Whilst walking the 'camps' at the Autosport Show at the NEC in Birmingham on Saturday, I came across former kart racer Craig Dolby, who despite being immersed in conversation with one of the many visitors to the show, caught my eye as I walked past. I was impressed to find that Craig remembered me from an international event, and was even more impressed when he pin-pointed the race to Bombarral in Portugal... in 2002!Craig has moved onwards since those early karting days in his career, and 2011 marks his third year in the growing ranks of SuperLeague Formula, an impressive formula that is showing popularity amongst football fans, as each team supports an international football club. In Craig's case this is Tottenham Hotspur, and his car, as the photographs show, looked quite superb. And as all good racing drivers must be able to do, Craig can talk the 'talk' and so becomes a sponsor's dream driver.
With 750bhp V12 engines, these machines are not for the faint of heart, with 20 drivers competing for prize money in excess of 5,000,000 Euros, over 12 action-packed weekends across no less than four continents.
The chances of Craig taking the SuperLeague Formula title in 2011 are strong, more so now that he has two years of experience in the formula to draw upon. And perhaps more to the point the rewards are high, with the better drivers able to earn a good living from the races, and especially the champion overall. With 100,000 Euro to the winner of each race, and 1,000,000 to the champion, it is perhaps not too difficult to appreciate the merits of competing in this series.
With races in Italy, Portugal, Holland, Germany, Spain, Belgium, China, and the UK, SuperLeague Formula is truly international, with Craig's British appearance scheduled for Donington Park over the weekend of 6/7 August 2011.
