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Nicholas Hamilton is a motorsports racing driver and also an inspirational speaker. He was told as a boy, he would never be able to walk due to his cerebral palsy. He was then informed, he would spend his life reliant on a wheelchair. Not one to be told he cannot do things, with determination and gruelling training, Nic not only walked unaided, but he started to realise his dream of becoming a racing driver.
Nicholas Hamilton is now a regular in the British Touring Car Championship. His story and ‘anything is possible’ attitude inspires anyone and everyone that hears it.
Nic Hamilton is now a rising star of the British motorsport scene. In a notoriously competitive and tough sport, he has established himself as a potential future champion. This is an achievement in any context, but even more so for someone who was told as a child, he would never walk.
Inspiration:
Born with Spastic Diplegia a form of cerebral palsy, which affects the movement of his leg muscles, Nicholas was initially a wheelchair user. He endured years of gruelling, painful training so that by the age of 17 he could walk completely unaided. A huge achievement in itself, but this was just the first part of his unwavering determination to become a racing driver.
Not one to be told what he can and cannot do on the basis of his condition, Nicholas Hamilton earned a seat in the highly competitive Renault Clio Cup. This is the entry level to touring car competition and the gateway to motorsport for many future successful drivers. After a high-profile first season (partly due to his disability, partly due to his brother being Lewis Hamilton) Nic moved to the European Touring Car Cup.
Sponsorship and financial issues in this most money-dependent of sports enforced a season’s break on Nic. Returning to the track within a couple of years he became the first disabled driver to compete in the BTCC.
After a return back to the Clio Cup in 2018, Nicholas is set on continuing his motorsport career. He secured a seat back in the British Touring Car Championship for 2019. He defied all expectations with his ‘anything is possible’ attitude. Nic is also now an inspirational speaker as well as a TOCA racing driver.
As well as racing Nicholas Hamilton is focused on sharing his inspirational story. His belief is, your ambition is limited only by your attitude. Delivered in his genuine, down-to-earth, friendly manner, he recounts his personal story of motivation. Nic and facing down challenges, as well the lessons in teamwork that his sport has instilled.
