THE RESULTS SCOREBOARD

Where it started

Ages 2–8: it wasn’t just toys; it was a fixation. Hot Wheels, Disney Cars on loop. Lightning McQueen became the blueprint for the dream. By 8, the drive to get on track was there. Then COVID-19 in 2020 stalled the dream just as he was ready to start.

First taste of BIKC

First crack at BIKC. Didn’t progress, but the hook was set.

The Breakthrough

Broke through to BIKC Regionals. Coventry pre-final: contact while fighting at the front, finished P10. A hard lesson in racecraft.

Time for the bigger stage

Tough local round. No regional ticket, and the decision: time to step up to the bigger stage.

BIKC Junior local

Leeds Teamsport. Final indoor BIKC local: P7.

The shift outdoors

Bill Sisley Kart School at Three Sisters.

Stepping up

Passed Club100 assessment at Whilton Mill as Junior Super Lightweight.

NWKC Round 1: A Final P9

Into the A Final. P9.

Back in the seat

Team Karting, Round 5 NWKC: A Final, P10. First competition after recovery.

Racecraft Development Day

With James Small from J.S Tuition.

First major silverware B Final P2 🥈

B Final: P2. NWKC Round 6. My first trophy!

Club100 Rowrah

B Final P14. Rebuilding confidence.

One more trophy B Final P3 🥉

Round 8: B Final P3.

End of NWKC 2025

Winter Junior Champs P3 🥉

Round 1 P5, Round 2 P3 on the podium.

Silverstone international Club100 round 1 Northern round

Kart Silverstone, Club100 in cooperation with Rotax. Test day: P14 and P12. Group B Qualifying: P3. Reached the A finals and finished the event P26 out of 72.

Midland Karting Main Champs R1

Midland Karting Main Championship Round 1.

Midland Karting Main Champs Round 2 P3/P11

Midland Karting Main Championship Round 2. Two class entries: P3 and P11.

Midland Karting Main Championship Round 3

Midland Karting Main Championship Round 3.

GYG Club100 Round 2 Northern B final P2

GYG Club100 Northern Round 2. B Final P2, A Final P19.

Midland Karting Main Champs Round 4

Kart issues out of my control (that look!).

Work Experience

Four days in July at Wakefield Indoor Karting, his local track. Max helped with general kart maintenance, keeping the karts running safely and efficiently. The experience gave him an insight into how regular maintenance improves performance and reliability, and the chance to develop practical skills and work as part of a team.

Midland Karting Main Champs Round 5 P4

After a great practice, I was ready for the next rounds.

Unlucky for me, I moved from P2 to P6 for qualifying and Heat 1.

In Heat 2 I moved to P4 ready for the final.

A mistaken black flag whilst I was fighting for P3 had me heading for the pits and into P8 after the first few laps. I fought my way back to P4.

GYG Club100 Round 6 B Final - P26

A mixture of emotions after landing in P26 to start in the B final. I managed to work my way 16 positions through the pack into P10 by the last few remaining laps, only to be pushed off the track as a racer drove across me, resulting in my final position of P26.

A hard lesson, but I know I can do it and I'm proud of being able to set my pace and to overtake successfully without losing my nerve.

Club100 PFI Round 6

B Final P5. After a great day of testing in the wet on Saturday, Sunday's race day was a dry track, the complete opposite of what I had tested in. The kart had no oomph during qualifying, but I still set decent times, just not fast enough for the A Final. In the B Final, after a false start, I stayed composed and moved from P6 to P4 while fighting for P3. On the last apex I took a risky move and the driver behind got through, leaving me in P5.

Midland Karting Main Champs Round 7 P1 · Fastest lap

Fastest lap of the final. Final P4. Super Series track and reverse track. An incredible start in practice, sitting comfortably in first with a rapid kart. Qualified in first with the fastest lap. In Heat 1 I clipped the wall and smashed into the tyre wall, spraying water across a dry track, and the driver behind collided with me. That put me last in P11. In Heat 2 and the final I kept gaining positions, working my way back up the grid to finish P4.