Tyke Durst (R)

Nationality: American

Languages spoken: English

Height/weight: 5’7” / 145 lbs.

Education: Studying for a Mechanical Engineering Technology Degree at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Hobbies: Surfing, snowboarding, fitness, reading, history

Charity support: Drive Toward a Cure -- Parkinsons research and treatment funding

Favorite sport to watch: College football (Nebraska Corn Huskers)

Favorite sports to play: Anything with water under a board, spikeball

Guilty food pleasure: Bread pudding

Best meal I can cook by myself: Jambalaya

Bucket list: A lap around Spa, travel in Europe

The one person I would most like to meet and why: Mario Andretti -- he drove pretty much everything and is undoubtedly one of the best to ever do it

Racing goal: Be the first to win five Indy 500s

Racing hero: Ayrton Senna

Interesting note about me: I am very into naval history and WW2.

Career results:

2023

• Finished 18th in the F4 US Championship claiming best finishes of eighth at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Circuit of The Americas
• Ended the season with nine top-10 finishes

2022

• Contested his first season of car racing in the F4 US Championship, finishing 21st with a best result of sixth at VIRginia International Raceway

2021

• Attended Skip Barber Racing Schools.