{"id":319,"date":"2020-08-27T15:45:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T14:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorsporttickets.com\/blog\/?p=319"},"modified":"2023-07-13T14:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:58:28","slug":"kanato-le-why-i-left-japan-alone-at-13-to-race-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorsporttickets.com\/blog\/kanato-le-why-i-left-japan-alone-at-13-to-race-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanato Le: Why I left Japan alone at 13 to race in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As if being a teenager wasn’t tough enough, 13-year old Kanato Le <\/strong>is going it alone. The Japanese go-karter left Tokyo to live in the UK by himself to pursue his dream. That meant new school, new friends, new culture, all for the goal of becoming a professional driver. <\/em>In the latest blog focussing on young drivers, Kanato tells us why he uprooted to the UK at such an early age, how he’s finding the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, I\u2019d like to thank Motorsport Tickets<\/a> for giving me the chance to tell my story to you all. Compared to many other drivers, I\u2019m at the very early part of my racing career; I\u2019m only 13 years old and still racing in go-karts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My family lives in Tokyo, but I moved to the UK on my own to chase my dream. I raced in Japan for the last two years but came to England last summer for a couple of races and realised this is where I need to be to take the next steps in my career. Home is 6,000 miles away, but this is where I can push myself against the best and get the help that I need to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I race in the British IAME Kart Championship<\/a> and the Ultimate Karting Championship, driving a Junior X30 with Fusion Motorsport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kanato Le racing in the Motorsport UK 2020 Kartmasters British Kart Grand Prix
Image credit: Chris Walker\/Kartpix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The level of competition here is very different to Japan, it\u2019s much higher. And then European races are even more competitive, which I found out when I started racing there this year too. It will be a challenge but will also teach me everything I need to know to do well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moving to the UK was a challenge for me and took a lot of getting used to. Luckily, my family came with me to start with and made sure I was settled in. My school is really nice too and I\u2019ve made friends already as lots of people like motorsport and find it interesting just like me.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kanato Le
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My mum is a big motorsports fan which is how I started watching it. Then I first got in a kart when I was seven. I\u2019ve loved it ever since and have always known I want to race properly. The feeling you get when you race is not like anything else Watching it on television doesn\u2019t give you the same feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My season has started well, and I\u2019ve been working really hard with all the team at Fusion Motorsport. Last week, I was invited to Oulton Park with MB Motorsport to see my first touring car race and some of the other cars that race. It was a great experience, and getting advice from some of the drivers about how to take the next steps was really helpful. I had a lot<\/em> of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of my year is going to be very busy. Coming up, I\u2019ll have seven weekends in a row where I\u2019ll be in the kart as well as being back at school for the new year. I\u2019m learning all the time and trying to improve every time I take to the track. I\u2019ve got used to living away from home and I\u2019m looking forward to what the next few months will bring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like every young driver, I enjoy Formula One<\/a>. It is what got me into motorsport, and I have the same dream as everyone to aim for. But for now, I\u2019m just really enjoying what I\u2019m doing in karting and want to keep pushing for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a long road ahead and I will use every opportunity I get to improve myself as a driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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