Porsche Scholarship candidate, Euan McKay, had a great turn of speed and consistency during an impeccable day of testing at Donington Park on Tuesday (13 October), lapping the East Midlands circuit as quickly as the best from the current crop of Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain drivers.
The young Scot is one of three drivers from the In2Racing stable still in contention for the coveted 2016 Porsche Scholarship, which includes an award of £80,000 per annum, for two seasons in the Carrera Cup GB.
Just ten drivers remain in the process and the aspirants must show that they can do the business both on and off the track, and McKay effectively demonstrated that he has a natural flair behind the wheel during an intensive day of testing at Donington Park.
With guidance from the experienced and knowledgeable heads at In2Racing, McKay impressed, quickly increasing his speed and consistency to a point where his lap times not only exceeded the benchmark laid down by the team, but matched those set by current Porsche Scholarship driver, Josh Webster, earlier this year.
McKay, who originally hails from Edinburgh, analysed data traces and on-board footage from each of his runs and, to his and In2Racing’s delight, was able to convert that additional knowledge into pure lap time with each tour of the undulating 1.94mile track.
“Today Euan McKay has shown that he is as quick as two recognised Pros from the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and this is hugely encouraging from a driver who is still acclimatising to this car,” said In2Racing Team Principal, Nick Dudfield. “He drove with maturity, absorbed all of the feedback he received from the team and Pro driver, Tom Bradshaw, to quickly bring his lap times down and beat the targets we set for him at the start of the day. We’re very happy and highly impressed by him and it’s exciting when you think about Euan’s potential.”
Euan McKay added: “It has been a while since I last drove a Porsche Cup car, so I spent the first few sessions just familiarising myself with it and bedding in to the track, but my pace has been good and lap times dropped as I became more comfortable. We sent Tom (Bradshaw) out to see what he could do and then compared my data with his, and I was on par with him and some of the other established drivers in the current Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain field. I’m obviously delighted with that and encouraged about what I might be able to deliver in the future.”
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