Michael Broomhead
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| Michael Broomhead | |
 Mike at Mosport in 2007 |
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| Nationality |  United Kingdom & Canadian |
| Date of Birth | March 11, 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Weymouth, England |
| 2008 Canadian Formula Ford Ontario Formula Ford |
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| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Britain West Motorsport |
| Car No. | 64 |
Michael Broomhead (born March 11, 1986) is a British/Canadian racing driver, currently driving in Ontario Formula Ford Championship. Michael lives in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
After moving to Canada at age 12, Michael looked into karting around his home city of Burlington, Ontario. He found an indoor kart track and began to race in their league. The track closed down after just 2 seasons and Michael was left to find elsewhere to race. Michael purchased a 1994 Coyote from a Formula Ford driver and began racing in Hamilton.
In his first full season of competition, Michael made his mark by finishing 3rd in points with 6 top 5 finishes and earning "Rookie of the Year" in the Junior Teen Class. He also drove a Rotax 125cc Kart in the off season.
The following season, Michael jumped to the Senior Light Class. The entire season, Michael finished in the top 5 in every race, winning 6 races in total and earning "Sportsman of the Year". Michael also made heads turn on a National level when he competed in the National OKRA Series in Hamilton. He took his now 9 year old, discontinued go-kart from 30th to 10th in 15 laps, showing no matter what equipment he is given, he has the skills as a driver to succeed at the next level.
For 2004, Michael turned to the new World Formula Class. Although there were many mechanical issues during the season, Michael still managed to finish well. He caught the eye of then Team Hurricane boss, Andre Champagne part way through the season and was set to drive the rest of the Rotax Max Senior season with Team Hurricane. For his first race in Rotax, he qualified on the pole, adapting to his new surroundings almost instantly. Although Michael switched half way through the year, he still finished 5th in World Formula points and Finished 10th in the Senior Rotax standings.
2005 and 2006 weren't very busy years for Michael. He competed in a few races but major mechanical issues forced him to the sidelines. Michael turned his focus to cars in 06 and started trying to find sponsorship.
In 2007, Michael's racing career kick started with a test drive in the Britain West Formula Ford. He proved he had speed from his first time in the car, impressing team owner Dave Clubine. Michael then took the race license course at the Bridgestone Racing Academy gaining his license to compete in Formula Ford. Michael competed in the Canadian Grand Prix weekend finishing 6th out of 38 entries on his car racing debut. In September, Michael raced at Mosport International Raceway coming 5th and 6th on the double header weekend.
[edit] Career
2007
- Formula Ford 1600 Test with Britain West Motorsports
- Took the Racing License Wheel-to-Wheel Racing Course at Bridgestone Racing Academy (BRA) in their Formula Ford 2000 Racecars
- Won a chance to go back to the Academy for a test day to win a full season of Bridgestone F2000
- Competing in the Ontario & Quebec Formula Ford 1600 Championships with Britain West Motorsports
- Finished 6th of 38 on Debut at Montreal Canadian Grand Prix weekend
- Finished 5th and 6th of 27 cars in double header at Mosport in OFFC Debut
2006
- Hamilton Regional Kart Club and Sunoco Ron Fellows Kart Club
- Senior Rotax Max partial season
2005
- HRKC and SRFKC
- Finished 13th Senior 125cc Rotax Max out of 50 racers
- Competed in Barrie Grand Prix Street race.
2004
- HRKC and Ontario Kart Racing Association (OKRA)
- Senior Briggs & Stratton World Formula, 5th in points
- Signed to Team Hurricane in 125cc Senior Rotax Max for half a season.
- Qualified on Pole in first race for Team Hurricane
- Rotax RM1 Shifter test
2003
- HRKC
- Honda Senior Light, 2nd in Points, 6 Wins, Sportsman of the Year.
- Finished 10th in OKRA Hamilton National Event
- Featured in Inside Karting Magazine
- 125cc Senior Rotax Max Experience
2002
- HRKC
- Honda Junior Teen, 3rd in Points, 1 2nd Place, Rookie of the Year.
2001
- Hamilton Regional Kart Club (HRKC)
- Honda Junior Teen, 6th in Points
[edit] External links
- Official website mikebroomhead.com
