Oliver Vickers Racing

swapped 4 wheels for 2 this morning 😁

END OF A CHAPTER🥹

Rounds 5&6 of the Wera Tools British Kart Championships at PFi Karting was our final race in Honda cadets. Determined to end on a high I gave it my all in Quali 1. With just 38 seconds left I was on pole. Catching traffic last lap dropped me to P6 out of 31 of the best drivers in the country…. Absolutely amazing start!

Sadly it quickly went down hill for the rest of the weekend. Just like the last rounds of The British Championship we got hit with so much bad luck… Hit off track at every opportunity, Extremely questionable penalties, Damaged kart components meaning we missed races and even a trip to the medics.

So once again an awful race weekend but I can hold my head high knowing I had pace.

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The Honda cadet community is amazing and we have met some amazing people and have made life long friends. We are sad to be leaving earlier than we wanted but the truth is we have simply outgrown the kart.

Thank you Venom Race Engines for the continued support.

Thank you to our amazing sponsors for supporting us to get to this point. We now start preparation for our next karting chapter.

Hughes Brothers BMW Specialist
Santino's Gym Derby
FEN UK
Green room barbers

Mixed feelings about this weekend…

After ending up with an unexpected free weekend we decided to try Kimbolton, after hearing great things about the place and how it’s ran.

Hit the track for the first time Saturday morning and immediately loved the track. So much fun and suits my driving style. Within a few test session I was on pace with the regulars that are fighting for the championship.

Unfortunately Race day tells a different story. I feel like i’ve spent the day driving around with a target on my back. Some of the lowest standard of racing i’ve experienced. Literally taken out EVERY heat! When I tried to raise this with the stewards was told nothing can be reviewed as the CCTV is down… Not ideal! Lack of penalties was shocking.

After being taken out In all the heats I managed to fight back through the pack on every heat meaning I started Final P6. Unfortunately the final was no different. A driver turned in on me causing me to spin… again no penalties.

Whilton Mill Round 3 - 🏆

Another fun weekend at what is starting to feel like our second home. This time it was…. HOT ☀️ 😅

Grid of 21 drivers with lots of hard battling through out.

Practice sessions went OK. No mechanical failures which made a nice change 😏

Quali was a little tricky with the heat and far too much grip on the track, but did my best and managed P6.

Heat 1 was going well… until it wasn’t! Fighting on the last lap I ended up on the outside of another kart and realised I had no chance of surviving it so I made a split second decision to bail and took to the grass. Rejoined and crossed the line P11. Which isn’t too bad considering my ‘excursion’

Heat 2 was another great race with lots of fighting and changing positions, crossed the Line P5

On the final we started a little further back due to heat 1. Was great fun racing and some pretty good battles through out. Kept my head down trying to avoid other drivers fights and crossed the line P5. After half the grid got called to the stewards and penalties dished out we finished P3 🏆

Great job by all the parents. officials and race teams making sure drivers were kept cool and hydrated!

Massive thanks to Archie Edgar Racing for working with me this weekend. He didn’t get the result he wanted or deserved but he did some epic driving and without his support on track we would have both been further down the order.

And an even bigger thank you to Archie’s parents for reviving my mechanic when he was poorly Saturday morning with a migraine.

offering the best customer service and support in the game.


FEN UK

The green room barbers

RC Car finished and made an appearance at Thanks again for an amazing gift. I love it 😎

British kart championship Rounds 1&2

Apologies for the essay but this weekend needs it…

Firstly… what an AMAZING experience racing in the British Championship was. By far the best championship in the UK. The whole experience felt like we had entered into the world of F1. With professional driver Media photos, interviews, etc. I even got asked to do a track walk with the camera crew which was a really cool.

The level of drivers was mind blowing. I have never seen or raced a grid with so many fast drivers. It was impossible to call a top 10 never mind a top 3. Every driver including myself had worked so hard to reach this point. Racing was hard and emotions ran high. As with all racing there are only so many steps on the podium, meaning lots of drivers left disappointed after every session and lots of tears.

Now on to the testing / racing… where to start?!?
Friday testing we struggled with pace and lots of bad luck. With the hard driving and aggressive kerbs we bent an axle on 1 session, Engine failure on another session and Brake failure on the last session. Not ideal.

Saturday (Round 1)
Quali – P10… AMAZING… with the target of the weekend being a top 10 finish this was a great start.

Heat 1 – We realized just how tough the racing was going to be. I gave it my all and by the last lap was still sitting in P10. On the last lap I went defensive to keep my position. On the last corner another driver fought his way passed which left me then off line and I dropped 3 places on the last corner. Gutted.

Heat 2 – With confidence now at a low I started to lose my head. Hard racing and Finished P17.
Final – Starting P16 and confidence at an all time low I knew it would be tough to finish top 10. After a racing incident with another driver I was pushed onto the grass early into the race. It was not intentional but unfortunately the other driver got a penalty, so it ruined both our races. Once I got back on the track but after 3 laps trailing half a lap behind everyone I couldn’t take any more. The emotions got to me and I came off track in floods of tears. All that hard work to not even finish the race.

We also managed to bend ANOTHER axle. To distract me from the days events dad taught me how to change the rear axle and let me do it on my own. He was responsible for checking it over once I had finished.

Sunday (Round 2)

Conditions changed over night and we hit the track for Quali with so much more confidence. Confident with the setup and we knew it couldn’t go any worse than yesterday… could it?

Half way into the quali and sitting P5 whilst being held up by other drivers… for the first time this weekend I had pace… serious pace. Until the last 3 laps… the lap times tumbled and the kart felt horrendous and slow. Qualified P21! Self doubt was now sky high and tears of disappointment.

We collected the kart from Parc Ferme to discover the rear axle was lose... completely lose meaning the last 3 laps the back end was sliding left to right and brake was permanently on! Dad forgot to check the grub screws I had tightened up!

It gets worse… we then got called to the stewards! Due to the kart vibrating like mad, we lost a nut off the top of the air box. This had no impact on the kart at all, however this is against the regs for the air box not being ‘securly fastened’ – DISQUALIFIED!

Heat 1 – With nothing to lose and wanting to show dad he hadn’t ruined my weekend, I drove hard and confident. With the most overtakes by any driver I made it up to P17

Heat 2 – Same again, drove hard and with the most overtakes by any driver I made it up to P17.

Final – Started P20. Gave it my all and made it up to P14. So close to my target top 10 but over the moon with P14 after a horrendous start to the day.

Well done to my mate Harry Grant for a great weekend of racing.

Lots of thank you’ s required this weekend.
Thank you to Apollo Karts for helping me get on track in time when our drop nose block broke.

Thank you to Karl from VENOM RACE Engines for the amazing support.

Thank you to the Edgars (Archie Edgar Racing )for the continued support to myself and my dad (lets face it, he needs it)

And thank you to my sponsors for keeping me doing what I love.

FEN UK
Santino's Gym and Studio
Hughes Brothers BMW and Prestige Car Specialists
Green Room Barbers

We return to this weekend for the second round. Huge grid of 32 and some very talented drivers joining us on the track. Looking forward to a fun weekend with friends.