His first serious racing took place in 1993 in the Caterham K Series Championship, where he finished the season second in points.
In 2001 he got a drive in the British Touring Car Championship, replacing Thomas Erdos for the final two races at Brands Hatch, in a Lexus IS200 for ABG Motorsport/Total Motorsport.
He was due to drive for Total Motorsport full-time in the 2002 BTCC with Richard Dean as his team-mate but nothing came of this.
(https://www.crash.net/btcc/news/7090/1/two-lexus-for-2002-btcc) In 2007, Sutcliffe set competitive times around the National Circuit at Silverstone in Honda's RA 107 Formula One car, and managed speeds of 178 mph along the back straight.
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