ETHAN OKORO

CADET HONDA 200 CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER 2023 – Red Lodge

I started racing when I was five years old at my local track, Rye House Kart Raceway. Shortly afterwards, in 2018, I enrolled in and completed the K1 Stars programme, where I learned the fundamentals of racing, including racecraft, safety procedures, and competitive driving.

After completing the programme, I quickly developed a passion for the sport and began competing in the Bambino class (for ages 5-7).

At the age of six, I moved up to the Honda Cadet class in 2018, when we bought our very first kart — a second-hand Project One chassis that already carried the number 34. Because it looked similar to my hero Lewis Hamilton’s famous number 44, I decided to keep the number and have raced with it ever since.

I soon began competing in the Rye House IKR Championship and have since raced at circuits including Buckmore Park Kart Circuit, Bayford Meadows Kart Circuit, Kimbolton Kart Circuit and Red Lodge Karting across a variety of categories.

I won my first championship at Red Lodge and also set the lap record in the same year.

My inspirations in motorsport are Lewis Hamilton, Toto Wolff, and Bruce McLaren.