Thursday 18th October 2012, 14:56

British racer Chris Harris still feels his future lies in the Grand Prix series as he plans a big winter effort to get himself back into the World Championship for 2014.

The Cornishman finished 12^th in this year’s final standings to exit the competition after six straight seasons at the sport’s top table.

Harris still has ambitions to re-qualify for the series, but knows he must end his struggle for speed first.

He said: “I still want to be in it. It has been a tough year from start to finish with family problems, my health and finding an engine that suits me. All I can do is go back to basics, start again, find something I’m happy with and work with it.

“It’s not going to happen overnight; it’s going to take time. But I still feel I can give something in this series and we’ll keep fighting.

“The equipment has been a big part of it. I’ve showed that when I’ve got the right equipment underneath me, I can go out and win races. When everything is working right, I’m feeling good in myself and everything around me is good, I can do well.”

Harris is already targeting a spot in the 2013 GP Challenge, where the top three riders will earn Grand Prix spots for 2014.

“I’ll go down that route,” he said. “It’s going to be a tough winter getting everything ready again.  But wherever that Challenge is, we’ll just get on with it, try and qualify and we’ll see what happens.”

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