After earning 16 domestic championships and a World Time Attack crown, this Australian is making a name for himself on the world racing stage through Global Time Attack and, most recently, Pikes Peak.

From a young age, I was always around motorsports with my dad. Growing up watching him race go-karts was always a great experience for me, and I knew it was a dream of mine to race. I owe all of my racing to my family for the sacrifices they made to keep my dream alive.

As a kid, I always had a dream of being a State Champion, which I’ve now done 14 times (Victorian Time Attack champion four times, Victorian Sports Sedan champion eight times, Victorian Sprint champion two times). Then I looked to becoming the Australian champion, which I’ve now done twice (Australia Honda Nationals). I was pretty content with those achievements until I won a World Time Attack crown in 2018. That’s when I set my sights on racing in America and receiving an overseas podium, which I recently achieved in April with Global Time Attack.

I’m currently driving for Project Import in America in a Honda S2000 in the Global Time Attack series, as well as in the Victorian Sports Sedan Championship in Australia in my family-owned tube chassis RWD Honda Prelude. I also drive the Elusive Racing Honda Integra World Time Attack car. This year, I’ve been doing select rounds in each series—four races in America, two Victorian Sports Sedan rounds, and the week-long World Time Attack event.

The World Time Attack and Global Time Attack events are along the same lines, but Global Time Attack is based in the US with 99% American or Canadian drivers, whereas World Time Attack is based in Sydney, Australia, and attracts drivers from all over the world—it’s the crown of time attack worldwide. Win World Time Attack and you’re world champ in your division. Win Global Time Attack, and then it’s time to head to World Time Attack to go up against the best.

Scheduling races around the world is currently the hardest thing I do because with the pandemic, I can’t just fly in and out like I did in 2019. Every time I return to Australia, I need to do a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine. That, along with the fact that I pay for all of my flights and travel myself, makes it very hard on me because missing work is a huge issue. I always need to allow that aspect into my schedule each time, and also make sure Australia allows me to return each time. Plus, with the current COVID restrictions my family isn’t able to join me in the US, so leaving them for months is also very difficult for me.

My next goal is to reach the summit of Pikes Peak on race day, and a top-three finish would be even better. I raced Pikes Peak this year as a rookie, but because of the weather we weren’t able to go to the summit on race day. Part of me is over the moon for finishing the race, but the other part knows I haven’t quite finished yet. The finish line is at the summit, and technically I haven’t reached it other than in practice, so Pikes Peak still needs to be tamed.

However, to be a listed driver for Pikes Peak has always been a dream of mine, and this deal came together very late this year. I was still in Australia in January when we got confirmation that we had made the event, and we didn’t even have a car yet. I arrived in America in April, and we had until June to make everything happen.

We entered a Honda S2000 time attack car with a custom Honda F20C engine with an Eagle Specialty Products 2.3L stroker kit. It had custom hand-ported cylinder heads by David Flood, and also featured Skunk2 Racing Ultra cams, Garrett G35-900 turbo, TTi six-speed sequential gearbox, Emtron KV8 ECU and electronics, MoTeC dash, custom fabrication by Circle City Hot Rods, and aero by Amir Bentatou at RS Future.

Race day was a whole new experience for me. From the moment we turned up, people knew who we were, and the event was second to none. The number of fans was next-level, and the interest in our car was overwhelming. To have that number of fans so close to the track was insane. To reach the finish line was a massive relief for me and the whole team, but afterward I knew it was time to start planning for a better 2022 Pikes Peak.

The parade back down the mountain to the pits was a dream; to have every fan line the track to high-five each car was an experience in and of itself. People know the car and knew me, and I can’t wait to experience that again from the summit in 2022.