SIMON COLE – TEAM PRINCIPAL

Race Driver (#41) and Senior Mechanic

Businessman, landlord, entrepreneur, HGV Fitter and passionate about his Truck Racing!

Simon has been racing trucks for 12 years, he thinks he’s widely regarded as the pin up boy of the truck race scene, we’ll leave that to you to figure out!

Plenty of podiums and wins to his cv and regarded as one of the most dynamic and fun to watch driver out there. Simon is a popular member in and out of the paddock.

‘I’m proud of the team’s commitment and passion for preparing for the season. Let’s do this Team CTS!

ARCHIE HANDY

Racing driver (#40) and Mechanic

Archie, son of Simon Cole, has been helping dad from the start in 2014!

Made in the mould of his father, Archie loves his racing and competed in the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship for several years, but these “dinky toys” were just not big enough for young Archie, not enough wheels!

So, when the opportunity arose to go bigger, in September 2023, Archie couldn’t resist purchasing an old Volvo race truck and preparing it for the 2024 season – when Archie was just 19 and still an apprentice HGV fitter.

Now a fully qualified HGV fitter, Archie continues to race, working on both his truck and his dads in his spare time.

He has the same passion for racing as Simon, and the same entrepreneurial spirit – in Autumn 2025 they set up C and H Commercials together.

TOBY COLE

Electrician, Data Analyst,  Team Support and Support Vehicle Driver

Toby is Simon’s brother, so it was always on the cards that he would be part of the CTS#41 team!

With the family “technical bent” and enterprising spirit of his brother (and nephew), Toby is a professional Heating Engineer, running his own business for a number of years.

I’ve always been a massive motorsport fan, being interested in rally cross from an early age which in turn introduced me to circuit racing and all types of Motorsport Championships’.

‘I love the teamwork of getting to the circuits and setting up ready for racing, it’s great, couldn’t ask to work alongside a nicer bunch and look forward to this season and the success we hope to achieve’.

SAM MORSE

Social Media, Team Admin, Championship Liaison and Team Support

Sam has been part of the race team since 2014.

As a manager in the leisure industry his “day job” is somewhat different to his hobby!

He looks after the team’s social media and updates during race weekends, so look out for his Tik Tok, Facebook and Instagram updates.

You’ll see him around the truck racing paddock ensuring the team is ready for every race session, in the right place at the right time, and, hopefully, with all the correct paperwork.

Sam also specialises in nailing jelly to walls and herding cats!!

COLIN PRATT

Cleaning, Basic Servicing, Team Support and Support Driver

Colin has been part of the team since 2023; having been at the first truck race in 1984 it took that long to find a team daft enough to accept him!

A Chartered Mechanical Engineer by qualification, he now owns a consultancy firm specialising in the carriage of dangerous goods.

He looks after the team’s web site, and drives one of the team support vehicles, preparing the paddock in advance of the racing.

During the race weekends Colin makes sure the race trucks are “fuelled” and “watered” for racing and fixes any body work – he’s the one usually smelling of diesel and fiberglass!

If the lights in the paddock go out, or a fuse blows, it’s probably his fault too!

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JOHN MOODY-SMITH

Servicing, Tyres, Team Support and Support Driver

John has been part of the team since 2023, having spent a lifetime as a commercial HGV driver.

Initially an apprentice mechanic, and rally cross racer (which he forgot to tell his mum about), John soon moved away from the spanners, into long distance driving and a life on the road.

And I mean “long distance”, the infamous “Middle East” run, no  London to Brighton “snowflake” is our John, how about Hailsham to Bagdad (and back) by road, with oil well drill bits – keep you busy for a month or so!  Now he can be found “pottering” around the Southeast delivering aggregate.

John brings his work with him, using his Unit as traction for one of the team support trailers and prepares the paddock in advance of the racing.

During the race weekends John looks after “Frankie” and adjusts the tyre pressures on both trucks according to track conditions and driver preferences  prior to the races.

Oh, he’s a world class sailor too – who would have known !