Jake Spencer

Jake Spencer

Race Number: 39
Occupation: Student at Monash University
Age: 19
Chassis: Kosmic
Engine: IAME
Engine Builder: MKC Engines (Graham Ritter)
Sponsors: Remo Racing and MKC Engines
Hometown: Wantirna South

Karting debut (when and where): Oakleigh in 2002
How did you go in your first ever race: Finished towards the back at a club day.
Why you started racing: After racing motor bikes from the age of 3, most of the local bike tracks closed down which led to me getting my first kart
First motorsport memory as a child: Sitting on the couch watching Bathurst
Dream job as a child: Race car driver
Best driver you’ve ever seen in a kart: David Sera and Shane Price
Highlight of your career: 1st 2007 South Australian Open State Championship (Rotax Light)
Who is your motorsport idol: Craig Lowndes, Will Power and Daniel Ricciardo
Most embarrassing moment of your career: A few spins in the roll around laps over the years!
Best Advice ever received: “Smooth is fast”
Favourite kart track: Newcastle, Bolivar
Favourite TV show: How I met your Mother, Top Gear
What is the best meal that you can cook: Steak and Mash
Favourite sport away from motorsport: AFL
Worst habit: Leaving things to do until the last second.

What did you think of the 2010 CIK Stars of Karting Series:
The series added professionalism to Karting again. It was great to see the sport receive more media coverage then it had in previous years. This is one of the reasons why I have chosen to race the series in 2011.

What are you looking forward to most in the 2011 CIK Stars of Karting Series:
Racing against some of the best drivers in the country.

Career Achievements:
1st, 2007 South Australian State Championships (Rotax Light)
1st, 2008 Victorian Closed State Championships (Clubman Light)