YOUNG RACERS TO LOOK OUT FOR ON THE NATIONAL SCENE

National racing has more than its fair share of driving talent, including plenty of younger drivers looking to make their way. Plenty of these can of course be found in the specialist junior championships including the junior single-seater categories, while the club racing scene also has plenty of examples. Motorsport News therefore has picked three up and comers to watch this year.

Tom Mills, GB4

We quickly got our indication that Tom Mills was going places. The karting graduate, literally days after his 16th birthday, and with only two-and-a-half days’ experience in the car from the previous summer, last May in his first car race took a fifth then a close second place at Silverstone’s Jim Walsh Trophy Formula Ford 1600 meeting.

And Mills continued his trajectory for the rest of the season, finishing fourth in the National championship despite missing round one due to his age; winning twice in Snetterton’s season closer. Then at the blueriband end-of-year Festival and Walter Hayes his pace was that for the rest to beat, though foul luck cost him results.

Nevertheless it all set up Mills to rise alongside his dad’s Kevin Mills Racing team to this year’s new