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The British company offering amateurs a pathway to Le Mans

Ginetta has established itself as a cornerstone of Britain's national racing landscape, but also has a clearly-defined ladder that newcomers can follow all the way to Le Mans. Autosport recently got behind the wheel of two of the manufacturer's long-serving machines and sampled its brand-new LMP3 challenger

When certain championships have been around for a while, they can lose their sheen and sort of fade into the background, becoming part of the racing furniture, as it were.

Lawrence Tomlinson took over Ginetta in the mid-2000s, and there's no doubt that he breathed fresh life into the struggling British sportscar manufacturer by developing a new, modern-looking range of GT-inspired racing cars and creating new opportunities for talented drivers to build careers through his 'ladder to Le Mans' programme.

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