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Ep 55 with Esmee Hawkey (Porsche Carrera Cup GB star)

Season 5, Ep. 8
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Esmee Hawkey started in karts, aged just 9 years old and has, over the years, built up an impressive racing CV that focusses around GT’s, in particular with Porsche, she was also a big part of the W Series inaugural season where she did incredibly well, despite it being her first time in a Single Seater Series and she’s working with Mark Blundell’s MB Motorsport in BTCC as a development driver. 


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