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  • Dunlop Race Academy: Now with Motorsport News - Be the first to comment!

    February 11th, 2009

    The 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.

  • Racing Steps Foundation: 2008 season review - 1 Comment!

    February 3rd, 2009

    It 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.

  • London 2012: How much funding should Olympic sports receive? - Be the first to comment!

    January 29th, 2009

    The BBC is reporting that eight Olympic sports have had their London 2012 funding cut following an overall budget shortfall of £50 million. In total, eight Olympic sports have had budgets cut by 50% or more with Shooting (-75.5%), Wrestling (-68.1%) and Fencing (-59%) hit hardest. Before I say anything more, I’d like to state [...]

  • MSA British Race Elite: My Application - 2 Comments!

    January 27th, 2009

    Ever since it was launched in January 2007, I have applied for the MSA British Race Elite programme. Run in tandem with its sister programme, MSA British Rally Elite, together they are the only driver development schemes officially sanctioned by our governing body – the Motor Sports Association.

  • 2009 Dunlop Race Academy – Good News for British Motorsport - 2 Comments!

    January 10th, 2009

    I’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.