UP AGAINST a grid of over 60 drivers from all over the world, 13-year-old Alex Quinn from Camelford took part in his first ever European kart race at a kart track near Malaga in Southern Spain recently.

Backed by Coles Racing team, Alex got the opportunity to test beforehand, as this was not only his first European race, but his first time ever to drive a junior Rotax kart.

Hoping to escape the English wind and rain, day one was a typical Spanish sunny day, but unfortunately this all changed and atrocious wet weather set in for most of the testing schedule.

Indeed, many teams were not prepared for the weather and some suffered damage to their awnings over the test weekend.

Alex, however, was able to adapt to the wet conditions, and was immediately setting front running times and surprising the regular series drivers and team bosses.

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.