Tom Ingram was handed a golden opportunity recently when he got behind the wheel of a racing car for the first time – and he proved its worth by starring on his karting return at a circuit he had never so much as seen before.
The High Wycombe ace joined several of his fellow karting competitors in trying out a T-car at Rockingham, and certainly seemed to enjoy the day.
“It was absolutely excellent,” he enthused, “really good fun, though I was tired by the end of it! I was worried about scraping the wall, but luckily I managed to miss it every time.
“I think I did alright, but the instructor told me if I had right-foot braked rather than using my left foot – which is what I'm used to in karting – I would have been better still, because I kept having to switch feet. He said my lines and timing getting on the power and the brakes were all good.
“Most of us were on the brakes, getting the back end out and then pushing it in again. It was very different to what I had expected; I thought I would just stamp on the brakes and they would work immediately because it's a racing car, but you had to keep braking, braking, braking and eventually you got to the corner. Where I felt like braking was about 100 yards later than where the instructor was telling me to brake, because that's what I'm used to in a kart.
“My dad had always told me cars were nothing like karts, and now I know what he means!”
Although returning to karts the following weekend, there was yet another new experience as the BRDC Stars of Tomorrow front-runner tried out a KF3 chassis for the first time at PF International, setting the kart up for regular driver Max Goff who was unable to make practice.
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