Friday, 3 July 2009

Silverstone - Racing Steps Foundation


Before the major World Series by Renault event at Silverstone this weekend, the Racing Steps Foundation, who are tasked with funding selected up-and-coming British racing talent, arranged a photo-shoot and media day in the BRDC Club at the famous Grand Prix track. The five chosen drivers, all supremely talented, and all with outstanding karting CV's, were on hand to meet with the members of the media.

From left to right in the above photograph is karting champion Jake Dennis, with Formula Renault winner James Calado next. Top representative Oliver Turvey is in the middle, racing in the 3.5 litre Renault World Series class, and fresh from his astonishingly competent victory in Monte Carlo just a few weeks earlier. Next along is the superbly laid-back Jack Harvey, now in Formula BMW, but who won the Asian-Pacific title at Suzuka in Japan last year, with last but not least, another rising karting star Jacob Stilp, whose father Daniel and his uncle Jonathan had in previous years set earlier roots for Jacob to grow from.

The Racing Steps Foundation (RSF) is vitally important to these five drivers, and is an incredibly forward-thinking organisation that provides these talented individuals, with funding to help take them up the racing ladder, at a time when their racing careers might otherwise grind to a halt.

Formula 1 is possible - could Oliver Turvey be the next British driver, with RSF support, to make that move..?

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