About Maxim Motorsport |
Maxim's Profile |
Name: Maxim Allan Erickson |
Nickname: Mad Max |
Date of Birth: 19th July 1996 |
Residence: Toowoomba, Australia |
Nationality: Australian / Swedish |
School: Downlands College |
Hobbies: Fitness, Motorsport |
Racing Idols: The Brabham Family |
Ultimate Ambition: TCR / Supercars |
Current Racing Series: N/A |
Karting Debut: 2006, Racing Debut:
2016 |
Racing Team: Maxim
Motorsport |
Maxim Erickson's decision to become a
motor racing driver started after he tried his friend's sprint
bitumen go-kart at the age of 9, and winning his first state
title the following year. From their his career accelerated with
many podiums and winning various, awards, classes, challenges,
series, championships, state cups and titles. Maxim is currently
taking a break from racing to focus on his self development but is striving to become a professional motor racing driver competing in the
Supercars Championship or any other professional motor racing
category in Australia or Overseas.
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Career Highlights |
Driver Coach / Instructor (2016 -
2019)
V8 Race Experience
(Queensland Raceway) |
Vehicle Manufacture Tours (2019)
Drive Active Safety Course (Norwell Motorplex)
Jaguar (The Art of Performance Stadium Tour) |
(2019)
Response / Course / Medical Car Driver
(Queensland Raceway) |
Australian V8 Touring Car
Series (2018)
Raced with Terry Wyhoon's Image Racing
Debut @ 2018 Ipswich SuperSprint
Selected / Competed @ 2018 Ipswich SuperSprint & 2018 The Bend
SuperSprint |
Australian V8 Ute Racing Series (2016 - 2017)
Raced with Peters Motorsport
Debut @ 2016 Gold Coast 600 Selected / Competed @ 2016 Gold Coast 600 / 2017 Winton SuperSprint / 2017 Ipswich
SuperSprint /
2017 SCA Bathurst 1000 / 2017 Gold Coast 600 / 2017
Newcastle 500 Top 10 finish in 2017 Championship
5th Place - 2017 Gold Coast 600 (Race 3) |
Excel Cup (2016)
Debut 2016 @ Lakeside Raceway
Final (Grid 2) / Finished 3rd
Hard Charger Award - QRDC Rd1
3rd Overall - QRDC Rd6 |
Series X3 Qld (2017)
Raced with BPRO
Fastest Qualifier -
Shannons Nationals Rd5
4th Overall - Shannons Nationals Rd5 |
Karting (2006 - 2019)
Raced with TonyKart Australia / JT Motorsport
Class: Midgets (Cadet 9), Rookies (Cadet 12), Junior
National Light, Junior Max & KA TaG
Winning various: Awards, Classes, Challenges, Series,
Championships, State Cups & Titles (from Club to State to
National) |
Karting - Honorable Awards
'HDR Race for Daniel Charity'
Inugural Champion & Fastest Qualifier
(Daniel Morcombe Foundation)
Ron Duffield Gold Memorial Award
Selected / Competed @ 2015 Race of Stars
Sportsmanship Award - 'Young Guns Title'
Sportsmanship Award - 'Premier State Cup'
'QLD C Grade State Title' Midget (Cadet 9) Inugural Champion
'Mack Truck Top Dog Challenge' Champion
'Junior Top Gun Challenge' Champion
'Southern Stars Series' Champion
'The Yamaha' Champion
'Two Track Challenge' Champion (7 wins from 7 Races)
'Karter of the Year' |
Racing a Dream to Believe, Achieve and Succeed! |
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