In 2007, I won the UK Formula Vee Championship as a privateer with a race to spare, having previously missed two earlier rounds and having never finished off the podium. Later that year, I was also named Autosport Club Driver of the Year1 - an accolade that I am honoured to have received.
Unlike the majority of my contemporaries, I did not have a childhood of karting. I started racing aged 17 and at the end of my championship winning 2007 season, I had competed in just 24 race meetings. As yet, I have not completed an full season of racing due to my perpetual lack of budget.
It is my long-term ambition to become a professional racing driver and to continue challenging myself to become the best in every series in which I compete.
My destination in 2008 remains unknown. However, I will need external funding if I am to graduate up the single-seater ladder.
Aside from racing, I am a third year student reading Computer Science at the I have a first class honours degree in Computer Science from the University of Essex. I am was also recognised as an “elite athlete” on their Sports Bursary Programme (2005-2008).
1Autosport, December 13-20, Vol 190/11.
Quotes
Galpin deserves universal praise.
Marcus Pye, p165, Autosport, December 13-20
These days drivers can’t raise £125,000 for a season by working hard, but I watched closely the battle between Martin Galpin and Martin Farmer at Brands Hatch, and they wouldn’t have been out of place in Formula Renault or Formula BMW.
Ian Flux, p31, Motorsport News, August 8th 2007
