Jason scored his first international victory at the weekend in the WSK (“Winning Series Karting”) International Series at Angerville in Central France. The wintry weather that also affected the UK struck just as his class were due to go out for the grand final.
Jason proved he is one of the world’s top young drivers at the World Championship in Belgium at the weekend. The Crowland 20-year-old was disappointed with his tenth place finish after suffering tyre problems but could still be proud of his best position so far in karting’s top race.
Jason’s European Kart Championship ended in disappointment in France (Salbris International Circuit) at the weekend after his engine failed to start first time in both of the main races.
Peterborough’s motorsport star Jason Parrott scored his first international podium in France on Sunday and has soared to third in the European KF1 Championship. Just six months ago it was feared that Jason wouldn’t have the funds to race in 2007 but now he is second in the championship only to Italian Marco Ardigo, one of the few men to beat Lewis Hamilton in a kart.
Jason lived up to all predictions at Sunday’s opening rounds of the European Kart Championship with finishes of eighth and seventh in the points-scoring races, leaving him in fifth in the championship standings. The event, at Ugento in the heel of Italy, gave Jason the opportunity to show the top team bosses what he could do on limited financial resources and will help make his case for promotion to the ranks of professional kart racers. He also had the honour of finishing as the top British driver in the second race of the double-header.
The European Kart Championship kicks off this weekend at Ugento, in the heel of Italy, and Jason has posted two 7th fastest times against 50 other competitors, many of whom are well-funded or professional drivers. After the first days free practice Jason is making his mark on the new KF1 class on only the second time he has raced with the radically revised engine formula.
Jason’s first outing in a kart since the World Championships in September last year was was a resounding success, with Jason finishing fourth in the first race and and running as high as third in the second race, showing himself to be the top privateer throughout.
Peterborough kart racer Jason Parrott competed at the World Championships in France last weekend but wet weather conditions destroyed his chances of finishing off the season with a bang.
Peterborough’s Jason Parrott was denied the British Kart Championship just a lap and a half from victory on Sunday when his piston broke up at the Rowrah circuit in Cumbria.
Jason Parrott made a major breakthrough at the final round of the European Kart Championship in Germany on Sunday, scoring two top ten positions in the two main races despite getting caught up in racing incidents in both races.