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1995

Started racing mid season in British Mini Moto championship.
Finished 5th overall in the Junior Class.

1996

1st in the Mini Moto British Junior (7-9yrs) Championship.

1997

1st in the Mini Moto British Junior (7-12yrs) Championship.

1998

1st in the Mini Moto British Junior (7-12yrs) Championship.

1998

1st in the Paul Godward Trophy Class Championship.

1999

1st in class in 4 Junior Road Race meetings riding a Honda MBX 80cc.

1999

Given special dispensation at the age of 12 to take part in the Aprilia Challenge 125cc Championship.

• Finished 6th overall.

• Only rider to finish every race in a points scoring position.

• Youngest ever rider in the history of the Championship.

• Set a new lap record at Donington Park National circuit ( yet to be beaten ).

• Awarded ‘Superteen of the Year’ for 1999.

2000

Runner-up in the Aprilia Challenge 125cc Championship. Set lap records at Oulton Park, Brands Hatch and Thruxton.

• On the podium 15 times out of 22 races in the 2 years competing in the championship.

• Youngest ever rider to compete in a British Championship Road Racing event.

2001

British 125 Championship—7th overall, after completing 8 of 13 rounds. Youngest ever winner of a British Championship race in July at Thruxton at the age of 14 years 5 months. A dominant win again at Donington in October also claiming pole position and a new national lap record. Nominated for BBC ‘Young Sports Personality of the Year’. Made the final 10 out of 600 entries. Contested all rounds of the Spanish National 125 Championship
with Telefonica Movistar team under the management of Alberto Puig and carefully watched by Dorna (GP organisers). At each round Chaz listened, learned, improved and gave 100%, impressing both Alberto Puig and Dorna.

2002

Dorna place Chaz with Team Matteoni Racing to compete in the 125cc Grand Prix World Championship riding a kit Aprilia.

Chaz becomes the youngest rider ever to compete in a full season of GP Motorcycle racing.

Scored World Championship points in Estoril, Portugal. Set a new record as the youngest BRITISH rider ever to score world championship points. Completed nearly 6000 kms in total, competing in 12 different countries, crossing 5 continents. Ended the 2002 season in 29th place out of 46 regular riders.

2003

Chaz signs for Aprilia Germany on the back of the consistent performance in his 125cc 'Rookie' season.

Youngest rider ever to score World Championship points in the 250cc class finishing 15thplace in the Gauloises Africa's Grand Prix.

Scored first top 10 finish at the Cinzano Rio Grand Prix, finishing 9th in the overall race classification.

Finished 14th in the 250cc World Championship Classification out of the 33 regular starters.

Successfully sat and passed 9 GCSE examinations mid way through the season, achieving B and C grades in all.

Top 3 shortlist BBC 'Young Sports Personality of the Year'

BBC Midland 'Breakthrough Award 2003'

Welsh Federation Motorcycling 'Sports Person of the Year 2003'

2004

Signs once again for Aprilia Germany riding a 250cc "kit" Aprilia

Youngest rider in the class by nearly two years

Finished 8th in Brno, beating the 2003 World Champion.

Nominated for OCS "Young Sportperson of the year 2004"

Fastest ever British rider to lap Donington Park on a 250cc machine

Finished 9th in Malaysia

Finished 6th in Australia

Finished 5th in Valencia

Finished 13th in the 250cc World Championship Classification out of the 36 regular starters