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Le Mans. He signed with the team for the 2013 FIA/WEC racing season in the #35 Morgan/OAK LMP2 car and propelled the team to the top of the class. He concluded the season with two race wins, including the heralded 24 Hours of Le Mans, and clinched the championship in the LMP2 class.2014 was an exciting year for Martin. He competed with A.J. Foyt Racing in the “Indy Double-Header,” consisting of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis 500.In 2015 saw Martin racing both in the USA but also in Europe in the Blancpain GT Endurance Series racing for Nissan in their GTR-GT3. Martin had many successes throughout the year but his highlight has to be placing 5th at the 3 Hours of Silverstone and dual 8th Places in both Monza and Nurburgring.Martin continued his European racing into 2016, continuing in the Blancpain GT Championship but this time in the shorter Sprint Series for McLaren in the 650S GT3. In what was a challenging year with multiple technical challenges thwarting the team’s efforts however Martin always give his best performance as demonstrated at the Nurburgring when he claimed 17 places in 2 laps, climbing from 38th to 21st on the grid.Following his eight-year stint in America, Tamworth-raised racing driver Martin Plowman has offcially moved back to the UK with his wife, Nicole, and two dogs, Tucker and Grace. The Le Mans winner and WEC Champion has been racing in some of the USA’s leading racing championships and coaching some of the biggest names in the world of motorsport. Martin is very active as Sporting Director for UltraTek Racing project and organises track days in his spare time. Spare time? Who am I kidding?