If ever you needed to see the value of modern motorsport, you just have to look at the British GT and the achievements of Flick Haigh this year.
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To take the Championship and become one of the few female drivers to win a National Championship is testament to her ability, both on and off the track. Like Australian Rally Champion, Molly Taylor, she is proof that motorsport is a place where men and women can compete together.
But is also the package that sportscar racing and the British GT has put together. There is special treatment – it is racer against racer. As Haigh said to Helana Hicks, “when you put the helmet on, there is no difference between men and women.”
Outside this, too, 2018 was a stunning year, driving with Jonny Adam in an Optimum Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT3, they racked up two pole positions, two wins and a further two podiums.
They took the Championship by eight points.
Talking to Autosport Haigh said that “I’ve ticked a really big box in my racing career, I don’t think that I could top this year with that car and the people I had around me.”
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And now she is looking to her next step. Definitely a shame for the British GT Championship but also a great positive for European motorsport.
Fortunately for the British GT Championship, there is the strength and depth to keep moving on and Adam will definitely a challenger for the 2019 title.
And we wait with eager anticipation to see how they both go next year.
By Sam Tickell
Photos by Paul Foster