Jake Coleman

Jake Coleman

Race Number: 14
School/year: Student at McCarthy Catholic Collage, Year 10
Age: 15
Chassis: CRG
Engine: Vortex
Engine Builder: Brian Lindsay Race Engines
Sponsors: AquaForce, CRG Australia, SPF Construction Products, RadMad Personal Training
Hometown: Glenmore Park

Karting debut (when and where): 2004, Lithgow
How did you go in your first ever race: terrible, came last
Why you started racing: Look fun and challenging
First motorsport memory as a child: Going to eastern creek as a little boy
Dream job as a child: Race car driver
Best driver you’ve ever seen in a kart: Jason hynrik
Highlight of your career: coming from 33rd to 7th at the 2010 nationals in Junior Clubman
Who is your motorsport idol: Nyck De Vries
Most embarrassing moment of your career: weaving on roll up laps and spinning in midgets
Best Advice ever received: Never give up
Favourite kart track: Todd Rd
Favourite TV show: Australia’s Greatest Athlete
If you were a cartoon character who would you be: Road Runner
What is the best meal that you can cook: Just Pasta
Favourite sport away from motorsport: Surfing, NRL
Worst habit: leaving things to last minute

What did you think of the 2010 CIK Stars of Karting Series?
It was a great series, after 2 rounds we found where the kart is at and we have been fast ever since.

What are you looking forward to most in the 2011 CIK Stars of Karting Series?
I’m looking forward to a great year, I going to be putting in all I got this year.