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He may just be ten years old, but Johannesburg lad Ghazi Motlekar is determined to drive to the top of the racing pile. The fourth of five children, Ghazi has always loved speed and noisy engines and while his parents had no clue at the time, this combination could only lead down one road… to Kart racing. 

Inspired by Ayrton Senna, Ghazi works flat out on his racing with the unwavering dedication of his coach Wesleigh Orr and the support of his family to one day reach his goal of securing a racing seat at the highest level. Ghazi is a grade 4 scholar at Reddam House Helderfontein, where he enjoys his teacher, principal and the school's full support to ensure that his academic work does not suffer from his busy karting schedule.

This weekend, Ghazi heads to Vereeniging for the fifth round of the Northern Regions Rotax Max Challenge karting championship looking for his first win in a competitive Gauteng season after taking a second place a few races back while he continues in a fraught four-way fight for fifth in that under-13 Mini Max title chase. Motlekar has enjoyed an even better run in the national Mini Max chase, where he sits in another four-way spat for second.

“I have had a good season so far and it's getting better by the race,” Ghazi explained. “Best of all is that I have Wesleigh in my corner and he is helping me learn all I need to know and my family right behind me, so I can’t wait for Vereeniging this weekend and then we prepare for the national final at Zwartkops in three weeks time — I’ve been counting my sleeps for that for a few weeks already!”