Running out of the Molson/Santander Salt team garage, seventeen year-old Jack Nixon is campaigning a KTM Grand Prix class 250cc machine. In his first season on slick tyres, and adapting to a completely new style of bike, he has performed astonishingly well, with a
best position of fourth in the previous round at Knockhill.

This sees him eleventh in the table, and but for a couple of crashes, he would be in a much stronger position in only his first year.
Son of former International sidecar racer Brian Nixon, nephew to double world champion Darren Dixon, cousin to BSB star Jake Dixon, and brother to British Supersport rider Ryan Dixon, Jack has plenty of racing pedigree in his blood.

At Brands Hatch, his local circuit, he was keen to impress, and did not disappoint. In the opening race on Saturday, he had qualified eleventh fastest, and became embroiled in a race-long scrap with fellow KTM riders Ed. Rendell, Ed. Best, and Elliot Lodge.

A ninth place finish was the result, with some suspension tweaks after the race promising more for race two. Jack’s fastest lap was a mere two seconds off the quickest time set by runner-up Storm Stacey.

Race two result mirrored the earlier outing, but the actual result does not reflect the action. Finding himself in sixth on the opening lap Jack got his head down and pushed. He was once again up with the two Eds (Rendell and Best) but gradually became involved in a
scrap with Eugene McManus and Liam Delves. They swapped places again and again, but eventually Jack found himself in ninth, unable to close the gap.

Jack finds himself eleventh in the table, but just an agonising eight points from seventh going into the next round in two weeks time at Thruxton.