Erik Evans, driver of the No. 61 Academy Motorsports Ford Mustang S650 GT4 in the 2025 European GT4 Series powered by RAFA Racing Club, on where he hopes his GT racing travels will take him in the grand scheme of global motor racing:
“When I signed up for this sports car racing stuff, it’s to eventually go on and compete in the biggest races like the 24 Hours of Daytona, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Spa,” said the 22 year-old out of Atlanta, Georgia. “And with Ford entering the Hypercar class in 2027, if I work hard, do my job right and keep putting in results, I think that’s the goal. Hopefully I get a shot to go up to the Hypercar and compete for an overall win.”
After wrapping up his third consecutive GT4 European Series season sixth in the championship, Evans returned him to begin planning for 2026.
“I’m just on the grind of figuring out sponsorship and contracts and all that stuff for next year,” said Evans. “It’s silly season. I’m working on what to do next year in terms of the direction that we want to go and stuff like that. It’s that crazy time of year when you’re trying to figure out what seat to take and what seat you want to be in, and then finding the funding and the sponsorship to go do it, because that’s a big part of it.”
Evans was pleased with his GT4 European Series campaign.
“We’re done for the year and it was a great year,