2300 Club presents: The John Easson Award 2013 …
The 2300 Club is proud to announce the details of the 2013 John Easson Award for young rally drivers.
First run in 2004, the Award is named after rally driver John Easson, a regular rally competitor and a generous supporter of the 2300 Club before tragically losing his life in an air accident in 1999.
For 2013, the John Easson Award will once again feature the successful format of assisting a young British Driver with financial support, and maintain its place as the UK’s number one free-to-enter cash prize rally Award.
Allan Durham, Award Scheme Manager, explained: “As a committee we are always looking at ways to manage the award to ensure the winning applicant receives the full benefit of the prize to assist them in their rallying activities. The award is open to drivers from all Disciplines of rallying, and a junior driver has just has much chance of being chosen for the award as an experienced driver.
The prize is as always fantastic; and worth a total of £4,000 cash to the selected applicant, a huge reward for only a little effort and absolutely no cost.”
The £4,000 prize fund will be used to pay entry fees for a selection of rallies the winning applicant takes part in during the 2014 season, which the committee feel will help ease the financial burden placed on a young driver during their rally season.
The final selection process will see the top three applicants for the award being invited to an informal interview with a panel of judges who will decide the overall John Easson Award winner.
The Award is free to enter and open to all drivers who fit the following criteria:
Age under 25 on November 30th 2013, Resident in the British Isles, including Northern Ireland. Entries close on the 30th November 2013.
Drivers who wish to enter should send the following details as a minimum to the Award scheme manager:
(a) current motorsport CV outlining experience and results to date
(b) video footage from a rally or test session from OUTSIDE the car; i.e. spectator or TV footage, not in or on car footage.
(c) covering letter explaining why the panel should select them as winner and their aims for their future in rallying
(d) reference letter from any 3rd party
Entry presentations can be as inventive and detailed as a driver wants to make them; the above criteria are a minimum and we always look forward to receiving some interesting presentations!
And of course applications from previous applicants are always welcomed, and it should be noted many of our winners had been previous applicants.
Entries should be sent to the John Easson Award Manager, Allan Durham at the contacts below:
John Easson Award
Allan Durham
C/o Pro-Tec Motorsport
Unit 6, Clifton Business Park
Preston New Road
Clifton, Preston
Lancashire, PR4 0XQ
Previous JEA winners:
2004: George Collister, Isle of Man
2005: Stevie Brown, Scotland
2006: Ryan Borthwick, Scotland
2007: Alick Kerr, Scotland
2008: Philip Scholes, England
2009: Mark McCulloch, Scotland
2010: Sara Williams, Wales
2011: Osian Pryce, Wales
2012: Matt Griffin, England
2013 ? It could be you ..
Further information:
Email: alland@2300club.org
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