This year has been about improving my speed and racecraft. I’ve been mostly racing at Clay Pigeon Raceway and Mansell and have made lots of improvements, such that I am now racing with the top third of the field.

I have now completed 3 races at Clay Pigeon Raceway. Round 1 was abandoned due to weather after 2 heats. I was running really well in third place and getting in lots of practice in the wet – I was very happy with my performance. In round 2, I improved and finished seventh overall for the day, and in the third round, I finished 5th overall. This means that I am now fifth in the championship at Clay.

I have also completed 3 races at Mansell Raceway. In round 1, I finished fourth, in Round 2, I finished third, and in Round 3, I finished second. Mansell is currently my favourite circuit, I have made lots of gains there and now I’m running amongst the top runners, I am working on my race craft in order to be able to overtake the front runners. I am currently third in the Mansell Kart Racing Club Championship and looking to gain more positions. There isn’t another championship round for a couple of months, but in June the “O” plate is coming to Mansell, so I am looking forward to competing there with some of the top drivers in the UK.

Finally, I competed in the “E” plate at Forest Edge Kart Club, after a good Friday and Saturday practice, I was fast and feeling confident. Unfortunately on race day, we had problems with the kart set up which put me in the middle of the pack and so I had a few tangles with other drivers. Overall I finished tenth, I was happy with my progress and improved my personal best by over a second. But, I was hoping to capitalise on that speed during the race which we failed to do.