Ten-year-old racer a champion already
Year after year, Jordan won trophies and moved up in the ranks of young racers.
Since the age of five, go-kart racer Jordan Brooks has wanted nothing else than to race his kart across the finish line first and be named the ultimate champion of the sport.
Jordan joined the Go-kart Cadet School at that time, and started training towards becoming a professional kart driver. His entry and absolute passion was fueled by his fathers’ similar love for the sport. “I started racing because I saw my dad race so I also wanted to be in a cart,” Jordan said.
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While still in Cadet School, Jordan entered the South African National Go-karting Championships and drove his way into second place.
In the same year he also finished second in the Northern Regional Go-karting Championships.
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Jordan then moved up one level in Cadet School and became a student in the Maxterino 60cc Class.
But moving up only meant the competition would be more difficult. Against the odds, the young racer managed to win the Rand Kart Club Championships.
Year after year, Jordan has won trophies and moved up in the ranks of young racers. This year, at the age of 13, he finished in the top 10 at the South African National Championships and won the Northern Regional Championships. The regional championships consists of eight rounds of races running from February to November.
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His parents describes his racing as nerve wrecking, but agrees that he is safe while racing because of his protective gear. “It has a degree of danger involved as do many other sports,” Adeline Brooks, his mother said.
“It is stressful because you never know what is going to happen in the race and who is going to win, but it is also exciting and fun. Plus, they are well protected with racing suits, helmets, neck brace and chest protector.”
Jordan currently has over 60 trophies, all of which he has won in the past four years. He plans to retain his position at the regional championships throughout 2017 and aspires to win the national championships – he wants to stand on the winners’ podium and glance down at those who made these dreams possible.
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