Aimee Sanjari Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Following on from 2 successful years in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge, Max Bird, an 18 year old college student from Chichester will be racing in the MINI CHALLENGE JCW class for 2019. Max finished 4th in the Ginetta GT5 championship in 2018 with a win at Thruxton and two wins in the final round at the Donington, together with two second places, three thirds and three fastest laps in his second full season of car racing. In addition, Max won his class in the Dubai 24hrs in January 2018 driving a Renault Clio Cup car, finishing 50thoverall out of 90 starters they covered 1700 racing miles at an average speed of 71 mph, so he has some experience of a front-wheel-drive car to bring to his 2019 campaign. When asked how he would sum up his 2018 racing Max said, “My driving has improved during the year and with such a competitive grid I am pleased with my 4th place and feel ready for the next challenge“. Max will join Lawrence Davey Racing for his 2019 assault and hopes to benefit from Lawrence’s considerable racing experience and in particular his experience preparing and racing in the JCW class, where he has been a consistent front runner since the championship started. Max will have continued support in 2019 from the international company Orbx Simulation Systems and from local companies, including Bluebird Developments, Artec Engineering, Core Results, Game Set and Match, Sycamore Cars and the Goodwood Health club. John Venema of Orbx said “We are delighted to be able to have supported Max this year and are very impressed with the tremendous results that he has achieved so far in his career“. Looking towards the coming year Max said, “I have come on a lot in the last year with the help of David my mind coach, and with his continued support and my physical training programme, I am looking forward to competing in the Mini Challenge and I am aiming to get on the podium by mid season.” You can follow Max’s progress throughout 2019 at www.maxbird.co.uk or on Twitter @maxbird35 or Facebook @maxbirdracing or Instagram @maxbirdofficial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Having been involved in racing one way or another for almost 60 years I can't stress enough how important it is to a young driver like Max to have substantial financial support. Congrats to the ORBX team for their sponsorship. There's an old saying that "He who has the most money wins". That's obviously not always true but it is always true that unless young drivers like Max have the money to develop their talents they will never have the chance to win. Keep it up ORBX, Max needs you..............Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Grand to hear this and Good Luck to Max. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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