Hello, this is
Miro!
Born in 2010, I am a positive and outgoing racer who had my first contact with karting at the age of 3,5. I learned the sport in the club meetings at Kankaanpää UA and I also had my first racing experiences in the Western Finland Cup in 2017. The "real life" racing started with Cadet in 2018.
My goal is to drive karting in a relaxed but constantly improving way. To go as far in motorsport as my skills and other resources allow. I wouldn't mind being involved in such a great sport in some way as an adult. The whole family is enthusiastic and the hobby has also brought a lot of good friends. The sport also teaches resilience and the ability to deal with disappointment. Of course, those successes help you to keep going.
Besides school, the rest of my time is spent with skiing, e-motorsport (@foracer) and cocker spaniel Senna.
Miro in a nutshell:
Name: Miro Leskinen
Year of birth: 2010
Nationality: Suomi Finland
Home town: Kankaanpää
Club: KankUA, Kankaanpään UrheiluAutoilijat
Team: JTL Racing
2024
The main goal of the season was to win the RMC Finland series and it was achieved. In October I will be able to test my speed in a tough International Grand Final in Sarno, Italy. The end of this season will also give me the chance to get my first taste of the Senior series, which I will be racing in 2025.
I will be joined on the track by Mikamet Oy, RengasCenter Kankaanpää, Foracer and Soft Diamond Oy.
2023
The season has started with RMC CEE races in Jesolo, Italy and Bruck, Austria. In Finland, I will drive RMC races in Junior category. The aim is to do as well as possible and finish in the top positions.
2022
Rotax Mini Max P5/19, moving to a bigger chassie in the middle of the season
SJM Mini 60 P12/37
2021
Rotax MiniMax P4/13
IAME Mini P4/53
2020
Rotax Micro Max category, best result Vantaa P1, overal P5. Regional Championship Raket 95 category P1. One SJM race in the Mini60 category.
2019
Raket 95 Micro category, LänsiSuomiCup, Regional Championship P3.
2018
Cadet category, LänsiSuomiCup P3, Karting Federation series P5, one race victory on the home track in Pesämäki.