13-year-old Jai George from Croydon South has achieved a spot on the podium at the recent Australian Kart Championships held at the Todd Road circuit in Port Melbourne.
The young driver displayed his talent and speed across the three days of racing in the highly competitive KA3 junior class contesting 77 drivers from all over the country.
A big statement was made with Jai’s impressive drive in the final including a frantic battle and sprint to the finish line.
Despite missing out on the win after leading majority of the race including the last lap, it was an emotional victory for Jai achieving a third place podium in the highest national level of karting in Australia in front of a huge crowd which was celebrated with his brother Riley by his side who is his coach and mentor and has been a huge part of Jai’s journey and success.
Jai has had an incredible 2024 season of racing achieving two state plates, a Championship win and multiple podiums and pole positions. The young gun was again able to back this up on the weekend dominating in Portland Victoria taking out the win for round 2 of The Victorian Country Series.
He continues to lead the Championship for 2025 and has a busy year of racing ahead following his dreams to one day represent Australia and race his Kart Republic Chassis in Italy.
Seeing his potential and wanting to support the young talent, Jai has been sponsored by local business The Barber Master in Croydon for three years, something that has enabled him to pursue his dream.
