- Autumn 2004

Tristram Oman of South Shields - 2004 Rotrax World Karting Championships

Tristram Oman of South Shields performed brilliantly at the recent 2004 Rotrax World Karting Championships at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt.

After three, action-packed heats Tristram won all his three heats to qualify on pole position for the pre-final race. He went on to win this with breathtaking pace, beating and upsetting his three major rivals putting him on pole for the final, exactly as predicted by Ian Lawson the Karting Northeast boss earlier this year.

As the Final race approached the chance of Tristram winning the championship brought anxious expressions form the other three leading contenders. The fierce action and wheel-to wheel nature of karting made for an eventful race - all four drivers were involved in various skirmishes as they jostled for lead into the first bend. Tristram lead up to the first bend but an incident that saw the other over-enthusiastic Rotax drivers trying to barge past forced him wide and off the track and out of the race completely.

Tristram had just cause to appeal for a restart, but decided that this would have only caused more hassle. Proud of his world beating previous heats Tristram is still passionately looking to qualify for the 2004 World Championships in Lanzarote.

Back home at his karting shop based at the Karting Northeast Warden Law Motorsports Centre near Sunderland, Tristram still drives for the HRS Team and encourages other would be champions to learn to race just as he did from sixteen year old. The Outdoor Warden Law circuit and Indoor Centre at Dunston caters for all ages and levels with driver training from 8 year old, kart hire and race school or just for fun day out for groups and company entertainment.