Wokingham racing driver Bobby Trundley has secured his biggest ever win after a stunning victory with Team BRIT yesterday.
Bobby drives for Team BRIT – the world’s only competitive all-disabled racing team, and yesterday, alongside his teammate Aaron Morgan, he took a double podium in the British GT Championship.
The race, held on Sunday, July 24 at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium was the seventh in this year’s championship, in which the team has made history as the first ever-all disabled team entry.
Bobby, who is autistic, and Aaron, who is a paraplegic, race the team’s Mclaren 570S GT4 in the Pro-Am category and qualified P2 in class and 10th overall in GT4 on Saturday. Yesterday, after some initial problems with a tyre failure in warm-up, the team and crew put in a flawless performance to secure their biggest ever victory.
The crew, under the leadership of Engineering Director Al Locke have been praised by commentators and teams alike for their incredible efforts in what has been a major step up.
They were completing top-class pitstops in just 0.9 seconds over the minimum time requirement, whilst also running the team’s pioneering hand control technology which enables Aaron, who is a paraplegic to race in the same car as Bobby.
Yesterday saw their first class win in the championship and first ever GT4 podium finish. Last year, Bobby and Aaron competed in the Britcar Endurance Championship and 2022 has seen them step up to British GT, racing at their highest ever level.
The team’s long-term goal is to become the first ever all-disabled team to race in the Le Mans 24 hour, and it supports people with physical and psychological challenges in accessing motorsport. The team’s other six drivers are competing in the Britcar Trophy Championship and British Endurance Championship.
Bobby said: “It’s really hard to put into words what this means to me. Every single member of our team and crew worked so hard to make this happen. Aaron gave the drive of his life to put me in a brilliant position. I then did everything I could to make my way up the grid.
“To have put in a performance like that against some of the most well respected teams in GT4 is really incredible for us. We are learning so much with every race and I’m so pleased we got this result which has given us such a boost ahead of the next round.
“A huge thank you to every sponsor and supporter that continues to believe in us.”
Aaron and Bobby race again at Brands Hatch on the Sunday, September 11.
