Formula Ford title

Taylor Cockerton won the 2014/15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship title after a dominating performance in the second half of the competition.

The St Paul’s student had a shaky start to the season with three ‘did-not-finishes’ that left him with zero points after the first six races.

“The title was almost beyond our grasp but we knew we had the speed and the confidence to keep going,” Taylor said.

The 17-year-old made a speedy comeback winning almost every race he entered after the third round of the series. He also scored maximum points in the final round by qualifying fastest and winning all three races including the Ron Frost Memorial Trophy feature race.

Taylor has since completed a highly successful test in the new Toyota Racing Series FT50 car with the aim of taking part in the 2016 Toyota Racing Series and the V8 Supercars in future years.