Luke started competing in 1998 in the Junior White Rose Autograss Championship and it was soon apparent that he had somewhat of a special talent, recalls his Dad, John:

"When we started we had an old Mini that was at least 10-15 bhp down on the rest of the field, but despite that he still managed to win the championship in his first season!

Luke then managed to surpass that achievement by winning the Senior Championship in the same car, despite being up against teams that had more than four times Luke's budget.

The turn of the millennium saw Luke pass his driving test and compete in his first rally in a Peugeot 205 GTI.

Over the years Luke has forged a fantastic reputation both on and off event, with a number of top teams recognising Luke's technical development qualities that have seen him contribute significantly to the development of a variety of leading rally cars. Luke has also forged an excellent reputation in the media with him regularly contributing to a number of newspapers, magazines, websites and TV.

2007 has been an outstanding year for Luke, having been crowned Silverstone Tyres Stars 1400 Rally Champion (with Co-Driver Martyn Taylor). Driving a Chris Birkbeck prepared Ford KA, Luke overcame problems in the earlier rounds of the Championship to finish strongly and clinch victory in the final event of the season.

In Rally GB Luke and Martyn won their class and made light of the fact that it was their first outing in the MGZR. And despite driving the lowest powered car in the event they finished comfortably ahead of many of their more powerful rivals.

2008 has seen Luke build on his driver management relationship with Sintura Sports Marketing and his highly successful partnership with Chris Birkbeck, this time in a Ford Puma, culminating in his nomination for the 2008 Pirelli Star Driver Award.

2009 has been another outstanding year for Luke who has been crowned Swift Sport Cup Champion, BRC R1 Class Winner and for the second successive year is a finalist for the 2009 Pirelli Star Driver Award.

Watch this space for updates on Luke's plans for 2010!