100 cc Championwill race in Hobby Class 2001
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100 cc Championwill race in Hobby Class 2001
Dave Thompson in flightas he goes into Turn 4.
Dave Thompson is one of those young people who love speeding andtinkering with their machines. The 2000 100 cc champion will bemoving up into the new Hobby Class this year that Cayman MotorsportsAssociation has created for novice and veteran racers.
Dave started tapping his mother and father,Dave and Andrea Thompson, about three years ago as he got seriouslyimmersed in the racing culture on Grand Cayman. Around age six,young Dave was introduced to go cart racing by Jason Hamiltonwho lived down the street and took him for a ride from time-to-time.Dave was hooked, he begged his parents to buy him a cart and therest is history.
Now 16-years-old, racing is a family affairin the Thompson household. His brother Andrew races in the 5 HPmodified class and placed second last season. All the repairsare done in house with his father, brother and mother pitchingin to help.
Dave won a double title in the motorcyclesclass as well. But winning in the Thompson family is nothing strange.His father Dave Thompson Sr. would race quarter mile and, moreoften than not, Dave Sr. won. Additionally, young Dave won the1999 International Challenge Cup go cart races.
Now in his final year of high school, Daveis looking forward to moving up to racing cars this year in thenewly created Hobby Class.
Garth Bevan, president of CMA, said theHobby Class was created in order to make racing more affordable.The car has to be 1600 cc and 10 years or older.
"The Association's by-laws state thata driver has to have a valid driver's license in order to competein our events. However, we are opening this class up to 16 year-oldswho have raced in the 100 cc go cart class for a year. This willhopefully give car racing the opportunity to grow and open upa new vein of racing for people who want to race, but think itis too expensive," he added.