LMS: Phillips joins Team RLR

Simon Phillips has signed with Team RLR to race in the final Le Mans Series race of the series at Silverstone next weekend.

Phillips will fill the spot occupied in Hungary by Warren Hughes, who was only available to Team RLR for one round, and the 46-year-old has also been confirmed by the team for the 2011 campaign.

Phillips has graduated from national level endurance racing having competed in the SPEED series and the VdeV series in the UK and Europe, and will be racing alongside Barry Gates and Rob Garofall.

The British driver is looking forward to his outing with the team at Silverstone and the year ahead.

“I'm very much looking forward to joining the team at Silverstone. I've been involved in endurance racing for six years now and I think to be able to compete in the P2 category of the Le Mans Series is really the pinnacle,” he said. “I was really pleased for the team that they got off to such a good start in the previous round in Hungary.

“For the boys in the garage it was a big progression for them to step up to the Le Mans Series for the first time. The way they handled themselves was superb, it was a very committed and professional performance. We're all still gelling as a team so at Silverstone we want to get another solid finish under our belts with a view to building for next season.”

 

Josh Modaberi