RACER Ollie Pidgley has confirmed he will be back on the Renault UK Clio Cup grid for a second season next year after becoming the first 2017 driver signing for Team Pyro in the BTCC feeder series.
The 19-year-old, from Downton, raced to four Graduate Cup class podium finishes during his maiden campaign in a fourth generation Clio Cup car.
And now he is setting his sights on a push for outright honours when his sophomore season gets underway in April.
“I’m so happy to be back with Team Pyro for next season," he said.
“I’ve always thought Pyro is the best in the Clio Cup, the number of championships they’ve won and the number of drivers the team has produced who have gone on to race in touring cars is proof of that."
Pidgley has already tested the fourth gen Clio he will race for Pyro, during a recent run in the wet at Snetterton in Norfolk. He also contested a club-level MSV Allcomers event at Brands Hatch, Kent. The circuit will host the season-opening 2017 Renault UK Clio Cup rounds on April 1 and 2.
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