Wetherby driver Caygill makes race return after two years out

Wetherby's Josh Caygill with his Redline Racing Porsche. Picture: Dan Kathie.

After a two-year hiatus from racing, Wetherby’s Josh Caygill will make his Porsche Carrera Cup GB debut at Snetterton this weekend.

The former British Touring Car Championship driver took a year out of the sport in 2019 due to work and family commitments but his planned return last year was scuppered by the coronavirus lockdown.

Now, over two and a half years since he last raced in the UK, the 31-year-old is raring to go in the Pro-Am class of the prestigious Carrera Cup with multiple title-winning team Redline Racing.

“I’m really enjoying driving the Porsche it’s a unique challenge,” said Caygill.

“One of the key things is my new race engineer, he’s mega and we communicate with each other really well.

“Redline is a mega team, and it’s nice to be part of a team like this – there’s very much a family feel, just a great bunch of lads to be honest.

“They get on with the job very professionally, but have fun too, which is how it should be.”