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Dunlop Race Academy: Now with Motorsport News - Be the first to comment!
February 11th, 2009The 2009 Dunlop Race Academy gained the support of Motorsport News this week as it officially announced its judges. The scholarship, which will provide a fully funded drive in the Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup for 2010, has also now opened for the registration on the Dunlop Drivers Know website.
The now, Dunlop Motorsport News Race Academy (sort-of, because Dunlop doesn’t call it that), judges are: James Bailey (Dunlop PR chief), former academy winner Simon Shaw, BTCC racer Paul O’Neil (and half-brother to Sporty Spice) and Motorsport News journalist Matt James.
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Racing Steps Foundation: 2008 season review - 1 Comment!
February 3rd, 2009It has been over a year now since the initial announcement of the Racing Steps Foundation. In 2008, the programme enjoyed its first full season of competition. During this time, it has enjoyed success, disappointment and at the hands of British Formula Ford champion Wayne Boyd, controversy. I thought this was a good excuse to take a look back at the programme, its participants and what they achieved over the year.
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2009 Dunlop Race Academy – Good News for British Motorsport - 2 Comments!
January 10th, 2009I’ve written a lot recently about the various motorsport scholarships on offer in British motorsport recently. Well, now there is a new addition (kind-of) – The 2009 Dunlop Race Academy and the prize is a fully funded drive in the 2010 Dunlop Sport Maxx Cup.
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Spreading the wealth: Who’s getting all these scholarships and awards? - 3 Comments!
October 17th, 2008Over the last few weeks there have been plenty of announcements. First, the initial five McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of Year nominees were announced. Next, Porsche announced the six drivers to be evaluated at Silverstone for the new Carerra Cup GB Scholarship. And finally, the Racing Steps Foundation announced that 2008 British Formula Ford Champion Wayne Boyd will be the recipient of the fully funded Formula Renault UK drive with championship winning Fortec Motorsport.
During this spate of announcements, I was wondering: Is it just me, or do many of the same names keep coming up, time after time? I decided to take a look and see what I could find.
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The Racing Steps Foundation… almost. - Be the first to comment!
November 8th, 2007The motorsport press (Autosport, Pitpass, Motorsport News) is reporting a new funding initiative setup to help young British drivers reach the pinnacle of the sport (F1). Founded by businessman Graham Sharp, the Racing Steps Foundation (RSF) will provide two drivers with a fully funded seat in 2008. The two drives will be with Fortec Motorsport in Formula Renault UK and also Carlin Motorsport in British Formula Three.
