Influx sponsored Jacques Morley is Trent Valley Cadet Club Champion
Marham-based Jacques Morley, 12, was awarded the Cadet Club Champion 2009 at the prestigious Trent Valley Karting Club on November 28, 2009. This topped off his highly successful 2009 karting season which also saw him gain third place in the Whilton Mill Cart Club Championship.
“When I held the trophy bowl from Trent Valley and saw Lewis Hamilton had won the same trophy in 1996 I realised that my dreams were coming true,” says Jacques.
Jacques is a very focused youngster and has been karting, for three years gradually climbing up the rankings in his class. For the past two seasons Jacques has been sponsored by influx, the turbo-charged, online motoring magazine from Adrian Flux Insurance Services.
“Influx provides Jacques with invaluable promotion and the added credibility of having the backing of a well-known name,” says Claudia Morley, his mum. “He has really worked for this achievement. Every weekend since April we’ve been up at 5am to get to the races and we don’t get back till late Sunday. But he’s always up bright and early for school the next day.”
Next, Jacques steps up a class and starts racing in the Formula KF3. These are full-size karts and the class covers the age range from 13 to 17 years. So at 12 Jacques will be one of the youngest racing, he qualifies because he turns 13 during the season. Already Jacques has been out in the big karts and is learning how to handle them.
“I hope to do lots more winning next year,” says Jacques. “But it’s more dangerous in the bigger karts. They get up to speeds of 80mph. They feel different but I’m getting the hang of it.”
And how about mum? “In the KF3 they have these rolling starts,” she says. “So at the first bend all the karts go round together at very high speeds. My heart is in my mouth because there are always some crashes. But I know that this is what he has set his heart on doing, and what’s more he‘s good at it, so we are with him all the way.”
To find out more about Adrian Flux contact the quote line on 0800 081 8989, email the company at quotes@adrianflux.co.uk or see the Flux homepage on www.adrianflux.co.uk . To read influx visit www.influx.co.uk and for more information about Jacques Morley see www.influx.co.uk/wordpress/features/kart-masters or www.jacquesmorley.com .