THE thrills and spills of car racing have helped Chris Owen, pictured below, onto the fast track to success.

The 27-year-old from Neston finds the excitement of racing puts him in 'pole position' to tackle his job as senior quantity surveyor with developer Redrow Homes. He cmae seventh in his first professional race.

"Racing has always been a passion of mine and it's great to finally be taking part in professional competitions," said Chris. "Reaching speeds of over 100 miles an hour is really invigorating, and it certainly puts you in the mood to conquer the world!"

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