Jess Morris Racing - 47m Midget

This is unreal 😍
They’ve really nailed the brief on this one.
This feather design means so much to me, representing my mum who has been an angel in the sky 10 years this September.
I cannot wait to race with this feather in my sight.
Thank you Superior Steering Wheels and Graphics 🙏🏻
And thank you Benjamin- a very special birthday prezzie 🩷

This gem 💎 made the trip to New Zealand 🇳🇿 🤝

One door closes.. another one opens!

Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed it, if I had been told one day I’d be racing my own midget, NO WAY.

But thanks to the incredible people at BSL, I’ll be giving it a shot this season!

I’m super excited, super nervous and hugely grateful for this opportunity.

Thank you so much to Andrew, Thomas, Bill and the BSL team for everything they have done this far to make it all happen.

And to Cam, who is very talented! I presented him with some scribbles on a piece of paper (quite literally) and some very vague descriptions and he smashed the design out of the park! Thank you for supporting my racing since day one.

I’ll be “balling on a budget” this year. Midget racing is no joke! So if anyone has any interest in joining the team by helping with running costs through sponsorship- flick me a message!

THANK YOU!

A huge thank you to Cam and the team behind Napa Auto Parts for supporting my racing these past seasons.

One door has closed and another one has opened and I’m so grateful to be backed by such a reputable NZ brand.

END OF AN ERA

This past weekend has been very bittersweet knowing it was going to be my last.

After a lot of thought the decision has been made to step away from TQs. I have had such a blast in this class, first jumping in the seat in 2020 at 21 years old, with zero prior motorsport experience. I have since been lucky enough to run a car with Jeremy Webb (best driver bootcamp ever), road trip all over New Zealand racing with Gavin Chappel, race weekend in and out and meet some seriously cool people. Some of whom will be my friends for life. There is so much TQ racing has given me and thank you to everyone who has gone out of their way to help me. All of my race craft, set up knowledge and experience has come from asking a million questions. I’m pretty proud of how much knowledge I’ve managed to acquire being a solo female TQ team. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to reiterate how grateful I am for the help given to me along the way. You all know who you are- thank you!

Big shout out to Monique Chapman, Ben Morgan and Andrew Farnan who have been the reason why I’ve been able to run a TQ solo. Without these guys I’d be no where!

Sunday at Ellesmere couldn’t have been a more perfect send off for the TQ! Ben has been right there with me for years. Listening to me yap on about my set up issues, helping me fix things and implement my crazy ideas, as well as helping me best he can while also usually racing himself. It was only fitting he got the last skid in the car we built and he drove it stellar! Bringing home the CTRA 3nz. I had so much fun setting up the car with Ben driving.

I’m going to miss racing with the community that the TQ class has become.

But for now, that’s me over and out! 🏁

Thank you so much to the people who have backed me this season and over the past few years. These guys have made it all possible!!

Graham Hill Roofing
PULSE Graphic Design
BM Race Parts
RB Motorsport
Austin’s Farrier Supplies
Coaster Racing Stables
Luxe Sticks
NAPA Racing
Strugglers Flat
RoofLogic
Kingspan Thermakraft
Ampelite
Roofing Industries
Bremick
RJPTV

-Jess

Nelson- South Island TQ Series Round 3

Here in Nelson tonight for the third round of the South Island TQ Series.

Sitting 6th in points overall so let’s hope I get to work.

Thank you so much to my sponsors.

Graham Hill Roofing
PULSE Graphic Design
BM Race Parts
RB Motorsport
Austin’s Farrier Supplies
Coaster Racing Stables
Luxe Sticks
NAPA Racing
Strugglers Flat
RoofLogic
Kingspan Thermakraft
Ampelite
Roofing Industries
Bremick
RJPTV

LUXESTICKS GIVEAWAY!

A super awesome sponsor of mine and a kiwi product worth supporting!

Up for grabs:
X1 CWK NIX Manuka Honey Clay Mask
X1 Hyaluronic Acid Serum Stick
X1 Collagen Eye Masks (5 pack)

All you need to do to enter is head on over and like on both their Instagram and page as well as like this post.

Winner will be drawn next Wednesday 11th March.

Ruapuna Update

It was really nice to just have a club night at the track on Saturday. After finding something that worked for the car in Nelson I was keen to try it out at Ruapuna.

I’m absolutely stoked to find it’s working, I have so much more car speed and the car takes full throttle around the whole corner now instead of having to use a heap of throttle control due to lack of grip. It’s nice to have a car that has more speed than the driver for once- I can work with that!

Heat one I went grid 13 to grid 9. It took me a bit to catch up after I followed a car round the high line into turn one and they checked up sending me into the marbles to avoid riding a RR, the car had heaps of corner speed.
Heat two I went from grid 2, I wish I’d had some tape, the sun strike into 3 had me fully blind and I managed to hit the same damn rut every time which cost me the lead on the last lap settling for second.
I started grid 7 for the feature and just mucked around too much behind a slower car before I grew a pair and took the high line. Once in clear air the car was awesome but the front end of the race was too far away by then to catch and I finished up 5th.

There was a lot of fluffing around from me on Saturday taking a bit too long to adjust my driving style but I really feel the car has gone from zero to 100 over the last two meetings. I’d rather kick myself for driving mistakes than be scratching my head on why my car won’t grip up! Thanks to all involved who have helped me w**d through the issue and a huge thanks to Ben for manning the spanners!

Thank you to my sponsors who keep me on the track!

Graham Hill Roofing
PULSE Graphic Design
BM Race Parts
RB Motorsport
Austin’s Farrier Supplies
Coaster Racing Stables
Luxe Sticks
NAPA Racing
Strugglers Flat
RoofLogic
Kingspan Thermakraft
Ampelite
Roofing Industries
Bremick
RJPTV

-Jess

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