Pudsey teenager Kalvin Kelly heads to Donington Park this weekend looking to clinch the first ever Tracker Kawasaki British Superteen title.
The 16-year-old goes into the final race weekend of the 2024 season leading the championship by 29 points over his ROKiT Rookie team-mate Brodie Gawith, having boosted his tally with a win at Oulton Park earlier this month.
Kelly currently sits on 236 points ahead of the final round of the inaugural series, which launched in May.
Running as part of the Bennetts British Superbike support series, the one-make championship pits young riders against each other on identical Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR machinery.
Donington Park plays host to an action-packed final round for the Superteen pack, with organisers squeezing in an extra race after rain forced the postponement of the second race at Oulton Park.
Riders will battle it out for 25 points for the win in the rescheduled race, while in the final two races, 35 points are up for grabs for the winner of each, with 30 for second and 27 for third.
Kelly, the youngest of this year’s Rookies, had been leading the points as the series arrived at Oulton Park a fortnight ago, bolstering his tally with a win in what was to be the weekend’s only race.
And now, as he arrives favourite to lift the silverware at the end of the weekend, he is adamant he is concentrating simply on enjoying the three races of the season.
“Coming into the final round I’m feeling strong,” he said. “Donington Park is my favourite track and I got a second and a third when we last raced there in May.
“I am in the same position I was going into Oulton, leading the points, but obviously there’s a lot more to play for this weekend with it being the final round and I’m really excited – I’m just looking forward to seeing what we can do and what will happen.”
The weekend gets underway with free practice on Friday, followed by qualifying and two races on Saturday and the series finale on Sunday afternoon.