Andy Mollison has announced that he will be making the move into Endurance racing for the upcoming FIA 24 hour season.

It marks a new challenge for Andy as he makes the move from the Ford Fiesta Championship where he has spent the last two season.

Speaking about making the move to Kent Sports News, Andy said: “Last year in Fiestas was the most competitive season of racing I’ve ever had to deal with, either in karts or cars. While I could live with the pace, having qualified in the top five in almost every event, the ‘elbows-out’ touring car style of racing really took some getting used to.

“With most of the field having years and years of experience, I was one of only five drivers to get on the podium in Fiestas in 2014 – so a good result, especially in my first year of the championship, and I’m sure I could challenge for consistent podiums if I carried on into 2015.”

However, Andy felt that the time had come for him to make the move and take on a very different challenge than he is used to.

He added: “In endurance racing, I hope that my pace and consistency will be able to shine a lot more, and so I’m really glad to be making this move sooner rather than later.

“My background is in endurance karting, so in a way it also makes sense to go down this route, and use my karting experience wherever possible.

“I’ll be competing in the FIA 24H Series in Class A2, for 2000cc Touring Cars, but we’ll be on track at the same time as big GT3 cars going for overall victory – so a lot of concentration needed.

“The FIA 24H Series is a much bigger stage too, being a recognised FIA championship, with live TV coverage and substantial press. We’re doing the Paul Ricard 24, and Barcelona 24, both in 2015 – and Dubai 24 in early 2016. They will all certainly be a huge challenge, with a lot to learn and take on board.”

With the series being an endurance series, there won’t be just Andy driving but a team of drivers all looking to take the victory alongside him.

He said: “Being 24 hour races, we’ll split the driving between four drivers, with each driver in the car for around two hours at a time.

“The aim for the year is definitely to get to the finish of each event, and if we can try to push other cars in our class, then that’d be a bonus!

“We are still looking for additional drivers who would ideally be interested in racing in all three events, so get in touch.”