0:00:02 > 0:00:06These teenage racers aren't old enough to drive on the roads.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10I'm 15 years old driving race cars, there's nothing better than that.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13As soon as the engine starts, your mind's in gear.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17But at the weekends, they tear up the track.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19- COMMENTATOR: - He's through on the inside track and
0:00:19 > 0:00:22up into fourth place. Come on!
0:00:23 > 0:00:26This season, two teams go head-to-head.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- COMMENTATOR: - Two out of two.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33One is brother and sister.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36We're both competitive and we both want to... Want to beat each other.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40The other - a team of mates.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42They're always going to win.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Racing is my dream.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48It's a tough fight and we'll be with them all the way.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Expect the unexpected, there's no guarantees in this sport.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- Yes!- So, who will be crowned winner of The Racing Set?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59None of my school friends are doing anything as cool as this.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29It's a new season for a fresh batch of 14 to 17-year-old wannabe
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Lewis Hamiltons.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35All are competing in the Ginetta Junior Championship,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38the first round on the racing ladder.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Come on, Dad, I want to go race! Come on.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41All right, all right, I'm here.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46Each time they take to the track in these 120mph speed machines,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49everyone has to promise to play fair.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Jamie, you need to look through those rules and regulations and sign them.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56I guess now the reality begins and it's my first year so,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59the only expectation on me is the one I put on myself
0:01:59 > 0:02:02so I don't really feel too nervous at the moment.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07As it's 14-year-old Jamie's first season, she's being shown
0:02:07 > 0:02:09the ropes by her 16-year-old brother, Ollie,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11and their coach, Chris.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13There will be situations during the race
0:02:13 > 0:02:15when you might need to look after each other.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Will you do that for me in the race?
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Only if you can keep up.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Ha-ha-ha.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Jamie is so promising that she is the first girl to win
0:02:23 > 0:02:28a £40,000 scholarship to compete in the Juniors.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It's obviously great being the only girl in the championships
0:02:30 > 0:02:32but it also puts a lot of pressure on me
0:02:32 > 0:02:36and I hate it and they're always going on about it cos it always
0:02:36 > 0:02:39makes me feel like I should be doing a lot better because I am a girl.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Jamie and Ollie form Team Chadwick.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45But her personal goal today is to win the Rookie Cup.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47The dream for every new driver here.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Another new racer chasing that dream is James.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56It's absolutely amazing driving a proper car.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00I'm only 15 years old and I can't even drive on the road yet.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03James lost out on the scholarship to Jamie
0:03:03 > 0:03:05and he knows that she's the one to beat.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Jamie Chadwick probably is one of my biggest rivals.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I think she is probably one of the
0:03:11 > 0:03:14best rookie drivers out there.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17James's family have stumped up the cash for his season
0:03:17 > 0:03:19so they need him to do well.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Any tactics?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23I don't know, really. Just win.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24- ALL:- Ha-ha-ha.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Is there a corner at all that you're worrying about?- Well, erm...
0:03:32 > 0:03:34It's probably the old hairpin mostly,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38to be honest, cos the car likes to slide through there so...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41And you do get penalised if you take four wheels off the circuit.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Oh!- I did a couple of times in the practice,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45so I have to just keep control of that.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49But before James can show off his racing tactics,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52they all have to take part in the qualifying round.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57How you do in this could make or break your chances later on.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02It's a great opportunity to get the car ready and yourself ready.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06The fastest person in the qualifier will start the race
0:04:06 > 0:04:07right from the front.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11It's called pole position, or P1
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and everyone is after it.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Hoping in the qualifier I can get P1 or at least on the front row
0:04:15 > 0:04:16which would be good.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21As qualifying begins, Jamie
0:04:21 > 0:04:24and James drive out onto the track for their first head-to-head.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Whoever's fastest will have the advantage in the race later on.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Even James's mum and dad are on edge.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Unfortunately this is the most nerve-racking part, is this.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Before the race even starts, you know,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- the timed qualifying...- Terrible.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Cos you need to have good qualifying to be at the front.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45- Front of the grid.- Oh, dear.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48It's scary stuff.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55And it's not just James's qualifying time that's troubling his parents.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00He's a teenager racing a car worth nearly £30,000 and this season
0:05:00 > 0:05:05will cost him a whopping £90,000 - that's a lot of pressure.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08It's up to Mum and Dad to worry about the finance side of things
0:05:08 > 0:05:11and James to concentrate on his racing.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14As qualifying finishes, none of the drivers know how they've done
0:05:14 > 0:05:17until they're back with their teams.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18The results are in.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22For his first time round the circuit, James has done well.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Harry, my team-mate, he came first pole.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28It was Ollie Chadwick next and then my second team-mate, Will Palmer.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30And then me for fourth so...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Cos it was my first time around the circuit, erm,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35you can't really get any better than that, to be honest.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37James's performance has surprised everyone.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Even his team-mates, Will and Harry.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42First time here, and he's doing quite well for his first time.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Like, we normally do quite a few days here before this meeting
0:05:46 > 0:05:49but he's just come here and he's quite quick, he is.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- It's quite annoying because...- Maybe if he was in front of us...
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Yeah, but he's not so...
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Until he is, then we'll be all right.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59But Jamie's had a disappointing qualifying round
0:05:59 > 0:06:01and has come in sixth.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I think there's a lot of people that consider me
0:06:03 > 0:06:05as someone that's paving a path, I guess,
0:06:05 > 0:06:09for other girls to maybe start motorsport but I...
0:06:09 > 0:06:15personally feel like that therefore leaves me a job to do, to do better.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Yeah, there is a bit of additional pressure in that sense.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Back home in Gloucestershire, the pressure of racing is
0:06:20 > 0:06:24lifted as Jamie and Ollie dust off some of their childhood toys.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28And luckily, they have their own field to play in.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- Having fun?- Yep. Might go and find...
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Ah, there's Jamie.- Jamie's got a little motorbike.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39This motorbike - when did you get this? When you were about five?
0:06:39 > 0:06:40It's the same age as Max.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Mike has always supported both of his kids' racing ambitions
0:06:44 > 0:06:46and has been buying them things to race around on
0:06:46 > 0:06:47since they were small.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55When, erm, I was about 10 or 11,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59my dad bought a really old Peugeot 205 to have a bit of a,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02a little drive around and it wouldn't matter if we wrecked it a little bit.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Then,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06sort of taught by my dad and Ollie,
0:07:06 > 0:07:07I learnt how to drive
0:07:07 > 0:07:10and by the end of it we were doing handbrake turns going down the hill.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16So, having two teenagers constantly on the move can be difficult
0:07:16 > 0:07:17to control,
0:07:17 > 0:07:19and Ollie usually takes the lead.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Jamie!
0:07:20 > 0:07:21Stop that!
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I sometimes tell Jamie to do things and sometimes she just will so...
0:07:26 > 0:07:27It's quite good.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31I just sort of do what he tells me to do most of the time.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I don't know if it's a good thing.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Jamie and Ollie aren't the only ones who've been driving
0:07:39 > 0:07:40since they were tiny.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44James started his racing career in go-carts at the age of nine.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46These are just all my carting trophies.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49All that I've come in the podium or the top five.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I've won the GP Plate
0:07:51 > 0:07:55and over here, I've won the Open Championship, the O Plate.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Winning it for the team and everybody in the team was absolutely amazing.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05James fixes go-karts for other people to help the family finances.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10This is the cadet car which I'm basically stripping down and building
0:08:10 > 0:08:13back up and cleaning everything, making sure everything is perfect.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I'm doing all of this to build up money for my Ginetta's,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18because it cost so much money to do,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20I have to do something in the weekend.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22But even with James's help,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26finding the money to support his racing is tough for the family.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29So, mate, it's this season.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- We're going to have to do the best we can do.- Hmm.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34There's no pressure on you.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36We get one crack at this, erm...
0:08:36 > 0:08:38It doesn't matter where you finish
0:08:38 > 0:08:40but you know our financial situation, you know
0:08:40 > 0:08:45what Mum and I are having to go through to put you out there.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- The main important thing for us is that you enjoy it.- OK.- OK?
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Yeah, yeah.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Fingers crossed
0:08:51 > 0:08:53we'll pull a sponsor in.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54You know, it's so important for us
0:08:54 > 0:08:57to get this sponsor on-board
0:08:57 > 0:09:00if we're going to carry this motor racing on.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Without a sponsor, James is asking a huge amount from his mum and dad.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06And back at the track, as the race approaches,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09he's very aware of their sacrifice.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I'm nervous, my heart's definitely beating,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I've always got a thing in the back of my head -
0:09:14 > 0:09:17bring the car home with no scratches or it'll cost my mum and dad.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21But as soon as the engine starts, your mind's in gear
0:09:21 > 0:09:24and you basically go and do your business and go and race.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Meanwhile, Jamie's got her head down studying the track.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32When the race begins, she'll start in sixth,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34two places behind James.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36So she needs to work hard to make up the time.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- This is your really strong area from here...- Yeah.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41..all the way through to here.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45When I was sort of, on people, lining up down here, I braked too late to
0:09:45 > 0:09:48get on the bumper and didn't get quite the run out, so yeah...
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Exactly. Right, so don't...
0:09:51 > 0:09:53If necessary, sacrifice.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55If you think they're going a bit quick or right on the edge,
0:09:55 > 0:09:56you've got to think to yourself,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- "I'm out of this little bit to get the run."- Yeah.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00To get them come down here.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01And that's it.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04All we can do is hope that we have a great one.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07It's race time and at moments like these
0:10:07 > 0:10:10the parents are as nervous as the kids.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12All right, James, are you ready?
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- Ah, you had a drink?- Yeah, I've had a drink.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Have you been to the toilet? - I've been to the toilet!
0:10:16 > 0:10:17I know, I know, I know. I'm your mum.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Right, get in the zone and good luck...- OK.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- ..and I'll see you at the end. - OK, thank you. See you. Thanks, bye.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I'm really looking forward to it, actually.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29I'm not as nervous as I normally am.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31It's a weird combination of emotions
0:10:31 > 0:10:35because even though you want them to stay safe, you want them to win.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Everyone's in position and...
0:10:39 > 0:10:40They're off!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- COMMENTATOR: - Lights on here, at Donington Park.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Harry Woodhead in black. Ollie Chadwick in yellow.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48If you just look at the light blue car there,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51that is Ollie's younger sister, Jamie.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Coming across from fourth on the grid, it's James Kellet,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56top rookie on the grid.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01Just seconds into the race, James's team-mate, Harry, is in the lead,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04whilst Jamie's brother, Ollie, tussles for second place.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06COMMENTARY CONTINUES
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Ollie is off the track.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It's a terrible start for him.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17It means Jamie and James move up a position.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22But with a determined Ollie behind her, that doesn't last long.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- COMMENTATOR: - Trying to go through on the inside
0:11:24 > 0:11:26to pass his younger sister, he's through on the inside...
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Ollie then overtakes Jamie and James,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32and leaves them to fight it out for fourth place.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- COMMENTATOR: - Jamie Chadwick is trying to go the
0:11:34 > 0:11:35long way round as well...
0:11:37 > 0:11:39..but no, she's been muscled out...
0:11:39 > 0:11:43In a bold move, James nudges Jamie off.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's in the rules, but she's left behind.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52Quickly Jamie gets back on James's tail and then disaster strikes!
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- COMMENTATOR: - Oh, my goodness!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56With a punctured tyre, her race is over.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Now, James speeds up to battle for second.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- We're P3.- Oh!- Come on!
0:12:11 > 0:12:14As Ollie pushes too hard, James takes full advantage.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- COMMENTATOR: - He's going to come out on top!
0:12:16 > 0:12:19James is neck and neck with Ollie in the final straight.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23And then, unbelievably, James comes second.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26He's won the Rookie Cup.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28I don't have any words.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Excited and happy.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Proud.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Whoo.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Emotional wreck. Ha-ha!
0:12:38 > 0:12:40I don't really know what to say to be honest cos
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I just stayed behind and they were battling.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I was able to get through on the last corner but, erm...
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Yeah, it was a really good race.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51James has done himself and his family proud.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55You know, we came here on the back of everybody,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and he's put it together.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Good old Yorkshire.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02But not everyone is so jubilant.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05When you do have a crash and something goes wrong and it ends
0:13:05 > 0:13:09so quickly, it's obviously massively disappointing for not only
0:13:09 > 0:13:11myself but everyone who has put the hard work in.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Results and podiums and things is what everybody is working for
0:13:15 > 0:13:18and when you don't get them, it's massively disappointing.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21And Jamie's not the only one disappointed.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I made a mistake which dropped me back down the order,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26and that cost me second place, really.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29With Ollie coming third, James second, Harry first
0:13:29 > 0:13:32and James securing the Rookie Cup as well,
0:13:32 > 0:13:34James has had an amazing day.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Frenetic final corner with cars going left right and centre...
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Yes, it was amazing. Amazing race.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45James is the star today.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47But there are plenty more trophies to fight for
0:13:47 > 0:13:51in their bid to become champion of The Racing Set.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56Next time...
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Ollie rides high.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Sister, Jamie, finds it tough.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03This is really devastating.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05And they are all pushed to their limits
0:14:05 > 0:14:07as they hit the fastest track
0:14:07 > 0:14:08in the UK.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10It's so scary, you have to hang on for dear life.