BUDDING race ace Chloe Edwards has been given a sponsorship boost from programming specialists Ryland Technology Limited.

At 16 years old Chloe is one of the youngest female racing drivers in the country.

The young speed queen, who is eldest daughter of former Touring Car race winner Jim Edwards Junior, is the only girl taking part in the PlayStation Ginetta Junior Championship.

Under the deal, Ryland, which is based in Corporation Street, High Wycombe, has agreed to develop a new website for the rising star. The firm builds websites and offers custom software and database solutions.

The youngster, who lives in Holyport, near Maidenhead, is following a family tradition. Her father and grand father, Jim Edwards are racing personalities. Her younger sister, Jade is planning to take up the sport.

"We are very pleased to be sponsoring Chloe Edwards and her sister Jade who is expected to start racing next year," said Ryland's Paul Butler.

"We want to help them in their careers and if providing them with a professional website shows they are to be taken seriously then we will have helped them tremendously."

The Ginetta championship is a two-seater sports car racing championship open to 14 to 16 year olds. It visits six circuits during 2005 including Brands Hatch and Silverstone.

Sky Sports will televise the championship rounds at Rockingham Motor Speedway in August and the rounds held at Brands Hatch will be part of the Motor Sport News 50th anniversary celebrations with an expected audience of about 35,000 spectators.

Once complete, Chloe's new website will be used to support her in her racing career and offers fans a portal where they can obtain track-side information.

The site, which is currently under contruction and will be available in two weeks' time, doesn't currently have an address. It will, though, feature Chloe's younger sister if she plans to follow the family tradition next year.