Autistic racing driver enjoys 'good' pressure

Bobby Trundley races for the world's only competitive team of all-disabled racing drivers

An autistic racing driver has said the sport puts him under "a good type of pressure".

Bobby Trundley, from Wokingham, Berkshire, races for Team BRIT, the world's only competitive team of all-disabled racing drivers.

He has come a long way since he ran out of a go-karting party as a child because he felt overwhelmed, but now he says the experience is "amazing".

He and his teammate are currently closing in on a championship win, and are four points in the lead with three more rounds to go.

Mr Trundley said being part of the team was "amazing"

Mr Trundley, 24, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 10.

"I went to a go-kart party back in 2010 and I ran out of the building crying because I had autistic overload," he said

"[But] they talked me back in, and I fell in love with it once I got behind the wheel of a go-kart and I never looked back."

He has been part of Team BRIT since 2019.

"It's such an amazing feeling," he said.

"To be around the team, where the race team have their own data station, everyone's talking to the driver coach, everyone's working out how to get the maximum result for the team... all the teamwork and the camaraderie - it's an amazing feeling."

Mr Trundley was diagnosed with autism aged 10

He said motorsports could be "cruel".

"Obviously we're under pressure to deliver, there is a lot of pressure on mine and the team's and everyone's shoulders," he said.

"[But] it's a good type of pressure."

He said there were three rounds still to go - Snetterton in Norwich, Oulton Park in Cheshire and the Into The Night Race in Brands Hatch, Kent.

"I can't thank Team BRIT enough," he said.

"They're working so hard on the car and we're improving every time... fingers are crossed."