Mitch Evans was half way back to Auckland on the Monday after his TRS title winning weekend when he got the a ‘screen call’ to return to the Taupo circuit.

He was invited back to the scene of his TRS triumph to make his debut in the TRS2; as chauffeur /driver for Michael Holland of the TVNZ programme ‘Close Up.’.

Mitch managed to squeeze in a couple of lessons back at St Kentigens on Monday afternoon before heading south again to face the TV cameras.

The 5 minute ‘Close Up’ special about Mitch– including interviews with Owen Evans, Colin Giltrap and Chris Amon – screened on TV1 last Friday night.

The story can now be viewed on the TVNZ On Demand website using the link http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/kiwi-kid-set-tear-up-raceway-3435174/video