AFTER Scorton’s Max Coates unveiled his challenger for the 2021 Mini Challenge at Croft Circuit last week, another local young star will join him with the news that Northallerton’s Ethan Hammerton will also contest the series after joining forces with title-winning EXCELR8 Motorsport for his second year in the series. The 20-year-old made the step into the Mini Challenge class 12 months ago, having previously gained a wealth of experience in tin-top racing despite his relatively young age. A vice-champion in both the Junior Saloon Car Championship and the Renault Clio Cup Junior series after first making the move into car racing, Ethan went on to secure podium finishes in the VW Racing Cup and was a race winner in the Renault Clio Cup during the 2019 campaign.