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Ant Whorton-Eales to sample Team HARD Toyota

Current Renault Clio Cup points leader Ant Whorton-Eales will sample a Team HARD Toyota during the second day of British Touring Car Championship testing at Snetterton.

The 22-year-old has secured the test as a result of a tie-up in place between his current Jamsport outfit and Tony Gilham’s touring car team, which was announced earlier this season to help young drivers looking to move up the motorsport ladder.

“I can’t wait to be honest, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do and I’m really looking forward to it,” Whorton-Eales said. “I’ve no idea what a BTCC car feels like and obviously they’re big step from what I’m used to in the Clio Cup but I’ll get in the car and hopefully we’ll see just what I can do.

“You’ve just got to look as far as Ash Sutton really. He was the main man in Clios last year and there’s no reason why I can’t do a similar sort of thing.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity and massive thanks to Tony and Team HARD for sorting it out. The tie-in between Team HARD and JamSport is great for young drivers and to be fair, I think Tony is as interested to see how I’ll get on as I am!”