S1. EP17 Lachlan Ward

This week Hooly is joined by Lachlan Ward. Lachlan is an 18 year old shire-born Australian race car driver who is looking to continue his career in the motorsport industry.

Lachlan started racing Karts at the age of 14 and immediately showed he had talent.

Lachlan quickly stepped up the podiums winning events such as the Junior Top Guns, Southern Star Series, and many club championships.

At the age of 16, Lachlan stepped up from Karting to compete in the NSW Formula Ford Championship taking out the championship in his rookie year!

2019 also saw Lachlan winning the Legend Car Australian Championship and NSW Championship. Along with this, Lachlan raced over in Malaysia in the Australia vs Malaysia Legend Car race, where he finished 1st in his heat against the likes of A1GP drivers.

Lachlan’s winning streak continued in 2020 which saw him on the podium every race and him winning both the State and Australian championship in the Legend Car Australia series.

Lachlan has his own company called Lease a Race Car/Kart and works with many drivers at the track. Lachlan also works as a driver coach for Anglo Racing Academy and NSW Kart Team, as well as doing his own driver coaching with kart and car drivers all around NSW.

Lachlan is gearing up ready for a big season in 2022, with his debut season in the Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Championship, onboard his #117 Productivity Bootcamp powered Chevrolet Camaro!

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