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.

During the two qualifying heats on Saturday Jason was off the pace and managed a 16th and an eighth place finish after qualifying 18th fastest in timed practice to put him 13th on the grid for the first final, but later in the evening it was found that there was some wear-and-tear on the engine slowing him down.

Once fixed Jason made a leap forward in Sunday morning’s warm-up, consistently posting the times that he had only been able to do occasionally the day before.

At the first corner he deftly avoided a spectacular first corner pile-up, immediately moving up four places and fighting tooth and nail to gain another position from fellow British driver James Calado (Tonykart) and finish as top driver on a Birel kart. Jason was to start eighth in the second final and although he lost places to Calado and Italian driver Luca Giacomello (Zanardi) at the start, by the middle of the race was up to speed and through to seventh. Another place further up the field looked possible but there just weren’t enough laps left for Jason to close the gap, although he was again the top Birel ahead of factory professionals Sauro Cesetti and Jamie Croxford.

“I’m learning all the time,” said Jason. “Although I’ve been racing at this level for several years now we’ve had a big change in the engine formula since I last raced in the European Championships and it’s a lot to get used to. Paying for our own racing is difficult but it’s also inspiring me to perform better than ever before.”

With more experience in the kart and a higher level of fitness Jason will head to the next round, at Varennes-sur-Allier in France, with more determination than ever. The race on June 24th will be Jason’s third out of five events in which to prove himself in 2007.