Katharine Impey is a talented young driver from Wokingham, Berkshire, who is currently studying Motorsport Engineering at Langley College in Slough. Kat started her racing career like many of todays top drivers in karts. At the age of 13 she was racing a 4 stroke Prokart at her local kart club in Camberley, and quickly moved up to a 2 stroke Tonykart Extreme Rotax. In only her first competitive season Kat took second place in the Junior Rotax Championship and gained many wins and podium finishes in other national races around the country.

Kat's second season in karts saw her compete in the national BRDC "Stars of Tomorrow" series (which was televised in 60 countries worldwide). Her goal in this prestigious championship was to be the top girl on the track, which to her great delight she achieved, beating most of the lads into the bargain! All in all a remarkable start to her national racing career.

2004 was a very significant year for Kat, it saw her progress into the highly competitive world of single seater racing in a national series with rounds at all of the country's top circuits including Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and the home of British motorsport, Silverstone. The car chosen for this next phase of her career was the nimble and blisteringly fast Jedi. It was to be a tough year for Kat and her team. As well as a new car to run and new circuits to learn Kat was to find herself up against some of the fastest and most ambitious young racers in the country. After a shaky start Kat and her team assisted by graduate engineers from Jaguar Racing slowly began to find their feet and become a competitive and highly respected new challenger on the grid. The racing was close, fast and frenetic with all the drivers giving 110%. Kat went on to compete in every round of the 2004 Formula Jedi Challenge, finishing in the points in every race and finishing the season an overall 4th in class. A remarkable achievement for a newcomer to single seater racing.

2006 AND BEYOND
It was a strong year in 2006 for Kat, with two race wins, many podium finishes leading the championship but unfortunatly with many car gremelins towards the end of the year!