Born: 10th January 1978, Manchester, UK
Lives: Altrincham, Cheshire, UK
Hobbies: Snow Skiing, Scuba Diving, Five-a-side & Mountain Biking.
Career Highlights
2009 British GT in a Ford GT (selected races only) qualifying second at Snetterton
2008 British GT in an Aston Martin DBRS9 for 22 GT Racing including pole at Thruxton (see video on home page) and traction control development for Prodrive GT3 cars (AMR)
2007 British GT & Classic Le Mans British GT for Barwell Motorsport in an Aston Martin DBRS9 including a win and several podiums. Classic Le Mans in a DB4 GT with Tom Alexander
2006 British GT with selected races for Aston Martin Racing &
Barwell Motorsport including second place at Snetterton
with a new lap record
2005 British GT with RJN Motorsport in a GT2 Nissan 350Z.
Best finish third at Silverstone
2004 British Touring Car Championship
VX Racing Junior - 2 class wins.
2003 British Touring Car Championship
Edenbridge Racing - 3 wins in the first four races.
2002 European F 3000
Only competed in one race due to knee operation (Sardinia, Cagliari street circuit finishing eighth)
2001 European F 3000
4th Nurburgring, 6th Pergusa.
2000 British Formula 3 Championship for Fortec motorsport
Highest placed British driver and won the BRDC Spencer Charrington Trophy
Highest placed British driver in the four Donington Rounds winning the Raymond Mays Trophy
Awarded full BRDC membership
Favourite Career Moments
"In '99, in F3 at Pembery, my best remembered moment was clawing my way back up through the field from 10th all the way up to 4th in a highly competitive race. Pure racing adrenalin."
"I started 2000 on fire, with two podium finishes in my first four races, then notched 4th and 5th at Snetterton and the Brands Hatch GP circuit, which was a special moment for me in an incredible year."
"In terms of sheer performance and sustained concentration, I remember qualifying on the second row in the pouring rain at Thruxton in 2000, which was the most pressure I had been under as a racer up until that point.
Proving I could cope with that was a big personal and professional milestone and has been an excellent asset ever since."
"At the Nurburgring in 2001 in F3000, I didn’t know the famous old circuit and had to learn it in the actual race, whilst battling with Felipe Massa for 4th place, that is one of the most intense and personally satisfying battles I have ever been in.”
“At Monza in 2001, again in F3000, the temperature in the car was sweltering and in excess of 50 degrees! I thought to myself, if I get through this, I can get through anything. I have always valued my fitness, but never more than on that day. From then on I paid special attention to my physical preparation to ensure I could concentrate on driving rather than surviving!”
"At Brands in 2003, my double BTCC victory in the BMW with a 42 kilo handicap was extremely satisfying! I qualified in 2nd in the first race, then had a Pole Position to top-of the-podium grandstand finish in the 2nd race. To overcome such a huge weight penalty in a totally new type of car from what I had raced before showed my versatility and determination."