The latest team to confirm its campaign for the 2011 GT Trophy Endurance Series is Hampshire based Atkins Motorsport, who will field a Ginetta G50 in the new endurance series this season.Experienced racers Lee Atkins and Sam Allpass will share the driving duties for the five endurance rounds this season. 32 year old Lee Atkins, returns to the Bute Motorsport camp following an impressive 2008 GT Cup campaign, where he achieved 9 poles, 9 fastest laps and 9 wins in class from 10 starts in a BMW Z4.The team has acquired the ex-Fiona James Ginetta G50 from In2 Racing for the 2011 GT Trophy; a car that Lee raced against and beat in the 2008 GT Cup season.

Team boss Keith Atkins said, ‘we are competing in GT Trophy because it offers the chance to share a car and because we so enjoyed our time in GT Cup. It was professionally organised and both the people behind it, and competitors are friendly and welcoming.’

The Atkins Motorsport Ginetta G50 will join the grid for the first GT Trophy Endurance Series round at Donington Park on the 2nd/ 3rd April.  The series then visits the newly configured Snetterton 300, Oulton Park, Brands Hatch GP circuit and culminates the season with a return to Donington Park for a spectacular day and night race.

Bute Motorsport Managing Director Marc Haynes commented ‘‘I am delighted to welcome the Atkins Motorsport team.  Lee and his father Keith are fantastic competitors and it will be wonderful to see them back with us.  Lee is an extremely impressive driver and I look forward to seeing what he and Sam can do in a Ginetta G50.’