Nick Halstead will continue to race as part of the Bristol Street Motors line-up for the 2024 BTCC season after signing up for a second year as part of the EXCELR8-run team.
Halstead made his series debut on a full-time basis last season, having previously competed in a one-off outing at Croft in 2021.
A seventh place finish at Donington Park on the opening weekend of the season was his best result of the year and one of two points-scoring finishes over the course of the campaign.
Alongside his on-track programme, Nick will once again run the Crazy Karts events on race weekends that proved popular with fans last year.
I m delighted to not only announce my return to the BTCC grid this season with Bristol Street Motors with EXCELR8, but also to announce a new partnership with Crazy Carts that is going to be bigger and better than ever before!, he said.
It was a big challenge for me last year, but I felt I made good progress behind the wheel, and towards the end of the season, I was regularly displaying pace comparable with the top 15.
What held me back was a lack of experience, and generally on a weekend, it was race two or three before I would say I really felt comfortable in the car and was able to push.
Now I m going to be heading into events with knowledge already under my belt, and even though the grid looks like being a lot tougher in 2024, it leaves me feeling optimistic about what can be achieved.