Feb.21 (GMM) 1996 world champion Damon Hill's teenage son will contest the Ginetta Junior series in 2008.
Josh Hill, 17, is also the grandson of double world champion of the 1960s Graham Hill, and therefore the British family's third generation to embark on a motor racing career.Ginetta Junior is a one-make sportscar series for teenagers, as a next step up from karting.Josh will also remain at school this year, the magazine Motorsport News said."He could have done another season of karting, but he is a tall teenager so cars were the ideal route at this stage," said Damon Hill."We aren't making any great claims about how he will get on, and this is simply a toe in the water," he added.
