Dan Weldon, born Daniel Clive Wheldon, was born on June 22, 1978 in Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. At the age of 4, Dan took up karting with funding that he received from his father, although little did he know this would be the start of his long term passion that he would later turn into a career. During his school years, Dan worked his way through the junior ranks of motor racing and balanced his education with his hobby – completing his GCSEs while attending Bedford School at the age of 16 – regularly taking time off to race.  While in the United Kingdom, Weldon developed a rivalry with…