2022
Once again proud to be selected as part of the BRDC ‘Superstars’ Scheme
Rokit MB Motorsport with West Surrey Racing BMW - Kwik Fit BTCC
Winner, round three Donington Park after taking a career-first Pole Position for the opening round, finishing 3rd on the road but being disqualified for failing the ride-height checks, starting last and 29th and charging through to 9th, then being drawn for the reverse grid race on Pole Position.
Finished Second at Brands Hatch, and in the opening two races at the first Thruxton weekend in May, scoring points in 13 of the first 15 races in 2022 and lying P5 in points at the half-way point.
Goodwood Members Meeting - 1980 Ford Capri 3.0 (sharing with Ric Wood)
Gerry Marshall Trophy - Qualified P5 (fastest non-V8 car) and finished P4 (first non-V8 car)
Goodwood Members Meeting - Formula One 1990’s Demonstration
1993 Footwork FA14 Ford V8 F1 Car
Peter Auto Historic Series - Endurance Legends - 2002 Panoz LMP07 LMP900
Mugello (sharing with Simon Watts)
Pole Position, Fastest Lap, 3rd Position (including a penalty for a jump start)
Spa-Francorchamps Classic
Qualified P2 & P3 - 3rd Position in race one, leading the ‘Night’ race - retired with a tyre failure
Dijon- Prenois - Grand Prix L’Age D’Or - sharing with Simon Watts
1973 Chevron B26 - Classic Endurance - Qualified 7th in Class, Fastest Lap, P7 Overall
1975 BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’ - Heritage Touring Cars - Qualified P4, Finished P4
Rokit MB Motorsport with West Surrey Racing BMW - Kwik Fit BTCC
Winner, round three Donington Park after taking a career-first Pole Position for the opening round, finishing 3rd on the road but being disqualified for failing the ride-height checks, starting last and 29th and charging through to 9th, then being drawn for the reverse grid race on Pole Position.
Finished Second at Brands Hatch, and in the opening two races at the first Thruxton weekend in May, scoring points in 13 of the first 15 races in 2022 and lying P5 in points at the half-way point.
Goodwood Members Meeting - 1980 Ford Capri 3.0 (sharing with Ric Wood)
Gerry Marshall Trophy - Qualified P5 (fastest non-V8 car) and finished P4 (first non-V8 car)
Goodwood Members Meeting - Formula One 1990’s Demonstration
1993 Footwork FA14 Ford V8 F1 Car
Peter Auto Historic Series - Endurance Legends - 2002 Panoz LMP07 LMP900
Mugello (sharing with Simon Watts)
Pole Position, Fastest Lap, 3rd Position (including a penalty for a jump start)
Spa-Francorchamps Classic
Qualified P2 & P3 - 3rd Position in race one, leading the ‘Night’ race - retired with a tyre failure
Dijon- Prenois - Grand Prix L’Age D’Or - sharing with Simon Watts
1973 Chevron B26 - Classic Endurance - Qualified 7th in Class, Fastest Lap, P7 Overall
1975 BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’ - Heritage Touring Cars - Qualified P4, Finished P4
2021
Continued to represent the British Racing Driver’s Club as part of their ‘Superstars’ programme
MB Motorsport powered by Blue Square with Motorbase Performance - Kwik Fit BTCC
Led the championship after the opening weekend at Thruxton after taking three podiums, ran in the top-five all season and took Wins at Croft and Thruxton plus seven further podiums, started on trhe front-row at Thruxton and Croft, and took fastest laps at Silverstone and Brands GP on to a career-best finish of 5th overall
Masters Historic - Brands Hatch GP Circuit - with Rob Fenn
Qualified P2 in 1966 Ford Mustang - Pole, Fastest Lap & Second place in 1966 Lotus Elan 26R
Masters Historic - Donington Park - with Roberto Giordinelli
1973 Chevron B26 - Qualified on Pole with Fastest Lap
Spa-Francorchamps Classic Touring Cars - 1992 Calsonic Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
Winner (race one), Pole Position for both races, fastest lap in both races (with Ric Wood)
Spa 6 Hours Historic (with Lee Penson & Alex Brundle) - 1965 Lotus 26R
Started last (80th position) after mechanical failure…raced through ther pack up to Second Place overall and Class Leader before handing over the car, and mechanical issues forced retirement.
Goodwood Festival of Speed - 1992 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (HKS)
Winner, Touring Car Class, Shootout
Goodwood Members Meeting - 1980 Ford Capri 3.0 - Ric Wood Motorsport
Winner, Gerry Marshall Trophy, Pole Position
MB Motorsport powered by Blue Square with Motorbase Performance - Kwik Fit BTCC
Led the championship after the opening weekend at Thruxton after taking three podiums, ran in the top-five all season and took Wins at Croft and Thruxton plus seven further podiums, started on trhe front-row at Thruxton and Croft, and took fastest laps at Silverstone and Brands GP on to a career-best finish of 5th overall
Masters Historic - Brands Hatch GP Circuit - with Rob Fenn
Qualified P2 in 1966 Ford Mustang - Pole, Fastest Lap & Second place in 1966 Lotus Elan 26R
Masters Historic - Donington Park - with Roberto Giordinelli
1973 Chevron B26 - Qualified on Pole with Fastest Lap
Spa-Francorchamps Classic Touring Cars - 1992 Calsonic Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
Winner (race one), Pole Position for both races, fastest lap in both races (with Ric Wood)
Spa 6 Hours Historic (with Lee Penson & Alex Brundle) - 1965 Lotus 26R
Started last (80th position) after mechanical failure…raced through ther pack up to Second Place overall and Class Leader before handing over the car, and mechanical issues forced retirement.
Goodwood Festival of Speed - 1992 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (HKS)
Winner, Touring Car Class, Shootout
Goodwood Members Meeting - 1980 Ford Capri 3.0 - Ric Wood Motorsport
Winner, Gerry Marshall Trophy, Pole Position
2020
Honoured to be selected as one of only a dozen Elite young drivers from the UK & Commonwealth, as part of the British Racing Driver’s Club (BRDC) ‘Superstars’ programme
MB Motorsport powered by Blue Square with AmD Tuning - Kwik Fit BTCC
Honda Civic Type-R (FK2)
Season started with three engine failures in four races, plus two further DNF due to mechanical issues…thereafter scored points in 20 of the remaining 21 Races, including Independent Driver’s Win at Snetterton, 6 Overall Podiums, started on the front row of the grid at Knockhill, Croft and Snetterton, ending 5th in the Independents Category and 7th overall in the points.
AMOC Trophy, Silverstone - driving with Paul Whight
Winner, Pole Position, Fastest Lap - 2009 Aston Martin Vantage GT2
Winner, Pole Position, Fastest Lap - 1965 Lotus Elan 26R
CSCC Thruxton
2018 VW Golf TCR Car - Slicks Series - Pole Position, Fastest Lap, Class Win with Jamie Sturges
1983 VW Golf MK2 - Verum Builders Series - P4 overall with Dave Hickton in ‘Gordon the Golf’er’
Goodwood Speedweek
Winner, Touring Car Class - 1992 Calsonic Nissan Skyline R-32 (Ric Wood Motorsport)
MB Motorsport powered by Blue Square with AmD Tuning - Kwik Fit BTCC
Honda Civic Type-R (FK2)
Season started with three engine failures in four races, plus two further DNF due to mechanical issues…thereafter scored points in 20 of the remaining 21 Races, including Independent Driver’s Win at Snetterton, 6 Overall Podiums, started on the front row of the grid at Knockhill, Croft and Snetterton, ending 5th in the Independents Category and 7th overall in the points.
AMOC Trophy, Silverstone - driving with Paul Whight
Winner, Pole Position, Fastest Lap - 2009 Aston Martin Vantage GT2
Winner, Pole Position, Fastest Lap - 1965 Lotus Elan 26R
CSCC Thruxton
2018 VW Golf TCR Car - Slicks Series - Pole Position, Fastest Lap, Class Win with Jamie Sturges
1983 VW Golf MK2 - Verum Builders Series - P4 overall with Dave Hickton in ‘Gordon the Golf’er’
Goodwood Speedweek
Winner, Touring Car Class - 1992 Calsonic Nissan Skyline R-32 (Ric Wood Motorsport)
2019
Elected as full-member of the British Racing Driver’s Club (BRDC)
Trade Price Cars Racing & AmD Tuning - Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship (BTCC)
AmD Tuning Audi S3
Drove through the pack in mixed conditions to take a a superb Second Place at Brands Hatch at the opening race of the year, qualified in the top-ten on five occassions, took a debut career BTCC Win with a lights-to-flag drive at Knockhill, and set Fastest Lap in the final race at Brands GP, en route to Fourth in the fiercely contested Independant Driver’s Championship
Masters Historic - John Danby Racing - Driving with Rob Fenn
Pre 66 Touring Car - 1966 Ford Mustang ’Red Rooster’
Winners; Silverstone Classic, Brands Hatch - Pole Position, Paul Ricard, Silverstone Classic, Fastest Lap Paul Ricard
Gentlemen Drivers - 1966 Lotus Elan 26R
Winners; Paul Ricard, Brands Hatch, Nurburgring Classic; Pole Position; Brands Hatch, Fastest Lap; Brands Hatch, Nurburgring
Endurance Legends - 2008 Aston Martin Vantage GT2 - driving with Paul Whight
Winner, Fastest Lap Snetterton (AMOC Series) - Pole Position, Paul Ricard (Masters Series)
Tested Tommy Byrne Championship winning Ralt RT3 F3 Car at Brands Hatch
Trade Price Cars Racing & AmD Tuning - Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship (BTCC)
AmD Tuning Audi S3
Drove through the pack in mixed conditions to take a a superb Second Place at Brands Hatch at the opening race of the year, qualified in the top-ten on five occassions, took a debut career BTCC Win with a lights-to-flag drive at Knockhill, and set Fastest Lap in the final race at Brands GP, en route to Fourth in the fiercely contested Independant Driver’s Championship
Masters Historic - John Danby Racing - Driving with Rob Fenn
Pre 66 Touring Car - 1966 Ford Mustang ’Red Rooster’
Winners; Silverstone Classic, Brands Hatch - Pole Position, Paul Ricard, Silverstone Classic, Fastest Lap Paul Ricard
Gentlemen Drivers - 1966 Lotus Elan 26R
Winners; Paul Ricard, Brands Hatch, Nurburgring Classic; Pole Position; Brands Hatch, Fastest Lap; Brands Hatch, Nurburgring
Endurance Legends - 2008 Aston Martin Vantage GT2 - driving with Paul Whight
Winner, Fastest Lap Snetterton (AMOC Series) - Pole Position, Paul Ricard (Masters Series)
Tested Tommy Byrne Championship winning Ralt RT3 F3 Car at Brands Hatch
2018 - 60th Anniversary Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship
Trade Price Cars Brisky Racing VW CC 2018 Edition with Team HARD
Brands Hatch Indy - Rounds 1,2,3
Race One
Issues in practice and qualifying meant P25, but a strong start in the wet opening race saw several places gained by Graham Hill Bend, but contact meant a front-right puncture and the pitstop meant a lap was lost, but continued to fight hard and finished P25 - still taking points for the Jack Sears Trophy.
Race Two
Starting P25 Jake and his team-manager Jamie (Warren) and team-boss Tony Gilham were of the opinion it was worth gambling on slick tyres, despite the track still being extremely slippery.
Rising temperatures and a slight breeze meant it was possible the track would dry quickly enough that slicks would be the quicker tyre before the end of the 22 lap race.
In all a total of 10 of the 32 drivers gambled on slicks - the highest on the grid being Ollie Jackson in 12th place - but most much further down and therefore with less to lose.
Early on a Safety Car was called, adding 5 laps to the race distance - giving the ‘slick’ runners a better chance of the track drying, albeit later on.
Up to lap 11 the cars on ‘wets’ were quicker…then Jake set a new fastest lap - almost a second faster than the race leader Tom Ingram, but the highest of the ‘dry’ runners was Jackson in 21st.
However the next few laps so the ‘switch’ - and the ‘dry’ runners start to make serious progress up the leader board.
Working as a pack, Moffat, Jackson, Butcher, Hill and now Proctor began to work there way to the front…by lap 16 they were up to 16th, lap 18 they were 10th, and by lap Proctor at the head f the pack was 5th….
A fierce battle between Proctor and Moffat saw contact, and then Hill chasing Proctor - who was on the faster ‘option’ tyre - the pair setting the fastest lap on the final tour, Hill finishing a career-best 2nd overall, and Winning the Independents Category…from 25th on the grid!
Race One
Issues in practice and qualifying meant P25, but a strong start in the wet opening race saw several places gained by Graham Hill Bend, but contact meant a front-right puncture and the pitstop meant a lap was lost, but continued to fight hard and finished P25 - still taking points for the Jack Sears Trophy.
Race Two
Starting P25 Jake and his team-manager Jamie (Warren) and team-boss Tony Gilham were of the opinion it was worth gambling on slick tyres, despite the track still being extremely slippery.
Rising temperatures and a slight breeze meant it was possible the track would dry quickly enough that slicks would be the quicker tyre before the end of the 22 lap race.
In all a total of 10 of the 32 drivers gambled on slicks - the highest on the grid being Ollie Jackson in 12th place - but most much further down and therefore with less to lose.
Early on a Safety Car was called, adding 5 laps to the race distance - giving the ‘slick’ runners a better chance of the track drying, albeit later on.
Up to lap 11 the cars on ‘wets’ were quicker…then Jake set a new fastest lap - almost a second faster than the race leader Tom Ingram, but the highest of the ‘dry’ runners was Jackson in 21st.
However the next few laps so the ‘switch’ - and the ‘dry’ runners start to make serious progress up the leader board.
Working as a pack, Moffat, Jackson, Butcher, Hill and now Proctor began to work there way to the front…by lap 16 they were up to 16th, lap 18 they were 10th, and by lap Proctor at the head f the pack was 5th….
A fierce battle between Proctor and Moffat saw contact, and then Hill chasing Proctor - who was on the faster ‘option’ tyre - the pair setting the fastest lap on the final tour, Hill finishing a career-best 2nd overall, and Winning the Independents Category…from 25th on the grid!
A number of ‘firsts’
First ever BTCC Podium - P2 Overall
Firstever Independent’s Class Win - and for the team.
Best team result - Hill P2 - Bushell P8
Best Jack Sears finisher
Fastest Lap - Independants
Race Three
On the warm-up lap, Aiden Moffat (who had stalled on the grid) was rushing to re-join his grid position and made contact with the right wheel, breaking the suspension and ending Jake’s race BEFORE the race had started!
Later Moffat was penalised for the incident
Donington Park - Rounds 4,5,6
Race One
An issue in practice meant time was lost, so a gamble on a set-up for qualifying was made.
A superb lap saw P10 with 5 minutes to go and no-one improving, when the session was stopped.
At the subsequent technical checks, the car failed the minimum ride-height check, meaning all lap times were removed, resulting in being forced to start at the back of the grid.
First ever BTCC Podium - P2 Overall
Firstever Independent’s Class Win - and for the team.
Best team result - Hill P2 - Bushell P8
Best Jack Sears finisher
Fastest Lap - Independants
Race Three
On the warm-up lap, Aiden Moffat (who had stalled on the grid) was rushing to re-join his grid position and made contact with the right wheel, breaking the suspension and ending Jake’s race BEFORE the race had started!
Later Moffat was penalised for the incident
Donington Park - Rounds 4,5,6
Race One
An issue in practice meant time was lost, so a gamble on a set-up for qualifying was made.
A superb lap saw P10 with 5 minutes to go and no-one improving, when the session was stopped.
At the subsequent technical checks, the car failed the minimum ride-height check, meaning all lap times were removed, resulting in being forced to start at the back of the grid.
From 32nd place, a determined but measured drive resulted in an eventual finish of 17th overall.
Race Two A combination of running the slower ‘option’ tyre plus braking issues and contact from behind meant a frustrating result of 22nd overall. Race Three Changes to the car set-up, plus reverting to the ‘prime’ tyre and changing the whole braking system, meant that by lap 4 progress had been made from 22nd to 16th place. Some determined overtaking, and a major improvement in pace saw more progress and an eventual 10th overall, and 5th Independent driver. More importantly a visit to the Podium was had due to being the winning driver in the Jack Sears Trophy (for drivers who had not taken an overall podium finish up to the end of 2017)…completely unexpected…..AND for overtaking 28 cars over the three races, won the Dunlop #ForeverForward award for top overtaker….leading the standings in this series with 50 passes in 2018 so far! Highlights Winner - Jack Sears Trophy Winner - Dunlop #ForeverForward - Series leader after Donington |
Thruxton - Rounds 7,8, 9
Qualifying - Difficult to get a balance hence P25. Race One - A determined drive saw a gain of five places - to end P20 - making up more places than anyone except jOSH Cook - a hugely satisfying drive in challenging conditions. Race Two - Again battling hard, delighted to have once again made progress to finish P18. Race Three - A superb start and some decisive overtaking saw progress up to P15 - and in the points - until late charges from Cammish and Butcher meant a final position of P17 - still making progress in every race. Highlights Progess in every race Dunlop #ForeverForward series leader Oulton Park - Rounds 10, 11, 12 Qualifying - A fiercely contested session saw the top 24 covered by a second! An eventual P21 was a season’s best qualifying so far - and best of the four Team HARD drivers. Race One - A gamble on set-up didn’t deliver - despite setting the fastest lap of all four Team HARD cars - was frustrated to finish an eventual P23. Race Two - As the car was pushed to the pitlane - it was clear that the differential had broken - hence frantic action from the crew - incredibly changing the ‘diff’ in time to start from the back of the grid. A blistering start and opening lap resulted in a remarkable 9 places gained - and more later on - resulting in a final position of P21… |
Race Three - A major set-up change was made - but at the start a huge multi-car incident resulted in the race being stopped - fortunately all involved were unharmed - and a re-start some 35 minutes later.
Another strong start and determined opening lap saw Hill up to P13, then edging past Plato, Neal, Austin (who hit problems) and then a superb move to outbreak Proctor into the fast Old Hall bend and up to P10.
A final lap charge saw a bold move on Cole to move into P9 - but the positions reversed after the officials deemed the move too robust - but still leaving Hill delighted with a top-ten finish and crucially happy with his car.
Croft - Rounds 13,14,15
Despite a promising time set in free practice, chronic handling issues saw qualifying P25, a holed radiator forced retirement in race one, then major handling issues combined with high temperatures meant the car was the most uncompetitive ever. This combined with several issues off track, meant the decision was taken to part ways with Team HARD after Croft.
Silverstone Classic
Racing Richard Wheeler's Brisky Racing Lotus Elan 26R in the Pre 66 GT event, took class Pole Position and a remarkable 7th overall in a high-quality grid of 58 cars.
A storming opening set of laps saw Hill up to 4th overall, and a slick stop saw Hill up to 2nd and then take the lead from Ron Maydon late race.
Despite huge pressure from the charging AC Cobra and TVR Griffith, Hill held on to take overall Victory - the first ever by an Elan in this event!
Highlights
Best Qualifying of 2018
Leader of Dunlop #ForeverForward
More Points Scored
Another strong start and determined opening lap saw Hill up to P13, then edging past Plato, Neal, Austin (who hit problems) and then a superb move to outbreak Proctor into the fast Old Hall bend and up to P10.
A final lap charge saw a bold move on Cole to move into P9 - but the positions reversed after the officials deemed the move too robust - but still leaving Hill delighted with a top-ten finish and crucially happy with his car.
Croft - Rounds 13,14,15
Despite a promising time set in free practice, chronic handling issues saw qualifying P25, a holed radiator forced retirement in race one, then major handling issues combined with high temperatures meant the car was the most uncompetitive ever. This combined with several issues off track, meant the decision was taken to part ways with Team HARD after Croft.
Silverstone Classic
Racing Richard Wheeler's Brisky Racing Lotus Elan 26R in the Pre 66 GT event, took class Pole Position and a remarkable 7th overall in a high-quality grid of 58 cars.
A storming opening set of laps saw Hill up to 4th overall, and a slick stop saw Hill up to 2nd and then take the lead from Ron Maydon late race.
Despite huge pressure from the charging AC Cobra and TVR Griffith, Hill held on to take overall Victory - the first ever by an Elan in this event!
Highlights
Best Qualifying of 2018
Leader of Dunlop #ForeverForward
More Points Scored
None of this would have been possible without the support of some fantastic people, helping Jake with technical support, advice, opportunities and most importantly all-important funding…
“I have been so fortunate to have had some fabulous support since I started, without which I simply wouldn’t have been able to race once, let alone over 100 times, and in series such as BTCC, British GT, Porsche Supercup and more. I have been proud to be part of the BRDC Rising Stars programme every season since 2010, and have some fantastic offers to race both in the UK and Internationally into 2016 - but whilst the deals are really strong, there is still funding required.
So we are working constantly to seek new partners to join us on this exciting journey, so if you or anyone in your circle of contacts would be interested in finding out more, please get in touch”
Jake
So we are working constantly to seek new partners to join us on this exciting journey, so if you or anyone in your circle of contacts would be interested in finding out more, please get in touch”
Jake