PRO ALLOYS RACING CONFIRMS MINI CHALLENGE PROGRAMME

Pro Alloys Racing has become the first team to confirm a programme in the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE for the 2025 season after revealing plans to compete in the series for the first time.

The Wiltshire-based outfit will debut in the headline JCW category in 2025 with a two-car entry having previously competed in a range of club level championships in recent seasons, most notably the Fiesta Junior Championship and the Milltek Sport Civic Cup.

The team has also contested selected events in TCR UK, scoring a race win on its second weekend in the series in 2023 before becoming the first team to run the world title-winning Lynk & Co 03 TCR in the UK this year.

The driver line-up will be headed by one of the most exciting young talents on the British racing scene in the shape of teenage racer Max Edmundson.

Edmundson joins the grid on the back of winning the Civic Cup title in both 2023 and 2024, wrapping up his second title earlier this year after a season-long battle with the vastly more experienced Josh Files.

“After two very successful, title-winning seasons in the Civic Cup, it’s time move on to the next stage of my career,” he said. “I’ve been a fan watching the MINI CHALLENGE for a number of years and it has always been a goal of mine to get onto the grid and compete in a JCW.

“I’m aware that it is going to be totally different to what I have done before, but I’m ready for the challenge and am looking forward to seeing what the 2025 season holds for me. I’m pleased to join forces with Pro Alloy Racing and with a great team behind me, I believe we can do big things together.”

Pro Alloys Racing regular Owen Hillman will fill the second seat as he extends his relationship with the team into a fourth season, having been part of the line-up since the 2022 campaign.

As well as running with the team in the Civic Cup, Hillman also scored a brace of top eight finishes on his TCR UK debut at Silverstone earlier this year having been given the chance to step up into the Lynk & Co for the weekend.

“I’m really excited to be joining the MINI CHALLENGE JCW grid for 2025 as it’s a series that I’ve followed throughout my racing career,” he said. “To pursue this dream with Pro Alloys Racing will make this transition much easier for me as a driver, and working alongside my new team-mate Max will mean we can work together to extract the best out of ourselves and the cars.”

The decision to move into the JCW category this season will see Pro Alloys Racing competing on the biggest package in UK motorsport for the first time, with all seven events scheduled for the 2025 campaign once again running exclusively alongside the British Touring Car Championship.

“After many years enjoying motorsport at club level, we have dedicated the last four years to developing Pro Alloys Racing into a very special team of people that have supported numerous drivers across the Fiesta Junior Championship, the Milltek Sport Civic Cup and TCR UK,” team owner Neil Greenland said. “We now feel confident and excited to take the opportunity to join the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE for 2025 as it doesn’t get much better than competing on the TOCA package when it comes to motorsport in Britain!

“We are delighted to have Max on board as we have watched him display an incredible level of skill and determination over the past two seasons to win the Civic Cup, and couldn’t be happier than he has chosen our team to take him forward to the next challenge in his career.

“Owen has more than proved himself as a capable driver in the Civic Cup for several years, and our family was incredibly proud of his solid performance in the Lynk & Co at Silverstone in August, where he proved that he’s ready for the next step in his racing career.

“Above all, Owen and Max have a great relationship and we know that alongside the serious job of going out there to battle for results, we’re going to have a lot of run in 2025!”