Category: Young Racers

Introducing – Josh Murray

In the October 2008 issue of Short Circuit, Josh Murray was featured in the readers letters, age 12 Junior Rod racer. Now at the age of 15 years, Josh has won the 2010 Junior Western Championship, Southern Championship, and also Junior Points Championship. In 2011 he moved up to Euro Rod racing, one of the [...]

Introducing – James Reynolds

When at Arena Essex Raceway recently we caught up with a new driver – young James Reynolds who, along with Jacob Parsley was supporting Luke Retchless in the Grand Prix Midgets European Championship. James told us when he was 11 years old he raced 90cc Karts in Wisbech and even then he was a rather [...]

Introducing – Ayrton Mitchell

Ayrton Mitchell is the 12 year old son of multi formula racing driver Phill Mitchell, and a third generation of racer in his family. Ayrton from Stoke-on-Trent says, “This is my first season in Ministox, my dad got me my first car after reluctantly swapping it for his F2. The deal was if I won [...]

Introducing – Faye Smith

Faye Smith isn’t just your average school girl. At just 13 years old she is already a veteran racer in the ‘Ministox’ series, the junior formula for stock car racing. Stock car racing is traditionally an extremely macho sport that is famous for its full contact rules that requires aggressive driving skills and extremely resilient [...]

Introducing – Hannah Sear

Hannah Sear is the 16 year old daughter of ex Hot Rod racer Mark Sear #54. Hannah says “I have just started Stock Rods with Autospeed in a car built by my dad at his race business Sear Race Prep, down in Falmouth, Cornwall. Before Stock Rods I raced Ministox’ for three years and worked [...]