Scammonden driver Daniel Lloyd is setting his sights on racing in January’s famous Daytona 24 Hours.

The 22-year-old enjoyed a positive outing on his maiden appearance in the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta in the USA over the weekend.

Joining the Muehlner Motorsports America team after agreeing an eleventh hour deal to drive a few days before the event, the final round of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship didn’t end as planned due to fuel pressure problems for the squad’s Porsche 911 GT-America.

Having been forced to spend roughly a third of the race in the pits as the mechanics worked tirelessly to try and resolve the issue, Lloyd, and teammates Mark Kvamme and Larry Pegram, ultimately ended the 10-hour contest 15th in the GT Daytona class.

While disappointed with the outcome, Lloyd was still delighted with his pace on his Petit Le Mans debut.

“The result was disappointing, but I picked up some huge experience,” said Lloyd.

“It was great to work with Bernhard at Muehlner Motorsports America, and I’d like to say a huge thank you to the mechanics for getting the car back out so we could finish, the speed they worked at and the professionalism they showed was incredible.

“Even though we were in the pits for over three hours, they didn’t slow down at any point and kept pushing on so we could at least take the chequered flag.

“It was a fantastic effort by them, a real credit to the team as a whole.”

And that taste of the endurance scene Stateside has given Lloyd the hunger to try some more.

“My main focus now is to try and get a drive for the Daytona 24 Hours in January.

“There are a lot of Porsche seats out there and I’m working really hard to sort something.”

Kvamme began the race in the No19 Porsche with Pegram taking the second stint, while Lloyd then had his first race run about three hours into the contest.

Running near the rear of the GTD class when he joined the track, the double Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholar delivered a strong stint and pulled a lap back on the field with his pace matching the leaders.

Handing the car over to Kvamme at the end of his first run, all was going smoothly when low fuel pressure began to hamper the pace of the Porsche.

After more than three hours in the pits, which obviously ruined any hopes of a decent result, Lloyd was able to return to the track for the last five minutes – albeit at significantly reduced speed – to actually post a race finish.

“The guys in the pits really did work hard to try and sort the fuel pressure problem but it couldn’t be properly fixed”, added Lloyd.

“We did manage to get back out, but I had to crawl round at about 70mph while people were flying past me in the pitch black – it was certainly the longest three laps of my life, but I managed to keep out of everyone’s way and take the flag.

“Although it’s only 2.4 miles long, Road Atlanta is extremely tricky because of the huge undulations and blind corners – it makes Brands Hatch look easy!

“Overall, it was a good experience and I want to say a huge thank you to my sponsors for letting me take the opportunity to race in the Petit Le Mans for the first time.”