categories in the Le Mans Series."
Two of which share one of the most famous names in Motorsport.
Nigel Mansell and his eldest son Leo visited the Spanish track as part of assessing options for Leo to advance in his motorsport career in either the Le Mans Series or American Le Mans Series.
Before heading out onto the track in the LMP1 machine, the two climbed aboard a Ginetta G50 sports car to assess the track. Both "absolutely loving" the fun, entry-level GT car.
As perhaps expected, Mansell snr was quick in both Ginetta’s – Nigel’s Formula One career spanned 15 seasons and won the F1 title in 1992 also winning the US Indy Car World Series championship in 93 – but Leo managed an even faster time and was very impressed with the car.
Speaking last night, Nigel confirmed the test to GinettaCars.com "I had the pleasure of driving the Ginetta-Zytek LMP1 car recently at Valencia. I not only enjoyed it, but it was quick and very much reminds me of my F1 days".
Also at the two-day test were Le Mans Series contenders STRAKKA racing. The outfit raced an Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 car in 2008 with their driver pairing of Nick Leventis and Peter Hardman. In addition to GT1 duties, the duo were out at the Spanish track to sample the Ginetta-Zytek as part of an evaluation for future activities.
Peter’s first reaction on stepping out of the Ginetta-Zytek 07S after his first run was "That was great! I’ll have one of those please! It really works as a racing car should, and all you need to do is drive!" enthused Peter.
Nick Leventis considered the Zytek a revelation. "I couldn’t believe how easy it was [to drive]. I felt able to push, right from the start, and that gave me the confidence to go quicker. I was very close to Peter’s times and that suggests we could be a very competitive pairing."
"Having never driven a car like that before, to be on the pace so soon was very encouraging. It has certainly opened doors that we might not have considered before."
"Testing the Ginetta-Zytek has left us with a quandary," concedes Peter Hardman. "Something like the Ginetta-Zytek is enormously appealing – as is the competitiveness of the prototype categories in the Le Mans Series."