A NINE-YEAR-OLD tipped as a Formula One star of the future has won two major championships in his first season.
Ryan Tebbs from Eastgate Farm, Longnewton has won both the Warden Law Kart Club and the South Yorkshire Kart Club championships.
His remarkable success is despite only weighing 25 kilos (four stones) dripping wet and having to have his kart loaded with his own body weight again in lead to comply with the minimum weight limit.
Even more remarkable is the fact that he actually didn't compete in every race, which means he won both titles on less rounds than everyone else.
Overall, Ryan has won 15 individual races this season and, as a result, has been asked to represent the North East on a BBC TV programme.
He is potentially a formula one star of the future and will compete in the Stars of Tomorrow race in the MSA British Championships on Sky TV next month.
Ryan has already attracted three local sponsors recognising his potential for the future - all this and he is yet to reach ten-years-old.
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