On Saturday 16th Jan Ash attended at the Autosport International Show, which is held each year at the NEC to collect his Awards for the 2009 Formula Kart Stars Series and also the Super 1 series. The show is well attended each year by both motorsport participants and enthusiasts.

An appreciative crowd of karters saw Ash recieve his Bernie Ecclestone Driver of the day Award from none other than the current reigning F1 World Champion Jenson Button. The prize he and a number of other recipients walked away with was a fantastic expenses paid trip to be the guests of none other than Bernie Ecclestone himself at the 2010 F1 Grand Prix being held at Moza in Italy.

Ash receives his Driver of the day award from the reigning F1 World Champion Jenson Button

No champagne but giant party popper help the 2009 Formula Karts Stars Winners celebrate with a bang

Ash was also there to receive his award for an overall eleventh place finish in the 2009 Super One Championship.

Line up of the 2009 Super One Championship Winners

During the day a number of other events were held, Ash was priviliged to be among a number of karters who attended a racing Workshop hosted by David Brabham a member of the 2009 Le Mans winning team and youngest son of Jack Brabham who in 1966 was the only person ever to win the motor racing world championship whilst driving one of his own cars the Brabham-Repco, which also took the constructors championship.