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Tommy Gilham will make his debut in the Vertu Motors MINI CHALLENGE Trophy this weekend after agreeing a deal that will see him line up on the grid with the Chandler Motorsport squad.<\/p>\n

Gilham, the son of British Touring Car Championship team boss Tony, has been competing this season in the Classic VW Cup at the wheel of a Mk5 Golf and scored a double win at Donington Park back in June – the same venue where he will now compete in the Cooper class.<\/p>\n

The youngster will be backed by a number of partners involved in the Team HARD BTCC programme, including Autobrite Direct and Go-Fix, with Thursday\u2019s free practice sessions seeing him lap just outside the top 20 on the overall times.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing Tommy step onto the MINI CHALLENGE Trophy platform is a moment of immense pride for our family, and the entire Team HARD team,” he said. <\/em><\/p>\n

“We\u2019re incredibly grateful to our partners for their unwavering support.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Gilham will run alongside Chandler regulars Reece Lycett and Rhys Hurd, with Jakob Heap not present this weekend having joined the team for the previous meeting at Croft.<\/p>\n

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