Gravesend’s Team HARD have once again shown that they are willing to put their faith in up and coming drivers.

Yesterday it was announced that Aiden Moffat will take to the track in the VW Passat for Team HARD in the remaining two rounds of the season at Silverstone and Brands Hatch.

Whilst he is no stranger to the BTCC grid having made his debut at Knockhill in his home race just a few short weeks ago, it will be his first foray into the New Generation Touring Car end of the grid.

The 16-year-old became the youngest driver on the grid at Knockhill when he took to the track in the S2000 Chevrolet Cruze in the Jack Sears Trophy.

The Passat was most recently driven by debutant and Kent’s very own Andy Wilmot at Rockingham, who scored a best result of 18th in both races one and three and you will be able to read his thoughts on his debut next week.

Onslow-Cole highlighted the potential of the car with a double rostrum at Thruxton, before he backed-up that promise with another third place finish at Croft in July.

Moffat raced for Finesse Motorsport in Scotland, but the S2000 Chevrolet suffered a number of mechanical woes and the teenager’s camp decided that a change of equipment was paramount in order to aid his progress in the championship.

Moffat will test the car for the first time at Brands Hatch today and he will racing as number 16 for the two rounds that he is behind the wheel.

Speaking about the decision to put Aiden in the car for the remaining rounds of the season Tony Gilham said: “Aiden is a real star of the future in the BTCC. We’ve been talking to him for a while and we’re delighted to be able to give him this opportunity for the rest of the season.

“He showed good promise at Knockhill but unfortunately the reliability wasn’t there in his car. We hope to change all that by providing a reliable and quick car for him show his potential. There’s no pressure on him but we’re excited to see how he gets on before hopefully building a long-term relationship.”