(http://www.cqnews.com.au/news/gladstone-what-you-make-of-it-monday-male/2247767/)
Brad Fleetwood loves spending time in the outdoors and is happy to call Gladstone home. (Pic: Mike Richards)
BRAD Fleetwood is a born and bred Gladstone man and that is a situation he is delighted with.
On weekends when the weather is good you can find him taking part in one of a great many outdoor activities.
“The diversity of stuff to do here is great. ‘We have the ocean, Awoonga Lake, so many sports, the track …
“It (Gladstone) is really what you make of it.”
For the past 12 years he has worked as a boat mechanic.
However, he also loves four-wheeled transport, especially karts.
He first experienced go-karting when he was seven and is now the vice president of the Gladstone Kart Club.
Mr Fleetwood races on the circuit once a month, but he is at the track most weekends.
It was a big weekend for the club, which held a come and try day on Sunday.
“A lot more people turned up than expected,” Mr Fleetwood said.
