The tough baptism awaiting a future GT star
Replacing a four-time champion means British GT4 title winner Tom Canning has big boots to fill as he steps into the top GT3 class this year, but the 18-year-old is backing himself for success
This season, Tom Canning will be stepping into the boots of arguably the greatest driver in British GT's history as he replaces four-time series champion Jonny Adam alongside defending GT3 champion Graham Davidson in their title-winning TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage GT3. That's no small undertaking for a driver aged just 18.
But for a man who was still too young to legally drink the alcohol he sprayed on the podium after claiming the GT4 title with Ash Hand last season, Canning has a remarkably calm head on his shoulders - a fact reflected by Aston's decision to select him out of 22 other applicants as the winner of its revived Driver Academy.
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