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Article: Student learns fast on car-racing scene.
- Article from:
- Sunderland Echo (Pennywell, England)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2008
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A driven Sunderland student is looking for support to fuel his car-racing ambitions.
Hal Ridge, 20, is becoming the one to watch on the British Rallycross Championship circuit.
Now in his second year at Sunderland University, Hal beat off first-rate competition to bag overall third place at last year's London Masters.
His motivation doesn't stop when he leaves the track. He is also determined to do well in his university studies - and has been known to drive all night after racing competitions to be back in time for Monday-morning lectures.
Hal, who moved from Shropshire to study journalism and photography, is hoping that a bit of ...