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1992 F1 champion Nigel Mansell will take on the ferocious Le Mans Series in a Ginetta-Zytek LMP1 car this year, with sons Leo and Greg completing the line up for the racing dynasty.
Beechdean Mansell Motorsport will field a factory-supported Ginetta-Zytek Z09S in the LMP1 class of the Le Mans Series with full support from the Ginetta-Zytek team who will be providing full engineering and development for the car throughout the year.
Nigel, who raced with Ginetta Chairman Lawrence Tomlinson at last year's Le Mans Series finale at Silverstone commented:
"I'm very happy to announce this partnership between myself and Beechdean Motorsport. I am very excited about 2010 and the prospect of racing with both my sons for the first time. I can confirm that I will be racing with Leo and Greg during the season and if we receive an entry we will also be racing at the Le Mans 24 Hours as a father and son team."
Beechdean Motorsport team principle Andrew Howard said he was delighted to see his team take the step into prototype competition, having spent recent years competing with GT machinery.
"Nigel brings a huge wealth of knowledge and experience to the team, with Leo and Greg, already established as accomplished race drivers in their own right, forming an integral part of the intensive development programme we are now setting in motion. We will begin testing early in the new year and 2010 already promises to be an exciting and dynamic year for Beechdean Motorsport, the Mansell family and Ginetta-Zytek. We can't wait to get started!"
