Fellow Motorist: Kenneth Ho, race car driver, entrepreneur, and member of the Shane Ang Racing team Kenneth Ho, 36, a professional race car driver and entrepreneur, talks us through how he got into the sport as an adult and what it takes to become successful as a race car driver. This Fellow Motorist story is part of a series featuring the racing drivers from the Motorist-supported Shane Ang Racing team, a group of Singapore's best drivers who battle it out on track in some of Asia's toughest motorsport competitions. How long have you been a motorist? Less than one year. I'm only 18. Haha, I'm kidding. More like 18 years of driving experience after getting my licence at 18. What do you like and dislike about being a motorist in Singapore? Apart from having ownership of a car, there's nothing to like. All the things I like, such as car meet locations, local motorsports, and car modifications, are slowly being killed off. Whereas for the things I dislike, I could probably write an essay on, like perpetual traffic jams, lack of parking lots, high cost of ownership, et cetera. What would be your ultimate dream car? Pagani Zonda F, manual. How did the ideas for Mini Me Racing and Dorifto come about, from concept to reality? My boss, Shane, asked me, "Can this be done? Can that be done?" And I said yes. How long have you been racing, and how did you get started? I have been racing for only five years. I always dreamed of being a racer since I was a kid, watching Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari years, but I never had the chance. My parents refused when I asked for a go-kart – that was when I was in primary school. F1 drivers usually start
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