My aim is to keep racing fun and fast using a combination of ongoing driver development, good race craft and lots of encouragement and enthusiasm. After working in customer facing roles for most of my working life, I still love the human interaction of taking on challenges and teaching / learning in the arena of a common area of interest. I am very happy to coach in cars with 2 seats (which I find gives the fastest improvements), but I can also help improve your lap times and race craft in single seaters etc using the VBox and Race Technology / Go Pro data-logging systems too. Please contact me if you want to discuss any form of race tuition or co-driving. I am happy to offer coaching on a one to one basis or in exchange for sharing drives in 2 driver / endurance events.
A brief history of my racing experience is below:
I started racing cars in 2009 after a couple of years racing motorbikes in the Triumph Triple Challenge and 600 Supersport, Initially I did a few races in MX5s, MR2s, BMWs before deciding that slicks and wings were the way forward. I built up experience with a Van Diemen 99 car which I raced in Monoposto and with the 750 Motorclub, finishing up by winning the Mono Classic title in 2013. After that, I moved up to Mono F3 in a JPS / Lotus style Dallara 301 formula 3 car, in which I got 3rd and 2nd in the championship in 2014 and 2015 respectively, before winning the F3 title in 2016. In 2017 and 2018 I raced a Dallara F306 formula 3 car and won the Monoposto F3 championship again in 2018. I was asked by Steve Mole Motorsport to race a "Ray" Sports 2000 Duratec car in 2013 to see what it was capable of. It's previous best race position was 9th but I managed to bring it home in 2nd place after an hour of racing in the rain at Brands GP circuit, which was a great result for my first time in the car. I also used Guy Ellis' Sports 2000 Duratec car in the final races of 2018 at Champion of Brands meeting, and achieved a 1st and a 2nd place.
I always try to improve my skills and learn new ways to communicate them to others, and so I have personally undertaken training with Don Palmer and Malcolm Edeson over the years.
Recently, I have been racing with Mel Taylor in his 1962 Lotus Elan in the Classic K and Swinging 60's races with very good results - and we won at the Brands Hatch GP round in 2021 which was excellent. My current personal race car is a 1964 Alfa Giulia which I use in Historic events to try to achieve my goal of driving at Goodwood Revival and Silverstone Classic. I also will be racing a BMW M3 saloon in endurance races in 2022 I try to be familiar with as many tracks as possible, so I have raced at Lyden Hill, Castle Combe, Spa Francorchamps and Goodwood as well as the usual UK circuits. I am sponsored for my ARDS by MSV Brands Hatch, but have done worked at Car Limits and Everyman Racing too.
The Motorsports School
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
The Motorsports School
Thruxton Motorsport Centre
Castle Combe