Autistic racing duo form championship 'super team'

(L-R) Bobby Trundley and Sandro Ballesteros will be racing at the 2024 Club Enduro Championship

Two autistic racing drivers are set to pair up to form a "super team" to take part in a national motorsport competition.

Bobby Trundley, 24, from Wokingham has partnered with Sandro Ballesteros, 16, from Rochdale, to compete in the 2024 Club Enduro Championship.

Both were diagnosed with autism from childhood and found motorsport helped them cope with the condition.

Mr Trundley said they were taking the championship seriously and were "in it to win in”.

Mr Trundley is a driver for Team BRIT, which is the world’s only competitive team of all-disabled racing drivers, and will drive an Audi TT.

Both drivers found they had a talent for karting at a young age - Mr Trundley become passionate about the sport aged eight, while Mr Ballesteros was five.

The duo have described their autism as their “super power”.

Mr Trundley (left) said he was looking forward to racing with Mr Ballesteros (right) because “he's a fantastic driver"

Mr Trundley said: “We both found our passion for racing in karting, so are equally as competitive and are therefore taking the championship really seriously – we’re in it to win in.

“It will be a great opportunity to mentor Sandro, sharing what I’ve learnt in my five years with Team BRIT."

Mr Ballesteros said: “We also share the same goals off the track too, using our racing to share autism awareness and acceptance, supporting and hopefully inspiring others.

“I think we will make a great team as we are both dreaming of racing in the 24 hours of Le Mans one day.

"With a full team racing on the spectrum that really would make history."