Rd’s 3, 4 & 5 Round-Up
Rd’s 3, 4 & 5 Round-Up
27th June 2022
Round 5, Snetterton
27th June 2022
Round 5, Snetterton
20th April 2022
4th April 2022
16th February 2022
I am excited to announce that I will be joining Fortec Motorsport for the 2022 season. I will be competing in the GB4 Championship.
I have progressed well in the pre-season testing that I have done with them so far. The team have been extremely helpful to me in my transition from karting into cars and I am looking forward to this next step in my racing career.
Thanks to everyone at Fortec Motorsport and Guy and Andy at greenlight sports management for opening this opportunity to me.
Date: 18th October 2021
This season I have been competing in Junior X30 with Fusion Motorsport, in the British Kart Championships and Little Green Man series. Here’s my results:
British Kart Championship:
Round 1 at Shenington was one of my best weekends this year. After starting on grid 2 and dropping down to 6th I managed to fight my way back through to finish 3rd place.
Round 2 at Kimbolton was one of many tough weekends for us, a crash in the pre-final meant I would be starting 30th for the final, I managed to make my way back up to 19th.
Round 3 at Larkhall was another hard weekend for us after a good day finishing 9th in the final on Saturday, we had issues with the kart on Sunday, after starting 24th and struggling to make any progress through the field I ended up finishing 29th.
Round 4 at Rowrah, this was a disappointing weekend as Rowrah is my home track, after struggling for pace in the wet heats I started 11th for the final, I was making steady process up the field then fell back down the order ending up 15th.
Round 5 at PFI was the final round, Struggling with pace due to issues with the kart unfortunately meant I finished 23rd on Saturday. A DNF in a heat on Sunday meant I started 21st I the final, I made up a few places to finish 17th.
A disappointing year finishing 13th in the championship standings.
Little Green Man Series:
Round 1 at PFI was a wet and tough weekend finishing 30th and 13th.
Round 2 at Warden Law was a hard weekend but we managed to get a 6th.
Round 3 at Rowrah was another disappointing weekend at my home track only managing to get 6th.
Round 4 at Larkhall after struggling for pace in practice we managed a 4th in the final.
Round 5 was the final round at Rissington, our pace was very promising and after a very hard race we finished 4th.
After consistent top 10 results in every race I finished 4th in the Championship.
I am now looking forward to the Girls On Track Rising Stars event starting on the 20th of October.
14 year old Jessica Edgar’s racing ambitions were given a massive boost last week when she was accepted as part of the Motorsport UK’s Academy intake for 2020. The Ennerdale youngster who currently attends Keswick School is one of four karting stars to gain acceptance. They join 12 others from all branches of British motorsport, ranging from Formula Fords to GT4 sports-cars.
The drivers were selected based on a combination of their performance in 2019, previous achievements and future potential. The academy is run in conjunction with Loughborough College, using qualified coaches and support personnel. It seeks out Britain’s most promising young drivers and hopefully equips them with the knowledge, skills and attitude required to maximise performance.
Throughout a two year programme, Jessica will have access to numerous courses plus guidance and support all provided free of charge. Apart from developing her driving talent, she will also learn many other skills associated with the modern sport, including public speaking techniques, team management and how to attract sponsorship.
“It’s a great honour for Jessica to be accepted onto this exciting programme,” said her father, Jason. “We were told about it by someone from Motorsport UK who suggested that she should apply. A lot of time, effort and money can go into preparing young drivers for a professional career in motorsport and, invariably, the expected opportunities fail to materialise. The great thing about this programme is that, by developing skills in all facets of motorsport, it provides them with a second string to their bow.”
Academy coach, James Wozencroft said, “The Motorsport UK Squad Programme offers a great opportunity for drivers to develop their knowledge in all factors relevant to achieving their goals. The industry experts provide real insights into specialist fields that often aren’t possible to access. I’m really looking forward to working with the new selection of drivers and helping them to utilise this information to become the best they can be.”