MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
JAC PRESTON
THE citation for Jac Preston was outstanding and not surprisingly he appears to have a bright future in car racing.
Jac, 15, is the 2017 reigning Australian and Victorian State Rotax Pro Tour Junior Max Champion.
His citation read: “Jac attended the 2018 Australian Rotax Pro Tour Series earlier this year (open age division). This was held over six rounds and in four states.
“He competed in the DD2 Class (direct drive, two-speed gear box).
“He finished in third place overall after all the rounds.
“He travelled to the 2018 United States Nationals in New Jersey in July this year with the following results: qualified 3rd overall, with a heat and a prefinal win.
“He started on pole for the final but unfortunately had mechanical issues and had to retire which was extremely disappointing.
“In New Zealand in September at the 2018 NZ National Rotax Series in round he placed second.
“Only a couple of weekends ago, Jac competed at the invitation-only, National 2018 Race of Stars at Pimpama in DD2 Class with a chance of winning a ticket to the world titles in Brazil in November.
“He qualified fourth overall only 4/100ths of a second from the winner which showed how competitive this class was.”