KARTING star Scott Huntley has qualified for the World EasyKart Finals in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, later this month.
Rookie Huntley, 13, who goes to Sandon School, finished third overall out of 20 in his first season of MSA racing in the EasyKart National Championship.
He has now gained his Royal Automobile Club, MSA International C licence in order to compete. The Danbury driver will be one of only two cadets representing the Great Britain EasyKart team.
The other driver is 13-year-old Harry Barlow, from Pontefract, Yorkshire, who has just won the Great Britain EasyKart Championship for the second time.
This time last year Huntley was racing round in 120cc restricted corporate-hire Honda 4-stroke karts at Witham indoor track, where he was named 2013 A12 Karting Pro cadet Champion.
He won an incredible 30 trophies in Essex last year.
His dad, Stephen, also his mechanic and mentor, said: "Its unbelievable to think this time last year he was racing in restricted hire karts on indoor tracks and this month he will be representing Great Britain in the EasyKart World finals – a mini-version of F1.
Stephen also thanked sponsors Peter and Fran Theobald from the Living Memorial & Lazybone bootsale, and CZ Chains.
He added: "CZ Chains say he is the most successful karter they have ever sponsored worldwide after picking up five trophies/podium places.
"He is the first karter in the UK to be sponsored for 15 years by them and one of only four worldwide this year.
"He raced this year with the name and racing club badge of his late grandfather, Dennis Huntley, who used to race karts in the 1960s."
Huntley is looking for further sponsorship this year.
Anyone wishing to help, should email stephen.huntley@btinter net.com
