S8 Team
Jim Thornsby - Team Owner
Name: Jim Thornsby
Place of birth: Sheffield
Occupation: Race Team Principal
Experience: Involved in karting for past 42 years at club and national level
A typical race weekend for me would involve: Setting up the race awning, giving advice, helping and conveying information to customers
Best racing moment: My daughter Dannielle's first win
Hobbies: Football
Ambitions for S8 Racing: To strive for perfection
Place of birth: Sheffield
Occupation: Race Team Principal
Experience: Involved in karting for past 42 years at club and national level
A typical race weekend for me would involve: Setting up the race awning, giving advice, helping and conveying information to customers
Best racing moment: My daughter Dannielle's first win
Hobbies: Football
Ambitions for S8 Racing: To strive for perfection
Alex Short - Race Manager / Team Manager
Name: Alex Short
Place of birth: Sheffield
Occupation: Race Team Principal
Experience: Raced for 19 years - multiple club champion and former Super 1 racer
A typical race weekend for me would involve: Driver coaching, kart set up, mechanicing, data analysis, collecting trophies!
Best racing moment: Every win, either for me or the team!
Hobbies: Karting, football, golf
Ambitions for S8 Racing: Be the best!
Place of birth: Sheffield
Occupation: Race Team Principal
Experience: Raced for 19 years - multiple club champion and former Super 1 racer
A typical race weekend for me would involve: Driver coaching, kart set up, mechanicing, data analysis, collecting trophies!
Best racing moment: Every win, either for me or the team!
Hobbies: Karting, football, golf
Ambitions for S8 Racing: Be the best!
Nigel Clegg - Team Mechanic
Name: Nigel Clegg "Cleggy"
Place of birth: Rochdale
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Experience: British Junior Team Member racing at World Championship Level; circuit racing Minis and MG Midgets
A typical race weekend for me would involve: Team mechanic and Mr Fix-it
Best racing moment: Coming 2nd in British Junior Championship 1972; every time my driver wins!
Hobbies: Motorsport and holidays
Ambitions for S8 Racing: To keep having fun and bringing home the silver
Place of birth: Rochdale
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Experience: British Junior Team Member racing at World Championship Level; circuit racing Minis and MG Midgets
A typical race weekend for me would involve: Team mechanic and Mr Fix-it
Best racing moment: Coming 2nd in British Junior Championship 1972; every time my driver wins!
Hobbies: Motorsport and holidays
Ambitions for S8 Racing: To keep having fun and bringing home the silver
Mark Baines - Cadet Team Manager
Name: Mark Baines
Place of birth: Mexborough
Occupation: Foreman
Experience: Involved in motorsport since the day I was born through family members marshalling across the country. Started working in indoor kart circuits 14 years ago, running many successful junior race schools seeing numerous drivers progress into car racing, some in America. Also raced karts myself for a number of years before stepping down to allow my son Jordan to start racing.
A typical race weekend for me would involve: Walking the drivers around the circuit and teaching the correct racing lines to be taken. Checking drivers' equipment and advising how to improve their technique. Constantly observing any changes to track conditions and altering the karts accordingly.
Best racing moment: Jordan's first ever race, finishing 12th out of 32 at Rowrah competing in the Little Green Man on novice plates. Jordan's W plate and being presented with driver of the day. March 2010 - Comer 1st and 2nd place with Leo Spencer and Ben Wilcox.
Hobbies: Karting, football - watching Sheffield Wednesday, marshalling and most motorsport
Ambitions for S8 Racing: Carry on progressing and become the leading kart racing team in the north of England
Place of birth: Mexborough
Occupation: Foreman
Experience: Involved in motorsport since the day I was born through family members marshalling across the country. Started working in indoor kart circuits 14 years ago, running many successful junior race schools seeing numerous drivers progress into car racing, some in America. Also raced karts myself for a number of years before stepping down to allow my son Jordan to start racing.
A typical race weekend for me would involve: Walking the drivers around the circuit and teaching the correct racing lines to be taken. Checking drivers' equipment and advising how to improve their technique. Constantly observing any changes to track conditions and altering the karts accordingly.
Best racing moment: Jordan's first ever race, finishing 12th out of 32 at Rowrah competing in the Little Green Man on novice plates. Jordan's W plate and being presented with driver of the day. March 2010 - Comer 1st and 2nd place with Leo Spencer and Ben Wilcox.
Hobbies: Karting, football - watching Sheffield Wednesday, marshalling and most motorsport
Ambitions for S8 Racing: Carry on progressing and become the leading kart racing team in the north of England
