As gambles go, Jack Hawksworth’s decision to drop everything and pursue his motor-racing career in the United States was a pretty seismic one.
If you add to that, the fact that he even had to sell shares in himself and his future earnings to just get a foot on the bottom rung of the motor-sport ladder Stateside, it tells you all you need to know about the determination and self belief of the Saltaire-based driver.
However, the gamble paid off handsomely as Hawksworth...
source: Yorkshire Post