Hampshire motor racing star Jeremy Metcalfe will makes his competitive sportscar debut at Oulton Park International Circuit this weekend driving a Ferrari 430 in the curtain-raiser to the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship.

Officially unveiled as part of the CR Scuderia team at the British GT Championship Media Day a fortnight ago, the 19-year-old from Fleet can't wait to make his endurance racing debut after a three-year tenure in the Formula Renault UK series.

With qualifying and round one taking place on Saturday, competitors will enjoy a break on Easter Sunday before returning to the Cheshire track on Easter Monday for the second one-hour race of the weekend.

"I really am excited - it'll be fantastic to be back in action and I'm thrilled about having the opportunity to race the Ferrari", said Jeremy, "There are a number of drivers out there with a lot of experience but I'm not daunted by that. I have a great team-mate in Luke Hines and the whole CR Scuderia squad is superb.

"Even though I've only raced single-seaters since moving up from karting, it shouldn't take too long to adapt to the endurance style of racing with the driver changes and pit-stops.

"I haven't had much time in the car but I still believe Luke and I can mount a serious challenge for race wins and championship honours. It should be a lot of fun."

Extensive highlights of each Avon Tyres British GT Cham- pionship race meeting in 2008 will be screened on Channel 4 and Motors TV.