Issued: 16 December 2009 allan.dean-lewis@msauk.org
Club Officials seminars 2010 – places available
As detailed in the November issue of e-Wheels, from January to March 2010, the MSA (with the support of the British Motor Sports Training Trust) will be running a series of Club Officials seminars at locations across the UK.
At the time of writing, places are still available at all locations. If you are a club member interested in attending these seminars, approach your club committee or secretary so that you can be considered for inclusion on the list of nominees.
TEAM UK launched
For 2010, the current Race and Rally Elite schemes will be consolidated into one driver development programme – TEAM UK. This will be the pinnacle of the MSA Academy structure revealed earlier this year under the direction of MSA Performance Director, Robert Reid.
Brabham Performance Clinic will operate TEAM UK with race and rally coaches providing specific expertise to supplement the learning shared across all disciplines. Racing legend and 2009 Le Mans champion, David Brabham, will fulfil the role of National Race Coach alongside the highly experienced and three-time British Rally Champion Mark Higgins as National Rally Coach.
In place of the previous application and interview process, a selection panel will determine suitable candidates to make up TEAM UK in 2010. A total of ten places will be available for the most promising athletes across all disciplines and the final team will be announced at Autosport International in January.
First Sport England motor sport funding
The MSA has secured a grant from Sport England to help promote the British Schools Karting Championship and develop karting as a sport within British schools.
The grant represents the first funding secured for motor sport from Sport England and acknowledges the recent progress made by the MSA, which included the development of a Whole Sport Plan for motor sport earlier this year. Significantly, the grant (secured in partnership with the CCPR –