When I was young my dad used to race Renault 5's to be honest I spent most of my time at his meeting's riding around the paddock on the teams moped called "queasy rider"!

When I was about ten dad started taking my constant request's to go racing more seriously, then after a bit of indoor karting and some practice in a "proper" kart I competed in my first national championship and finished 6th in my first year.
The second year I finished 2nd, I would of won had it not been for a failure in the final round (always the way!)

Then at 16 I started in car's, again I finished 2nd, this time due to failing a noise test at the final round and having to start last on the grid with a ten second penalty resulted in me reaching 7th in the race......I needed 6th to take the title (as I said, always the way!)
I did however become the youngest ever winner of a national level motor race and won the Graham Hill award for most promising up and coming British driver. A season I am proud of!

Then I went on to do two seasons of Formula Renault again finishing second in my second season to Antonio Pizzonia. But I did beat Kimi Raikkonen, some might say there was some achievement in that considering where he is now!
I then broke my leg pretty badly and had to take a season out. The following year I moved up to Formula 3, now it started to get hard, with the likes of Takuma Sato, Anthony Davidson, Robbie Kerr, James Courtney, Heikki Kovalainen, Fabio Carbone, Alan Van der Merwe, Adam Carroll and many more very good driver's F3 was far more competitive than it has been of late. With it being my first year, coming back from a year out, with a down on power Renault engine and the team being in their first year as well it was a character building season to say the least!
But we stuck at it and I learnt most of what I know from those years in F3! We won races, had fastest laps, pole positions, ran as high as second in the main championship and won the winter championship.
But just when it was all coming together and I was on the last bit of money we had I broke my hand playing rugby, ran out of money and haven’t completed a full season's racing since.
Instead I have done bits and pieces here and there, I did a couple of races in the seat Cupra championship, Ginetta's which I fell in love with and a couple of F3 races again last year where I got two fastest laps led a race (until the track dried....All ways the way!) and had a Podium result. All of which I was very proud to achieve considering my lack of running that year (it was late in the season as well) and the fact that the Ginetta races clashed so it was a case of hopping out of the Ginetta and straight in to the F3! Great fun!

So when I ran out of funding I needed a income, not knowing much else other than motor sport I started instructing Stephen Jelley in Formula 3 and the instructing went from there really, I then did a day in a two seater race car with Steve, seeing how much it benefited him not only surprised me but it's what inspired me to get a car and offer instruction in it.
After a succsefull year instructing in my Ginetta G20 at the end of 2005 one of my customers wanted to enter a race in it. The adrenaline I felt watching my car was as much as i felt driving myself! So in 2005 Rob Austin Racing was born. Its been non stop since really, the team has grown and grown, we have never had an unsatisfied customer, we have won races every year and last season we won the European GT championship as a manufacturer supported team.

I love my team, I wouldnt want to be doing anything else and the day I dont enjoy it, feel I cant put my heart in to it and give it 110% I will close the doors and go do something else.
In my personal opinion, if you are planning on making a fortune running a racing team then your not living in the real world, there are many things I could do that involve less work and more money but I wouldnt enjoy them.