He has already ‘Spark-ed’ a sensation by becoming the youngest ever works-supported rally driver, and now 16-year old Cameron Davies is going to put himself in the spotlight once again, as the youngest person to drive at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
What’s more, the reigning Formula 1000 Junior Rally Champion will have a VIP passenger – Lord March’s son, Charles Junior.
“It’s a real honour to drive the car at Goodwood, as it’s such a famous motorsport venue,” said Cameron. “It’s not that different to a rally stage in many respects.”
Cameron will be partnered in his works-backed Chevrolet Spark by Goodwood owner Lord March’s son, Charlie, also 16, who himself is passionate about motorsport.
“I’d like Charlie to experience a Formula 1000 car first hand,” added Cameron. “If he’s into motorsport there’s no better, or more enjoyable way of getting involved. The camaraderie between the F1000 Junior guys is excellent – we’re all from different backgrounds but we have one common interest, and that’s rallying!”
Meanwhile, the Spark finished its first ever outing as a fully-fledged rally car at the weekend, after competing in the Caerwent stages near Newport. Cameron and his co-driver, 22-year old Chris Williams, finished 6th overall but were delighted to finish the event unscathed.
“The weekend was all about finding the balance in the car,” said Cameron. “We only finished building it on Wednesday, and we haven’t even set it up properly yet, so to bring it home undamaged first time out, with an understanding of how we can make the most out of it, is critical.”
Cameron and Charlie will take the Spark up the hill three times over the weekend, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings.
You can follow Cameron’s progress on the Chevrolet UK Facebook site at www.facebook.com/chevroletuk or to find out more about the Formula 1000 Junior championship, go to www.formula1000.co.uk.