NEIRIN GEARS UP FOR HIS DEBUT AT DONINGTON...

​The highly anticipated GB4 Championship season kicks off at Donington Park, marking the debut of the cutting-edge Tatuus MSV GB4-025 car. Among the rising talents on the grid is Neirin Evans, who is set to make his exciting first step into car racing.

Neirin’s journey began in late 2024 when he tested previous-generation GB4 machinery. Since then, he has gained valuable experience in the new Tatuus MSV GB4-025, completing extensive testing at Silverstone and Donington Park with Rossoverde Scorpio Racing. Now, under the expert guidance of former Formula 2 racer Calan Williams, Neirin is ready to take on the competition - balancing his racing career with A Level studies at the prestigious Radley College.

Fans can witness Neirin’s debut in a packed weekend of racing action, featuring a 15-minute qualifying session and three thrilling 18-minute races. The event also includes an exciting lineup of support series, such as the Ginetta GT Academy, Ginetta GT Championship, Ginetta Junior Championship, and the TCR UK Touring Car Championship. ​ 

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Silverstone Testing...

The day at Silverstone started well, with former DRS championship rivals and friends Ben Hoy and Tom Dakins, being in attendance, testing their own cars.

The conditions were excellent, albeit cold, without a cloud in the sky. This means Nye’s first run out on slicks, and we had a spin before the end of the first lap. It pays to warm the tyres up over 2 or 3 laps, and this was a valuable learning experience. Putting that behind him, Nye had a very good first session recording a respectable 60.5. There were 4 more sessions during the day, and as the track warmed up, session 4 saw the best time of the day at 55.6, which is a shade under the time for pole in 2024s qualifying. In the last session of the day, new slicks were put on the car, however the track had started to become cold at this point, and the best time was 55.9. Given it was Nye’s first time racing the national circuit at Silverstone, as well as Nye’s first time on slicks, we were very happy with the overall performance and we now look forward to testing towards the end of March.  

Donington Testing...

Nye arrived at Donington with a series of firsts. This was his first time driving at Donington, his first time in the new 2025 GB4 car and his first time with his new team RossoVerde Scorpio.

Whilst the excitement of driving the new car was high, the weather hadn’t ready the script with conditions being dull and overcast, with wet conditions come wet tyres. However, Nye quickly got into his rhythm, with four sessions overall. His first session had a best lap time of 1:25.3 whereas this reduce steadily during the day to a final session of 1:14.1, which would have been enough to have secured pole position if this was qualification. Overall Donington was a great day of testing, meeting the team and starting to build a rapport with Will and Louis.  
 

Last Year's GB3 Car...

First outlap in last years GB3 car, it was fast.