A disabled motor racing team which a former Notts marine commando drives for has revealed its Aston Martin race car.
Jamie Falvey, 32, from Farnsfield drives for Team BRIT, who are aiming to be the first all-disabled team to compete at the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race in 2020.
Le Mans is the world’s oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, which is considered to be one of the sport’s top three most prestigious races alongside the Monaco F1 Grand Prix and the IndyCar Indianapolis 500.
Falvey served in the Commandos from 2010 to 2016 and served at Faslane naval base in Scotland, in Afghanistan and was a cold weather warfare specialist for exercises in Norway – he earned the rank of Lance Corporal.
In 2016, he was medically discharged from service but signed for Team BRIT in October last year, hoping he gets the chance to be one of Team BRIT’s drivers at the race.
He now runs a personal training business from his own studio and is testing for the Caterham Roadsport Championship for 2018 having previously competed in national and international karting championships since 2006.
Team BRIT are aiming to enter their new Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 race car into a number of Blue Ribbon events for 2018, including the Aston Martin Owners Club GT4 Challenge, British GT and Creventic 24hr Series.
Video: Danielle Hall spoke to Jamie Falvey about his racing ambitions in October 2017
Speaking about Team BRIT’s new car, Jamie said: “As a real lover of cars and motorsport, I am so excited to be able to share the news of our Aston Martin.
“The team is centred around an ethos of ‘Believe and Achieve’ and our progress to this level of racing is a reflection of the belief and determination we have.
“We want to show disabled people all over the world that anything is possible.
“We are normalising disability and proving that we can compete on a totally level playing field with able-bodied drivers.”
“I’ll be focusing on improving my lap times as much as I can this year so that I have every chance of being one of the first drivers to get behind the wheel of the Aston in our first GT race – we are here to compete, not just take part.”
