Driver Journal Lucas Ellingham

Driver Name

Lucas Ellingham

Driver Number

#99

Team Name

Jack Dex Racing (JDR)

Facebook

@LucasEllingham

Instagram

@lucasellingham_99

YouTube

My Channel

Website

http://www.lucasellingham.com

Primary Sponsor

http://www.arc-av.com

Secondary Sponsor

http://www.jackdexracing.co.uk

Sponsorship Request

1. I'm looking for sponsorship, please contact me!

Photography By

Stu Stretton & Kartpix

Hi & thanks for clicking on this post.
I started driving karts when I was 6 and since have been obsessed with racing and winning ever since.

I work hard at ensuring that I and my equipment are in the best condition and I use what I have available to the best of

my ability to maximise my potential. To date I have won multiple championships including National Titles and will keep working to realise my goals.

Currently I race in the UK in the X30 Senior & Rotax Max classes with Jack Dex Racing and I am focusing on achieving my next goal which is to win UK & European kart series with my long-term goal being to drive professionally.




The partn

erships I have built up over the last few years enable me to be competitive against those with a substantially higher racing budget and as such I highly value those who support me, I always give 100% and always go to win!

If anyone is interested please come and follow me on Instagram & Facebook and should you be interested in coming on-board with me and my racing please drop me a message or use the 'Contact me' section of my website.

Here's an excerpt from my CV with some statistics from my cadet & junior days

LAP RECORDS BROKEN

X30M PF International X30 Senior Whilton Mill

X30M Hunts Kart Race Club (HKRC)

X30M Shenington Kart Racing Club

2018 RACE STATISTICS

EVENTS ENTERED	25	FINALS WON	14
TOTAL RACES	86	TOTAL TOP 3 FINISHES	63
CONSECUTIVE FINAL WINS	7	PODIUM TOTAL	20
MEETING CLEAN SWEEP	7	CHAMPS / MAJOR EVENT WINS	3

WORK & DEVELOPMENT

KART DEVELOPMENT DRIVING	2017 Zip Vanquish & Synergy Honda Cadet karts 2018-2022 MS Kart Blue Phoenix rzf29 kart
DRIVER COACHING	Cadets, Junior & Senior drivers
TEAM WORK	Working as mechanic in awning Coaching drivers in the team

Thanks again for looking & hope it's been interesting.

 

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Whilton Mill Aug 24 Heat 2 Video Link

 

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Whilton Mill Aug 24 Final Video Link

 

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HKRC Sept 24 Heat 1 Video Link

 

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HKRC SNR MAX Heat 2 Video Link

 

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HKRC SNR MAX Sept 24 Heat 3 Video Link

 

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HKRC SNR MAX Sept 24 Final Video Link

 

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TVKC Round 6

Struggling a bit for pace in testing but as usual dialled in during the 5 test sessions to get somewhere near things.

Line up for TQ and we go with 4 mins left..........feel a vibration as I turn into the loop and as I get to the top the right hand left wheel makes a break for the border...FFS.....not good as I need to win this and the last round to keep in the championship hunt.....so, TQ P32!

Onto Sunday
Revised plan of action, finish as Hugh up as possible to maximise chances in the final as its only thr final at TVKC that carries championship points.

Heat 1
I get a steady start but it takes a while for the tyres to come on fully andntheres so many racing for midfield positions it takes a while to clear them but we just keep pushing and finally come across the line in P11, that 21 places gained so happy with that.......downside.... got a bumper on lap2 when some weapon lunged the kart in front of me taking way too much kerb and went airborne as spun in front of me...luckily that only dropped me to P14 but an 11 would have been better.

Heat 2
Nudged up the pressure a little to see if we can get the wagon hossing a bit earlier. Rolled around for the start and it was abysmal, 4 kart length gaps in multiple places at the start and they let it go so time to crack on.

Gotta say, absolutely smashed the 1st 2 laps coming across the line in P14 after 2 laps so now could settle down to try and reel in the front runners.

At the flag I'd got up to P9 or 8 maybe but after penalties I was promoted to P5....which was sweet.

Intermediate classifications were not published until we were all standing on thr grid waiting as there had been a bunch of clerks visit but I ended up P9, would have been better a row or 2 higher but we can do something from there hopefully.

Final
So goal was to win but now it was to finish above Ben who was going off P3 and this would be difficult.

We go and I start to move forward but 2 drivers decide they want to race for P7 so that takes a few laps to get rid of them as they just keep going back in. Really frustrating as we were coming st the front 3 and as soon as we were nearly there they'd do a stupid move and double to gap to them again.
Anyway, I got myself some space to try and close down the lead group and was doing it just not quick enough now as has a 2s gap to them. It was with 2 laps to go that they started fighting and the P2 guy got spat out at hairpin 1 and that had brought me to within 1 second of them going onto the last lap.
Unfortunately Ben used his head and didn't fight for the lead and just took the P2 points and I took the flag in P3.

Technically things are still possible as if I win the last round and Ben finishes p4 or lower we are tied on points. I'll have more wins and I think we have the same poles in TQ so not sure how it would be decided etc.

Bug thanks as always to
JDR Jack Dex Racing
Time Racing Engines
ARC AV
MS Kart
Chris Walker of Kartpix