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Bradley Gravett has set his focus firmly on challenging for top honours in the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE after confirming his return to the series for fourth season in the JCW class.<\/strong><\/p>\n Gravett, the son of former BTCC champion Robb, will continue to race for EXCELR8 as he looks to build on a strong 2023 season – where he secured his maiden podium finish and took sixth in the championship standings.<\/p>\n With his focus on now chasing a first win and making a bid for championship honours, Gravett had also been given a boost by re-signing as a member of EXCELR8\u2019s Driver Development programme.<\/p>\n That will provide Gravett with the chance to gain further experience working alongside EXCELR8\u2019s BTCC programme during the season ahead.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no doubt that last season was the best of my career so far, and I feel I took a big step forward as a driver,\u201d he said. “Scoring my first podium was an amazing feeling, particularly at my home circuit, and I showed that I have the pace to run at the front of the grid on merit – which isn\u2019t something I\u2019d been able to say before.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMy performances last year gave me a lot of confidence going into the winter, and after a lot of hard work with my amazing partners to put the budget in place, I\u2019m delighted to be returning to the JCW grid again in 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI feel there is a bit of unfinished business for me as I\u2019m still chasing that first win, but I feel confident that I\u2019ll be able to tick that box this season. Staying with EXCELR8 means I\u2019m with the best team, and we can benefit from all the work that has gone in since I joined them in late 2022 and fight not only for wins, but also push for the title.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n EXCELR8 boss Justina Williams said she was delighted to retain Gravett for the new season.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re really pleased to confirm Bradley will remain part of our JCW line-up for 2024,\u201d she said. \u201cLast season he produced some really impressive results on track and with a little bit more luck on his side, I have no doubt he would have taken a race win.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s got to be the first target going into the new season but I\u2019m also confident that Bradley will be amongst the contenders for overall honours when we get to the business end of the year. I know how hard he has worked behind the scenes to secure his place on the grid and look forward to seeing him battle to achieve his goals.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”contain” background_position=”center_left” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.minichallenge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/EXCELR8-8576.jpg” title_text=”EXCELR8- 8576″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.minichallenge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/EXCELR8-8639.jpg” title_text=”EXCELR8- 8639″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.minichallenge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/EXCELR8-8690.jpg” title_text=”EXCELR8- 8690″ _builder_version=”4.24.3″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bradley Gravett has set his focus firmly on challenging for top honours in the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE after confirming his return to the series for fourth season in the JCW class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":25064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1462,1465],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-jcw"],"yoast_head":"\n