Herne Bay master racer Noel Simpson will line up after a year’s sabbatical in the forthcoming Toyota 86 Trophy Series.

Fifty-four-year-old Noel Simpson competed in the Toyota 86 Championship in 2023, which Noel describes as a “trial by fire”. The season was represented by strong starts and good levels of race craft, but by his own admission, Noel never really adapted to the car to get the race pace that needed to be at the …