West Lothian stock car racer Caitlin is miles ahead of the rest

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A young stock car driver is racing ahead of the competition thanks to wins across the UK and abroad.Caitlin Mitchell (11) is out in front when it comes to the sport and was named Crimond Raceway Driver of the Year for the 2022 season.She has now progressed to the next level – learning to race mini stock cars, using an accelerator, clutch and brake.Her mum Amanda said the whole family is extremely proud of what the East Calder Primary pupil has achieved in the three years she’s been racing.She said: “As she’s grown-up, any kind of hobby she’s eventually given up, but with the racing she’s really focused on it and we always thought at the end of her micro career that would be her, but she was asking to do the next formula, which is a bug jump.“You go from a micro F2, which is basically a go-kart, whereas the car she’s in now, we’ve basically had to teach her how to drive.“At just 10 years old she was going round a track, using a clutch, accelerator and a brake, you think it’s crazy at that age.”Caitlin had been racing the Micro S2 stock cars for ages seven to 11 years and as she turned 11 recently, has progressed up to the next formula, which is mini-stocks.She races every weekend at Cowdenbeath in Fife and has travelled to Crimond in Aberdeen, Taunton, Skegness and Aldershot and Ireland and is the only Scottish kid to travel to races in Holland.Amanda continued: “She’s benefitted a lot from us travelling, we had some really good sponsors last year, and gave her the opportunity to travel.“It’s a family thing, her dad’s involved, I raced when I was younger and we go on holiday every year to Greece, we’re friendly with the people who own the go-karts and that’s how she eventually wanted to do it herself.“A lot times, because