Motorcycle Racer Ryan McAdam joins Peter Gwynne Motorsport Team

After a successful first test, Scottish Motorcycle racer Ryan McAdam makes the switch from 2 to 4 wheels this season, racing in the Swift Sport Rallycross Championship with Peter Gwynne Motorsport Ltd.

As a complete novice in motorsport, the youngster from Aberdeen started racing motorcycles in 2011 at the age of 16.  In his first season, he managed a top ten race finish in the British Superteen Challenge which, the following year he improved upon making it into the top five with the highlight of taking 3rd overall at Rockingham.  McAdam then moved up to the Aprilia RRV450 after signing with JDF Racing, to double head an attack on the Bridgestone Supertwin Championship and the Aprilia RRV450 Challenge. 

At the age of 20, Ryan was invited by John Surtees (Formula 1 & MotoGP World Champion) to race in his charity event mixing racing drivers with celebrities in a team endurance race. His team '2n4 Racing' finished 10th out of 35 teams, racing wheel to wheel with established names in motorsport! After the race, there was a champagne reception, in which he discussed with John Surtees the opportunity to switch to 4 wheels, as he had done in his career.  “I was very lucky to be invited to race in the Henry Surtees Challenge. It is a solo race event with the best young drivers in Europe racing for amazing prizes. By the end of the day, I had made the decision that I wanted to race cars and focused on making that happen for this season.” enthused McAdam.

He continued, “I tested the Swift Rallycross car last month, and was immediately very impressed with the car. It was an interesting start to the day, with snow appearing before the first session, at a very cold airfield in Shropshire! The Suzuki was fantastic all day, and I finished every session with a big smile on my face! It was great to have so much confidence in the car from the first day, and I'm very excited to see what will happen this season!”

Peter Gwynne:  "We are really pleased to have Ryan joining us for the Swift Rallycross Championships. He showed a good level of car control when he came for a test recently, but with him only looking at the championship a week before entries closed, I am really impressed at the focus he has shown in approaching sponsors and finding the budget to make it happen. 

The Swifts are an extremely competitive class within the British Rallycross Championship and being a one make series, one small error can cost vital seconds you cannot find back.  If Ryan shows half as much focus and determination out there on track as he has in getting this far, he will certainly be one to watch for the future."

Ryan will make is debut at Croft Circuit this Sunday (15th March).