Cory Chapman Mundesley Success at Rob Smedley Go Kart

A young North Norfolk go-kart racer has his sights set on victory after two victories in a Cadet Championship series.

Ten-year-old Mundesley Cory Chapman is now third in the six-race summer championship after winning the Hooton Park Circuit in Birkenhead and Mansell Raceway in Devon.

Cory is now looking to the next three races in the series – called Total Karting Zero and developed by Rob Smedley – ahead of the final at the Rowrah Circuit in Cumbria in September.

His father, Craig Chapman, said, “He’s starting to catch up with the points, he’s pretty excited.

“He only knew one of the six tracks before, so he still has a lot to learn about the others, but he has autism on his side.

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“He remembers it when he goes anywhere, so autism has definitely worked in his favor.”

Cory Chapman, 10, from Mundesley, has shown some impressive performances on the karting track.
– Credit: Supplied by Craig Chapman

Cory is currently third in the championship standings with 204 points and is behind the leader with 218 points.

Cory, who attends Sidestrand Hall School, suffered a serious racing accident in Lincolnshire in April.

The ambulance was called and he was taken to Lincoln County Hospital, but luckily he had no broken bones – just bruises and shaken nerves.

Mr Chapman said Cory’s performance on the track has skyrocketed since the accident.

He said: “We’re super proud. He’s been unstoppable since his accident. It sounds cocky, but he was so focused after it happened.”

Cory Chapman, 10, from Mundesley, has shown some impressive performances on the karting track.
– Credit: Supplied by Craig Chapman

In both the Birkenhead and Devon races, Cory finished third in the first run, second in the second and first in the final.

The competition uses electric karts and was launched by Formula 1 director for data systems and former Ferrari F1 racing engineer Rob Smedley.

He got into karting at the Anglia Karting Center near Swaffham and still drives there regularly.

Cory Chapman at the wheel of his go-kart.
– Credit: Supplied by Craig Chapman

Mr Chapman said Cory hoped to compete in the British Touring Car Championship one day.

To learn more about his application for the championship, visit his Cory Chapman Racing Facebook page.