Profile - Jonny Elliott
Jonathan has been racing karts for around 4 years. He started at Daytona Manchester competing and winning many open races, he also held the lap record at the circuit raceway in Chester. In 2008 Jonny finished 3rd in the Daytona Manchester Inkart Championship and bought his own kart at the end of the year.
2009 saw him race in the MSA Cheshire Kart club Championship finishing 3rd in the championship in his first year of MSA racing. He also finished 3rd in the Grosvenor Cup and gained 4 out of 5 novice trophies.
Jonathan has achieved multiple fastest laps and podium finishes in the 2 years he’s been MSA racing, including 2nd in the TKM Platinum Cup and 3rd at the King of clubs event in TKM.
The highlight of Jonny’s career so far is his heat win at the O plate at Three Sisters, where he won against 40 other top quality competitors and was faster than current and ex British champions.
More recently Jonny was asked to race in the Jonny Herbert karting challenge; an event that is ran annually to raise money for charities. As always, Jonny showed some fantastic pace setting a blistering time around the Raceway circuit in London, and his team managed to finish a fantastic 4th place out of 21 teams. Jonathan was quicker than some ex F1 drivers, as well as some high class kart racers.
For the remainder of 2011 Jonathan will now be concerntrating on getting back into TKM and testing as much as possible.
Weight - 73kg
Height - 6ft
Age - 20
Ambition - To become the best I possibly can
Favourite circuit - Three Sisters
Hobbies - Gym and socialising