HISTORY

2007-08
Pursued racing opportunities in the United States in the Indy Racing Leagues Firestone Indy Lights Series; Driver training and high-speed driving for Mercedes, John Bowe, Rick Bates, Murcotts and other manufacturer work; Testing and driver coaching for various open-wheel and sedan racing teams in Australia;
2006
Participated in the Commodore Cup Series (baby V8 Supercar); Initiated a program to position himself for a permanent professional driving opportunity in an Australian or U.S. motorsports series; Driver training and high-speed driving for Mercedes, John Bowe, Rick Bates, Murcotts and other manufacturer work; Testing and driver coaching for various open-wheel and sedan racing teams in Australia;
2005
Competed in the Commodore Cup Series (baby V8 Supercar) with more pole positions and front-row starts than anyone else, placing third in the championship; Evaluated as one of Fords test drivers at the Ford Proving Ground; Driver training and high-speed Laps for Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) in Australia;
2004
Contracted to drive in Singapore for a new vehicle launch for Kia where high precision driving was required; Racing and test drives with competitors running in several series, including Carrera Cup and MoPro Australia;
2003
Invited by Holden Young Lions to appear in a television pilot for a Holden-sponsored golf show, representing the world of motorsports as a Holden driver; Appeared in a television commercial for Ultra Hair, endorsing their product;
2002
Debuted at the Adelaide Clipsal 2002 V8 Supercar Championship for Ultra Tune Racing, finishing 17th; Invited by The Bonnie Babes Foundation to help raise money for their charity by taking passengers for rides at Calder Park Raceway, raising a total of $37,000 for that organization; Invited by IMS Motorsport to compete in the V8 Championship at Hidden Valley in Darwin; Invited to launch the new Toyota Camry at Melbourne's World Trade Centre; Competed in the GTP ProCar Series at the Sandown 500 driving a Proton, finishing first and second; Finished first in the GTP ProCar Series at Philip Island (Australia) driving a Proton;
2001
Competed in the Marque Sports Championship, driving an AC Cobra, with finishes of first and second;
2000
Invited by the Australian Ford and Holden Engineering teams to drive test cars at their respective proving grounds; Tested the Toyota MR2 and Nissan 200SX; Performed as a precision driver in several television commercials for car manufacturers, including Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota; Traveling between the UK and Australia, instructed at Jim Murcotts Driving Centre and was a Car Control Stage 1, Stage 2 and Special Projects Instructor for eight years, working in Melbourne and other States;
1999
Tested for several Formula 3000 teams in the UK and Germany;
1998
Competed in Formula Palmer Audi Championship in the UK, scoring a first place at Silverstone, podium finishes throughout the year and several driver of the day awards;
1997
Participated in the Holden Racing Team / Holden Young Lions program and was scheduled to get a drive with the Young Lions in 1997's Bathurst 1000; Raced two rounds of the Shell Championship in Mallala and Oran Park, finishing in the top 12; Represented Australia for the second time in the Nations Cup at Donington, UK, with Martin Donnelly Racing;
1996
Third in the British Formula Renault Championship; Second in the European World Formula Renault finals in France at Magny Cour (F1 circuit), and was awarded driver of the day for two rounds of the 13-round Championship series;
1995
Competed in the German Formula Renault Championship, achieving third on his first outing and podium finishes throughout the year; Tied for the pole position for the Formula Brabham (Holden) race, which was a support race during the Australian F1 Grand Prix weekend in Adelaide, finishing second the very first time racing in that series;
1994
Achieved lap records, podium finishes and finished fourth outright in the British Formula Ford Championship driving for the Swift Factory Formula Ford team; Represented Australia in the Nations Cup in Holland at Zanvoort;
1993
Runner-up in the Australian Formula Ford Championship.