Max Smart’s progress continues
Max Smart and his co-driver Cameron Fair finished a commendable 9th overall and 3rd among the 6 FIA Rally Star crews.
Finishing 9th overall and 3rd among the 6 FIA Rally Star crews in the recent Lausitz Rally in Boxberg, Germany, South African Max Smart and Cameron Fair are bound to secure a seat in the Junior World Rally Championship in 2024.
The Lausitz Rally attracted more than 60 entries and was the final event of the FIA Rally Star training season, in which Smart secured a place among the other Continental final winners, by winning the African final hosted by Motorsport South Africa at Zwartkops.
The biggest positive for Smart and Fair was that they were able to restart at the pace they had at the previous event in Spain and were able to demonstrate continuous improvement throughout the rally with an error free run to the finish.
Smart has shown continuous improvement in the three rallies which he has contested after taking a back to basics training and development break in the programme after his campaign initially got off to a rocky start, demonstrating the same sort of determination that he displayed in the series of challenges which formed part of the MasterDrive and ATK supported local South African part of the programme.
There is an anxious few days ahead as Smart waits to hear whether he has been selected to be among the fortunate four who will earn a fully sponsored drive at the next level of this ambitious five-year programme, the Junior World Rally Championship 2024.
“If Max is successful, he will be looking for key sponsors to support him in his endeavour. With the right sponsors by his side, he hopes to make the 2024 season one of the most exceptional yet,” says Adrian Scholtz, chief executive officer of Motorsport South Africa.
Should you wish to get involved, please get in touch with Max on maxarynsmart@gmail.com
Source: Cathy Findley PR
