Following his solid racing debut in 2011, Disabled Motoring UK ambassador Nicolas Hamilton will be returning to the Air Asia Renault UK Clio Cup for a second season in 2012 with Total Control Racing (TCR).

The 19-year-old said: “I’m really happy to be racing with TCR in the Air Asia Renault Clio Cup UK this year. I’m with a great team in a hugely competitive series, and the main aim for me this year is to continue to develop my race craft, using the knowledge and understanding I gained last year as a strong base.

“I’m still a novice relative to the other guys on the grid, as this is only my second season of racing, but that won’t stop me from pushing as hard as possible to be competitive. It would be great to reach being a regular top 10 runner during the course of the year.

“I’ve had a focused winter season with a lot of training and work with the team, and I am looking forward to getting started at Brands Hatch at the end of March.”

TCR team principal Lee Brookes warns rivals to expect a more competitive season from the young Hamilton in 2012. “With a year’s experience under his belt, Nicolas is definitely more confident going into this year. He’s made some good progress with various elements of his driving over the winter period, so it will be interesting to see where that puts him at the first race. As always, it is a great pleasure to have the Hamilton family with us again for this year”

Nicolas’ father and manager, Anthony Hamilton, added: “I’m really, really proud, excited and looking forward to the start of this season to see where Nic will be in the field. He’s been training hard over the winter break and has devoted and dedicated himself to keeping fit, focused and healthy and that deserves a good result in 2012. Fingers crossed he can achieve regular top
tens this year.”

Nicolas, who was born with Cerebral Palsy, has been heralded as an inspiration to those within the disabled community. “One of best things from last year was seeing more and more people who are disabled in the paddock,” Nicolas commented. “It’s a great privilege to have inspired people
to overcome their personal difficulties or challenges. To have their support definitely gives me that extra bit of motivation to achieve my goals in the sport, and I cannot wait until the first race”

The BBC documentary ‘Racing with the Hamilton’s: Nic in the Driving Seat’ which follows Nicolas during his debut 2011 season and includes the Alps Challenge which we organised on behalf of Disabled Motoring UK, is due to be broadcast on BBC 1 at 22.35 on Tuesday 6th March 2012.

 The BBC have announced that they will be screening the Nicolas Hamilton documentary; 'Racing with the Hamilton's, Nic in the Driving Seat' on BBC1 at 10:30pm on Tuesday March 6th 2012.

The documentary, which will focus on Nicolas's driving career so far, is also likely to feature The Lively Crew and Disabled Motoring UK on the Alps Challenge, which Nicolas, accompanied by the BBC film crew, joined us on in June last year.

We were delighted to be able to sign Nicolas up for the Alps Challenge which we organised on behalf of Disabled Motoring UK and saw a team, which also included Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and children's TV presenter Ade Adepitan, drive a 1930 Argson Mobility Trike from Norfolk, down to Dover, through France and across the Swiss Alps before returning to a prestigious reception at the Houses of Parliament in London.

Nic was so impressed with the charity that he agreed to become an official ambassador on his return to the UK.

We will be tuning in to see if Nic's driving is better than our Director Valerie Bullard's which you can see here. Compare that to the efforts of lead driver Dan McIntyre, negotiating some of the picteresque scenery, before strapping yourself in.

'Racing with the Hamilton's, Nic in the Driving Seat' will be shown on BBC1 at 10:30pm on Tuesday March 6th 2012.