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article_snippet: I wanted to have a go, but when I got into a kart the noise scared me.
article_snippet: I was also worried that I wouldn't be able to control the brake with my foot. '
article_snippet: My father encouraged me, but when I drove a kart for the first time in an empty car park, I hit a high kerb and went over a drop into 6in of water.
article_snippet: I decided that was the end of it, especially when the engine started smoking.
article_snippet: But Dad said that if you fall off a horse, you should get back on straight away.'
article_snippet: I developed my leg muscles by walking as much as I could unaided, which wasn't so easy.'