Tom’s first taste of karting came just after lockdown when, as a family, we all went to TeamSport karting in Cardiff to get out and do something as a family again! Tom loved it and quickly signed up for their academy, soon competing in their Thursday evening elite members’ events and also entering the BSKC and BIKC events.
Within a few months of this , we ended up getting Tom his own kart. A second hand Tony Kart , junior Rotax. This was mid 2022.
As with everything with karting venturing into this was a maze. We didn’t know half of it. So most of 2022 was spent just owner driving at our local track at Llandow.Just learning and trying to understand it all.

Late 2022 and early 2023 Tom entered his first IKR races.
Trying to manage the kart and learning on the job was tough. Always some kart issue and many mistakes made, but over time we started to slowly pick things up.It was about this time ( early 2023) that we came across the Daniel Riccardio series (DRS)
This looked a great option, as DRS provided you with all the support needed and helped you learn , not just the racing skills but the kart maintenance and prep.
So 2023 became the real first competitive season for Tom.
During this rookie season Tom finished around mid table within the DRS 125 division. A good division and some great drivers.
Tom also finished the season off competing at the easykart world finals in Italy.
Placing 16th out of 30 drivers , while having to start last on the grid due to missing qualifiers with a kart issue! (so good overtaking practice )

Also in 2023, Tom and his school team (Westbourne) also came second in the BSKC regional finals, and 8th in the uk overall finals. 

Tom finished off 2023 by being awarded Rookie Driver of the year for DRS.
All in all 2023 was a great first season , where Tom learnt a lot and developed well.Looking forward to 2024 !