Year by year
2018
I started racing in September 2018 at Shenington with a team called Protrain. I started in Honda cadets with a Project one Chassis and Engine from RPM
It was not easy at first, my mum and dad did all the mechanic work, and they lacked a lot of knowledge on set up and spares.
I also raced at Whilton Mill, making my debut in a very wet event.
Looking back I wish we had started earlier in the year, as I had a lot of catching up to do.
2019
My first full year racing, again we were still racing in Honda cadets, which was one of the most competitive classes at the time.
I continued to focus on Shenington and Whilton Mill Kart tracks, although I did also race at Rissington.
I was no longer on Novice plates, which meant I no longer had to start at the back.
My results started to improve and mid-way through the year I left Protrain and with Mum and Dad we became a privateer team.
I finished that Season as Vice Champion in the Shenington Sprint Championship, 19th out of 61 in the Whilton Mill Championship and 9th Overall in the Shenington Kart Club championship.
2020
After two years on my original 2017 Chassis, we had purchased used, I got a new chassis for 2020, which made a big difference. It just felt a lot better, and I had more pace.
Mum and Dad also purchased a new engine, as at a test, we ran a difference engine, and I went a second a lap quicker!
I started to fight at the front and was feeling really positive. Then sadly the Pandemic struck and the racing as interrupted.
I finished a stop start year.
8th Overall at Shenington out of 50 and 7th at Whilton Mill out of 53 entrants.
In the summer of this year, I tested a full-size chassis and we decided to move up to Minimax the First feeder series for Rotax two stroke Karts.
2021
This year saw me back in a team, I had Joined Airkart, a local British team, who made their own chassis.
We also expanded our tracks, racing at Kimbolton and PFI.
This was a good year, we had some challenges with power at times, but I found some good pace and had a lot of great races, fight right at the front.
We also entered two rounds of the Super One Championship, to see what it was Like. I had podium finishes in both rounds which was great.
I also raced at Kartmasters for the first time, which was a great experience.
I won my first Club championship, winning outright the Hunts Kart Club Minimax championship.
I also had a very good year at Whilton Mill, finishing 5th Overall out of 47 and enjoying some great battles all year long.
I finished the year making my debut in the faster Junior Max class at Whilton Mill, having decided to move up a class for 2022.
2022
I stayed with Airkart for this year, although we ran as a privateer team in the Super One Championship
Racing at more new tracks such as GYG and Rowrah was great, and I learned a lot from the full year racing in Super One. We never quite had the luck to podium, but we achieved a seeded top 10 championship finish, which was our goal.
Club racing at PFI, Whilton and Kimbolton was good but tough. We had a damaged frame for a part of the year and that held me back at times.
I finished a disappointed 22nd at Whilton Mill out of 92 racers and 11th out of 46 at Hunts Kart Club
I was delighted to be awarded the Most Improved Junior Driver by Hunts Kart Club. Despite the results not being great, I was making a lot of progress with my driving.
2023
I wanted a change from the Airkart Chassis, so we tested a MS kart with Jack Dex Racing, and I really enjoyed it. I also wanted to try the TKM class, this is an air-cooled class where the focus is much more on the driver than the equipment and the chassis changes are limited.
It was all Change, in Junior Rotax, Mum and Dad would run me in our family team, Total Trouble Racing. We would race in the Shenington Club races and super One.
We decided to Join a new team to race TKM, we joined Klaassen Motorsport and raced on the ARC chassis. We decided to race not only at Kimbolton, but also in the British Championship.
The Rotax campaign was not as successful as we hoped. Super One saw a number of mechanical issues, on track incidents and bad luck, meaning we never really got the result our pace deserved.
I also had a growth spurt and became too heavy for the class. So, we stopped the Juniormax campaign at Shenington and switched to TKM.
I did also run as a one off with JDR as a Senior Max at Whilton mill at the end of the year, which was great fun, and I enjoyed the pace and power.
With Klaassen I had a mixed year, I started off competitive in the Junior TKM class, but by the summer my size and weight meant I was uncompetitive. I had some very challenging rounds in the British championship, knowing that in the dry I just could not compete, but I stuck at it.
I finished 11th in the British Championship, and 4th overall in the hunt kart club Junior TKM championship.
By October I could move up to the senior TKM class and finally compete at the front again.
I had 5 races at the end of the year in the senior Class, winning two of them, back-to-back wins at Shenington and was on the pace at Kimbolton, just unlucky with a few incidents and mechanical issues.
I also was nominated by Shenington Kart club for Most improved TKM Racer of the year.
2024
I stayed with Klaassen Motorsport for 2024, and we planned a campaign that was built around the Ultimate Karting Championship. We also used the first 3 round of the National Kart Championship to give me experience of 3 brand new tracks
I also competed in several club events throughout the year.
I won the Shenington Kart Racing Club Winter TKM extreme Championship at the beginning of 2024.
In the Ultimate Karting Championship, my campaign started badly with a big accident at Kimbolton. I then went to Whilton Mill and had poor heats due to incidents, which put me back for the pre finals and final. Round 3 at Warden Law, I was ill and really suffered physically but was able to score some decent points despite not being able to perform.
Round 4 at Wigan was a disaster, with a damaged frame and poor set of tyres meaning I had no pace
For Round 5 in Wales had to re set and go again. Knowing that my championship challenge was over after such a bad year. I Qualified 2nd and was never out of the top 5, However a brake problem in the final killed my pace. But at least we had the pace back
Final round was Rowrah. I had a tiny chance to finish 5th overall in the championship, which would give me the Number 5 for the UK ranking.
From Practice Day, session 1, I was fast. Finally wet or dry I had no issues and was able to attack, I finished 3rd overall, my first podium of the year and did enough to secure 5th overall.
As the summer of 2024 was not going so well in TKM. I wanted to try IAME X30. I tested at PFI and was straight on the pace. We entered a few races and had pretty good results. I entered Kartmasters and It all went a bit wrong, cracking the frame multiple times, I had no real chance and ended up not making it out of the B final. We switched frames from the ARC to the MS kart and found real pace. In November I was involved in a huge crash at PFI. I badly damaged the Ligaments in my left leg and was unable to walk without crutches. That was my 2024 over, ranked number 5 in the UK and just starting to get some top pace in X30, I had to sit out the rest of the year due to injury.
2025
My third full year with Klaassen Motorsport. I wanted to focus just on X30 and enter the British championship. As I was seeded number 8 in Junior Rotax and number 5 in the ~UK for senior TKM, I wanted to try and get a seed in X30
I had a slow start to the year due to my injury, the first race back at Kimbolton, I was involved in another big crash where a kart hit my damaged leg again.
We had a New MS chassis; a late 2024 Model and I just could not get on with it.
We tried everything as a team, but despite multiple tests, I was miles off the pace.
I tried an older Fullerton kart at a race event at Kimbolton and was instantly quicker
However, budget had been spent on a new MS, so we entered the British championship with very little testing on an older 2023 Fullerton chassis. Sadly, the results were poor. The team worked really hard, but despite even upgrading the frame mid-way through the season, my pace was nowhere. From Engine and carb issues to just not having enough test time in the kart re set up. My year in karting ended in July
At the British Kart Championship round at PFI, we ended up re framing after the pace feel away in practice. After a huge effort by all, I finished 17th in the final, gaining 9 places and being nominated as British Kart Championship driver of the weekend in Senior X30.
However, it was clear that as a package we could not compete at all.
I made the difficult call to step away from Competitive Karting and focus on the next steps of my motorsport career
I am proud of my karting record; it has given me such a strong basis for the rest of my journey. I have gained a number of key skills, and I also have shown my loyalty and dedication to my team and sponsors
2025 Cars and the next chapter
Formula Ford
Moving from Karts to cars was always my intention and I wanted to start off in single seaters. Talking to a lot of experienced and successful race drivers, the best place to learn my craft and hone my skills would be Formula Ford 1600.
The cars are very basic, 500Kgs with 1600c ford Kent engines. They have manual boxes, treaded tyres and zero aero or driver aids.
To get the very best from them relies on the driver getting the very best from the chassis, using the mechanical grip only. They race in the rain or in the dry on the same tyres.
Perfect training ground for me. I want to become the most well rounded flexible professional driver I can be. The skills I will learn in this class will stand me in good stead for the rest of my career.
I tested a newer Rays FF1600 at Donington and Brands Hatch and was happy with my pace and development. I made my debut in the same car at Donington, scoring points on my debut, before a puncture gave me a DNF in the next.
I switched cars to find more races, and I am currently racing a Classic 1975 Royale RP21 Formula ford for Shaws Motorsport. In my debut weekend in that car, I won the class and finished 5th overall beating most of the newer cars. The championship was the National Super classic Formula Ford series, a highly competitive and high-profile championship, so I was delighted with that.
On the back of my success in the classic car, I have been given the opportunity to race in the highly Prestigious Formula Ford festival at Brands Hatch and the equally competitive and well-known Walter Hayes trophy at Silverstone. Attracting international drivers and with past winners including F1 world champions, I am really excited to show what I can do and continue to learn and improve.
While I am not in the cars, I am working in the race teams as a mechanic, learning about every aspect of race car building and preparation. From chassis dynamics and set up to Engine rebuilds. I want to soak as much information up, so that my ability to work with my race engineer on car set up is the very best it can be. I believe that it is vital for a modern driver to be aware of all aspects of the car and its performance, in order to get the very best from the package.
Mazda MX5s and GT3
My long-term ambition is to race in sportscars and GT4 and GT3.
I have begun the Journey to achieve that goal with the well-established and highly successful Paddock Motorsport race team.
Martin Plowman is overseeing my career and working on all aspects of my development to become a full-time professional race driver.
I am testing and racing their MX5 race car to gain further skills as I work to obtain my goal of driving for Paddock Motorsport in one of their Mclaren Race cars.
Working with the team on data and race management, giving me experience of endurance racing, tyre management and a multi class environment.
I am determined to achieve my goal and look forward to making the most of every opportunity.