Sport
17 June, 2021
Bray races to number one
A YOUNG Mareeba racer who has spent just six months in the driver’s seat has been crowned the Queensland champion after the SKAA Queensland Titles held recently.
A YOUNG Mareeba racer who has spent just six months in the driver’s seat has been crowned the Queensland champion after the SKAA Queensland Titles held recently.
Bray Taylor, an eight-year-old Mareeba boy travelled down to Maryborough for the championship at the beginning of June, competing in the sub junior category.
Bray’s inspiration for racing, besides wanting to go fast, came from watching his family race at the Mareeba Speedway.
“I said to mum that looks like a good sport so then they surprised me when I came back from school with a go kart,” he said.
After participating in just six races locally Bray and his family made the decision to nominate him for the titles.
“I thought I could do well,” Bray said.
“It was a lot of fun and I want to go to the Australian Titles next year.”
Bray not only won the championship he was also the fastest driver around the track for every one of his races with a fastest time of 18.645, 0.019 seconds in front of Australia’s No. 2 in that age group.
“You know the times they are going and normally achieve so we had a good idea if he could compete or not,” Mum Jess Taylor said.
“We did not expect this, he is naturally talented.”
Now Bray has set his sights on the upcoming Australian Titles to be announced next year, until then he will hold his Queensland Champion title.
