Dean has been karting since the age of 3 years old and received his first kart on his 1st birthday. Karting is certainly in his blood, going back to his great grandfather with Italian connections. Dean is widely recognised as ‘Deano’ or the ‘Pint Scot’ and certainly turns heads when he steps out of his kart. He was the youngest and last ever winner of the Scottish Championship in Comer Cadet, at the age of just 8. He also became the last ever winner of the MSA British Comer Cadet Championship, at the age of 11. Previous winners of that title include British Motorsport icons Lewis Hamilton and Paul Di Resta.