User:Kent.cross5/Kent Cross

Kent Cross (born April 20, 1993), is a motor racing driver from Australia who won the Formula Vee Championship and moved to the United Kingdom in 2011 to further his racing career.

Early Career
Kent started his career,aged 7 in Karting - racing in Midgets and winning races from the outset. He quickly moved up to Rookies and further on to Juniors, taking on Junior National Light, Clubman and Max, the fastest categories in the class. Successful in both, he also won the Junior Max Championship in its first year and the Junior Clubman Championship, two years in a row.

Formula Vee
When Kent turned 14 he moved to Formula Vee, running 1200cc and 1600cc engines. With sealed engines, driver skill was and remains paramount. Even when racing a 1200cc Vee, Kent was more often found to be challenging for position with the 1600cc cars.

Due to his young age & thus ineligibility for CAMS, Kent was initially restricted to racing at Queensland Raceway and Lakeside. Undeterred and showing naturally ability, he won his first race at Queensland Raceway and went on to finish 2nd in the 2008 championship, despite being ineligible for a number of races. Kent was approved for his CAMS licence early due to his performance in his first year of Formula Vee, thus permitting him to race throughout Australia. 2009 saw him win all of his races and become Formula Vee State Champion, Club Champion and Rookie of the Year.

In 2010 Kent continued his race winning ways, finishing the season with multiple wins, another Formula Vee championship under his belt and 4th in the CAMS Championship.

Formula BMW Pacific Scholarship
In September 2009 Kent attended the Formula BMW Pacific Scholarship Trials and tested with Atlantic Racing Team.

Personal
Kent moved to the United Kingdom at the beginning of 2011 to further his racing career.