ALEX HAS MOVED TO TEAM RFM

Alex has moved from Mick Barret Racing to team RFM. He is thrilled and his first race with Ricky Flynn last weekend (Super 1 MSA Round 4 British Championship) was fantastic. He achieved 9th place in the 1st. Final and 7th place in the Grand Final and 4th fastest lap. David Belchambers mechaniced for Alex and did a brilliant and professional job. Alex will now be racing wit RFM in Europe.

ALEX BACK ON TRACK

ALEX WAS BACK ON TRACK TESTING AT PFI IN GRANTHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE ONLY SIX WEEKS TO THE DAY AFTER HE BROKE HIS COLLARBONE AT FULBECK TRACK TESTING WITH MICK BARRETT RACING. HE WAS DELIGHTED TO BE BACK IN HIS KART

ALEX BROKE HIS COLLARBONE

Alex was testing at Fulbeck track and a karter braked too early and Alex tried to avoid crashing into him and his kart spun off and flipped him out. He was taken by ambulance to Lincolnshire Hospital. With another broken bone Alex missed out on a further 6 weeks of testing and also missed the first race of the Winter Series at Shennington. He is itching to get back into the kart!!!

AUDI SIGN UP SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH ALEX HAMILTON RACING

Although Alex was disappointed and frustrated that he could not compete in the British Championships due to his broken arm which had him out of his kart for almost ten weeks he was somewhat cheered up last month when Audi signed up to a sponsorship deal with Alex Hamilton Racing Ltd. and presented him with a cheque!!

ALEX WAS GIVEN A PRIVATE TOUR OF BRAWN GP

Alex had an amazing day out last week when he visited the Brawn GP Head Quarters in Brackley. He actually sat in Jenson Button's car which had just arrived back to the factory to be stripped and rebuilt after Jenson's win in Istanbul. When asked if he found it exciting Alex said "no not exciting it was Surreal"

ALEX HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT TESTING AT NUTTS CORNER

On Saturday 4th April, the weekend before the start of the Formula Stars British Championship, Alex was testing at Nutts Corner and due to component failure he crashed and was tossed into the air like a rag doll and the kart proceeded to land on top of him breaking his right arm in two places. Three weeks later he has had the full arm cast removed and has a bit more flexibility with the half arm cast. When asked if the accident would put him off karting he laughed and said "it was actually quite exciting until the bloody kart landed on top of me - it's only a broken arm for God's sake!!!". He is very frustrated that he will miss a number of races in the two main British Championships - Super 1's and Formula Stars - but is determined to get back as soon as possible.

ALEX HAS MOVED UP FROM CADETS TO KF3

Alex competed in the 3rd. Winter Series Championship Race at Nutts Corner in Northern Ireland on Saturday 24th January in the Formula KF3 Class and won the Pre-Final and Final. It is his 5th Race in this Class and he is the youngest KF3 Driver in Ireland and the U.K. Photos will be added to his Gallery in due course.

ALEX WINS IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WATERGRASS HILL, CORK

PRESS RELEASE WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY REGARDING ALEX'S WIN OF THE MUCH COVETED IRISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (O PLATE) IN WATERGRASSHILL, CORK LAST WEEKEND.

HAMILTON POWERS TO KARTING VICTORY WITH IRL WIN

Press release to be posted shortly published in Southside People 16th July, 2008 of Alex's win of the All Ireland Karting Championship in the Cadets Class in Tynagh in Galway 28/29th June, 2008, (IRL PLATE) together with Podium Photo.

NORTHERN IRELAND UPDATE

EXTRACT FROM U.K. KARTING MAGAZINE JUNE ISSUE Dublin's Alex Hamilton, although he has only raced for a year or so he has already shown strong form in his trips across to Scotland and England and from the off Hamilton showed what he is made of with two superb race wins. Local competition was intense though from Jason Dickson and multiple champion Scott Finlay which meant that Hamilton really had to keep up his fast pace and on the second day he did just that with another win, a 2nd. and a 5th. However, Dickson also piled on the pressure and on the second day both drivers had added equal points to their total. In the end it couldn't have been closer as the count back showed Hamilton's earlier wins to be crucial and that was enough to see him secure the Ulster Championship trophy with Dickson 2nd. and Finlay 3rd.

HAMILTON ON TOP AT NUTTS CORNER

Article from N.i News Letter, 5th May, 2008: DUBLIN'S Alex Hamilton really laid down the law on Saturday's round of the Ulster Cup Kart Racing series at Nutts Corner, writes JOHN BELSHAW. Young Hamilton has been taking on various championship rounds of recent and the increase in his pace was very apparent when he came home to win by over five seconds from best placed local Scott Finley from Stoneyford. Young Finlay had a tough race of his own with Drumquin's Jason Dickson and in the end he managed to hold off with less than 0.1 seconds to spare. Although Hamilton is not currently taking on all of the Ulster Cup series with a win like Saturday's and a big win in the Ulster Championships at Easter he is certainly giving the local top drivers a hard time of things. In the 125cc Rotax Max Class, Dungiven's Chris Irwin also stormed through to victory by just over two seconds from Ballymoney's Aaron Roper. The second place by Roper still keeps him very much in the championship hunt after winning the April round of the series. Third on the day was Irwin's team mate Martin McLaughlin, also from Dungiven.

HAMILTON REVS UP FOR PROMISING CAREER

Article from Southside People, April 9 THE name Hamilton is one of the most talked about in Formula One circles just now. Lewis Hamilton has made a huge name for himself after exploding onto the Formula One scene in 2007. Those who have been watching his career closely will know that he was recognised around the age of 10 when he raced karts and specifically cadets. Well now you are advised to watch out for another kart racing driver with the surname Hamilton. Alex Hamilton, from Foxrock, has been racing for over a year and is steadily improving all the time. The week before last, Alex hit the big time in the North when he scooped the first major title of the year, the Ulster Championships. Last season the South Dublin youngster showed great potential and everyone knew that a big win was just around the corner. A few trips across to England and Scotland though have shown that the winning potential is there at a higher level, and with such improved pace as a result, he was worth watching at the Nutts Corner Motorsports Centre, Country Antrim. The circuit is well known as a real drivers�

Alex's wins Ulster Championship Easter 2008

Alex Hamilton won this very tough championship at Nutts Corner Easter Monday and Tuesday. It was a six race event over two days and Alex won with a five point lead. See press release in Southside People April 08 "Hamilton revs up to a promising career".

Article in Irish Motoraport Annual 2008.

Nutts Corner winter series - 29th December 2007

Live Karting display and interview along with Alex Sinclair CEO Motorsport Ireland on Ireland AM (TV 3) - October 07.

Appeared in the Motorsport Ireland October 2007 bulletin.

Evening Hearld, Karting Magazines and Local Papers.

Photoshoot with A1GP driver Adam Carroll and appeared on A1GP website as 'Stars of the Future'.

Interview for On the Limit Sports in Athboy 2007. To be shown on TV3 and Setanta Irl/UK