A 12-YEAR-OLD F1 hopeful has been given time off school to pursue his dream.
And he has the perfect person in his corner as his mechanic and on his pit crew – none other than his mum, Jenn.
Theo Bobb from Falkirk, Scotland, has been obsessed with driving since he was just three years old and nine years later his is now one of the best young indoor karters north of the border.
He trains twice weekly and since last year has been granted the green light by his ‘excited’ school to have a half day every single Wednesday.
His sessions run from 2pm to 8pm on those afternoon’s into the evening with Sunday’s also hectic with an 8am-4pm training schedule – reports the Daily Record.
Jenn, 42, told PA Real Life: “It would be the most amazing thing in the world for him.
“I would know that I have done my job as a mum.
“I think you bring children into the world so that you can put everything into them – they’re like a seed and a plant you need to nurture to make sure that they can bloom.
“Some people think we are absolutely mad for putting all our money and effort and time into this, but to see his passion in his eyes knowing that we’re doing everything to help him is all we want to do.
“He’s always loved Hot Wheels and watching videos on YouTube of monster trucks – anything with wheels he’d be watching, talking about, and learning about it all. He’s just always been obsessed!
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“I just find it’s refreshing to have somebody of his age that’s got such a passion and just eats, sleeps, breathes, everything to do with any racing.”
She continued: “His school was really excited about it – he’s taken his helmet in and everyone has tried it on. They tell us what he’s going to miss and we plan around it.
“He’s a high achiever – he’s got a reading age of 17 now and sometimes he isn’t challenged.
“We started giving him extra things to do in lockdown and he wanted to continue it because he just loved learning.
“He’s known all the world flags since he was four! He isn’t behind at all in school and he loves the online lessons.”
On the track, Theo boasts top stats and his currently ranked Scotland’s top young indoor cadet karter.
He’s qualified for the British Indoor Karting Championship regional stage three years on the trot – a pathway in which only 15 Scottish drivers can qualify.
Asked what it would mean to achieve his ultimate dream, Theo said: “It would mean everything to me because I’ve put so much time and effort into it, and so has my family.
“I just want to see how far I can go, keep improving, and make everyone proud while doing something I love.”
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He added: “I love the speed and the feeling of getting everything just right in a lap. When you hit every corner perfectly it feels amazing.
“I also love working on the kart with my mum – it makes it feel like our thing.”
Theo aims to race up and down the UK when he turns 13.
At this stage, he is limited to only Scotland due to insurance purposes.
He hopes to secure more sponsorships as bids to make his dream of becoming a professional driver a reality.
