Track testing an outgoing stalwart of British motorsport
The current GB3 Championship car is due to be replaced next season. Autosport got behind the wheel to discover why it's been a popular machine for drivers making their way up the junior single-seater ladder
The silence is deafening. I’m sitting broadside across the track, fumbling around trying to restart the engine. It’s not been the best of starts getting to grips with a modern single-seater.
The car in question is the Tatuus-Mountune used in the GB3 Championship, and my spin comes only minutes into the opening run, thanks to losing control under acceleration exiting the final corner at a damp Snetterton. One positive is that there is no fear of being collected by another vehicle, such is the privilege of being the only car on track for an exclusive test day.
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A proud Yorkshireman, Stefan Mackley is Autosport's National Deputy Editor. Having graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a degree in sports journalism he spent nearly four years working on local newspapers in Wiltshire - during which time he became an NQJ-qualified journalist and cut his teeth covering club racing at Castle Combe in his spare time.
Making the jump into motorsport journalism full-time, he joined the national desk for both Autosport magazine and Motorsport News in 2017 before becoming National Deputy Editor for the former in 2020.
His passion for motorsport stems from watching Formula 1 as a child with his father and is matched only by his love for Star Wars.
A better journalist than racing driver, he has so far competed in the Citroen C1 24 Hours and 116 Trophy with hopes of racing more machinery in 2021 and beyond.
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