Peterborough kart racer Jason Parrott lived up to all predictions at Sunday?s opening rounds of the European Kart Championship with finishes of eighth and seventh in the points-scoring races, leaving him in fifth in the championship standings. The event, at Ugento in the heel of Italy, gave Jason the opportunity to show the top team bosses what he could do on limited financial resources and will help make his case for promotion to the ranks of professional kart racers.

Racing as a member of the privateer MGM Racing team on a Birel kart, Jason achieved his top ten finishes despite competing in only one other event since the World Championships in France last October and despite being the only English-speaking team-member.

Kart star Jason Parrott returned to the track in fine style as he successfully came through his dress rehearsal for the European Championships. The big event will be staged at the Ugento circuit in southern Italy in early June and Parrott knows what to expect after lining up at the same venue over the weekend in a one-off appearance in the Italian Open Masters.

Jason proved he is one of the world’s top young drivers at the World Championship in Belgium at the weekend. The Crowland 20-year-old was disappointed with his tenth place finish after suffering tyre problems but could still be proud of his best position so far in karting’s top race.

Jason’s European Kart Championship ended in disappointment in France (Salbris International Circuit) at the weekend after his engine failed to start first time in both of the main races.

Peterborough’s motorsport star Jason Parrott scored his first international podium in France on Sunday and has soared to third in the European KF1 Championship. Just six months ago it was feared that Jason wouldn’t have the funds to race in 2007 but now he is second in the championship only to Italian Marco Ardigo, one of the few men to beat Lewis Hamilton in a kart.