Jake Rowbottom selected to drive Cyprop sponsored Kart
Jake with Senior Kart Championship Andrew Wheeler
12 year old Jake Rowbottom has been selected to drive a season for a fully sponsored Easy Kart team at the Zet Karting track in Lefkosia. If he is successful in his first season he will be invited to race in the Easy Kart World Championships in Italy later in the year.
The 2009 Senior Karting Champion, Andrew Wheeler, bought the Cadet class Kart at an auction in January with the aim of finding a suitable youngster to race the Kart during the 2010 season. Cyprop director Richard Burton contacted Andrew and suggested he test out Jake after seeing him drive on a family day out.
Andrew said “We were looking for a young person who not only demonstrated great driving ability but also the confidence to speak to the press and the dedication to turn up to many hours of practice between race days. Jake was quick around the track on his first test and proved to be only 2 seconds off of the time set by last season’s winner. With a new set of tyres, some minor adjustments to the Kart and some more hours of practice I believe Jake will be a very competitive racer this season.”
The cost of racing the Kart for the season runs to about £1,500 which includes a professional helmet, fireproof racing overalls & boots, a new set of tyres for each race and fuel. Cyprop were one of the first sponsors to step forward in what we hope will be a very successful first season for Jake.
Jake moved to North Cyprus in September with his parents Alan and Ann Rowbottom. The Rowbottoms first came to TRNC on a Cyprop inspection trip in April 2008 when they bought their property in Bellapais.
We will continue to follow Jake’s progress on this Blog.
Learning Kart maintenance
A proud Jake with his new Kart and race gear
February 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
hey rich thanks for getting this oppotuinty for me…….. the one and only jake rowbottom!!!!
February 11th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Good luck for the season Jake. Your times yesterday were excellent so we think you are in with a real chance.
Rich, Rich and Tony
February 12th, 2010 at 10:03 am
Many thanks to all the guys at Cyprop for being one of the first to come forward and sponsor Jake in his first season with Zet Karting. I remember Richard’s enthusiasm the first time we met on our inspection visit to North cyprus with Cyprop when we were looking for our property in Bellapais. It was infectious.
We are all looking forward to a very successful year.
From two proud parents
Alan & Ann Rowbottom.
February 13th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Well Jake….go go go….we will all be there to cheer you on….we know you are a winner!!!!
February 16th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Good luck Jake for the season,i used to work with Andy in the UK,you wont find a better guy to help you through it on all aspects,go get em sunshine
February 16th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
from yr special person top man. never doubted you babe. nothing to prove because i,m so proud of you anyway. lv you x theresa x
February 28th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Hi Jake
I didn’t know you like karts. From what i have just read about you, you sound really good!
March 9th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
hey jake as one of your mates go for it ….. but u wont beat me though!!
March 12th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Good luck, dont do anything stupid
March 18th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Hey up lad I’ve just found your email. Nice 1 Jake ~ go for it!
March 21st, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Hi man just looked up karts and you came up you sound realy good and best of look!
April 20th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Jake had a great first race of the season. Qualified 5th on Sunday morning after a tough day on Saturday where he rolled the kart down the straight. A little shaken but not stirred. He then took 4th place in race 1 and 5th place in race 2. We have another race the first week in May and are still looking for further sponsors.
Andrew Wheeler
May 6th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Yes,race 2,and bit short of disaster last Sunday.number 11bumped me off the track in the first race then the same guy in my second race that day shredded my tyer down the straight.just to add to the day in qualifiling my lap timer did not respond unknown to me I did six laps with out getting a time!WONDERFUL! Not to worry,I enjoyed my self as mutch as I posibley could. I finished my races that day so I picked up one or two points to go to Italy the world final.I learnt LOADS on sunday the 2nd of may 2010,and one of such was keep your chin up when the going gets bad.
And thanks to Stuart for cheering me up.
Jake conner
June 4th, 2011 at 4:16 am
a year on, a foot taller, a class up, a different country, still karting. just cant stop me.