Having conquered Australia, Sunbury’s Jordan Ford is ready to take on the world.
The reigning 250cc national-class superkart Australian champion will compete in the new 250cc mono-cylinder championship at Donnington Park this week.
It’s the first year the division has been included in the European Superkart Championship, the highest level of kart racing in Europe.
Ford said racing overseas was the next step in his driving career.
“I’m pretty excited for it,” he said.
“We’ve been in talks with a kart manufacturer in the United Kingdom and they were keen for us to go over and represent Australia in the karts.
“It’s definitely exciting, but also nerve-wracking.
“We’re going in with an open mind and just going to focus on myself.”
Ford said he was expecting between 25 to 35 other drivers in the category, most of whom would be unfamiliar to him.
He will be working with Russell Anderson.
The Kiwi-born Englishman, one of the most respected figures in world superkarting, runs the Anderson Karts team.
Ford won’t be heading over there alone, with his Sunbury-based team, Williams Racing, including brothers Scott and Dale Williams, also making the trip.
“I guess it’s a dream come true for all of us,” Ford said.
Plans are for Ford to compete in just one round of the championship, but he said the door had been left open to stay in Europe a bit longer.
“We’ll see how we go and could make a call to stay over there if it’s viable for more rounds,” Ford said.
Before he left for England, Ford competed in the first round of the 2016 Australian championships.
Last year, he became the first person to win all eight races of the 250cc national-class Australian championship.
