I'd like to get feedback from people about a proposal put to me recently. The £1 Future Stars Fund is an idea suggested by Steve Dunn, whose son Jay will be competing in this year's BSS. Before you dismiss it out of hand, please be aware that it's easy to say "It won't work" if no one supports it. If that happens, then we can only blame ourselves for not contributing.
The aim of the fund is to give opportunities to Britain's young talent to one day see a young British motorcycle racer lift the MotoGP trophy.
Many of these talented youngsters are more than qualified to further their careers as racers. However, the majority will get so far only to find a huge stumbling block at a critical part of their development: FINANCE! So often, riders have huge talent but not bottomless pockets to fund (just from family, friends and local small businesses) the astronomical and ever-increasing costs involved in making the necessary step even to BSB. So the dream ends, leaving them to seek everyday employment and spend their working lives dreaming what might have been.
The £1 future stars fund is solely designed to ensure they do have the finance to take the next all important steps. By which time teams and manufacturers alike will be offering them lucrative contracts which in turn would promote the fund further by the successful candidates promoting the very fund that gave them that all important backing.
If everyone who is passionate about motorcycles and motorcycle racing donated just one pound (potentially 10 to 15 million people), it would enable the fund to finance potentially the top 50-100 talented youngsters to experience essential testing and development skills, thus enhancing their ability, ultimately resulting in a full time racing contract.
Other fund raising areas include:
Adding £1 to the price of a track day for the fund.
£1 on the price of show & race day tickets.
Increasing the price of every new motorcycle sold in the UK by £1.
The aim of this would be to fund our youngsters year on year.
The fund would be proportionally divided between the prospective candidates, to ensure no single candidate received preferential treatment. All the UK racing clubs would nominate their five most talented riders for assessment. Successful applicants would receive funds to reach the next step of their career ladder. The aim is to maintain the momentum year on year (by virtue of the continuing additions to the fund as described above). Imagine in 5 years time how many potential stars we might have in the top flight.
That's the proposal in a nutshell. You can see more about it at www.jaydunn.co.uk. Alternatively, please email [email protected]. We are very keen to get feedback; the campaign is in it's early days and any constructive comment will be gladly received.
The aim of the fund is to give opportunities to Britain's young talent to one day see a young British motorcycle racer lift the MotoGP trophy.
Many of these talented youngsters are more than qualified to further their careers as racers. However, the majority will get so far only to find a huge stumbling block at a critical part of their development: FINANCE! So often, riders have huge talent but not bottomless pockets to fund (just from family, friends and local small businesses) the astronomical and ever-increasing costs involved in making the necessary step even to BSB. So the dream ends, leaving them to seek everyday employment and spend their working lives dreaming what might have been.
The £1 future stars fund is solely designed to ensure they do have the finance to take the next all important steps. By which time teams and manufacturers alike will be offering them lucrative contracts which in turn would promote the fund further by the successful candidates promoting the very fund that gave them that all important backing.
If everyone who is passionate about motorcycles and motorcycle racing donated just one pound (potentially 10 to 15 million people), it would enable the fund to finance potentially the top 50-100 talented youngsters to experience essential testing and development skills, thus enhancing their ability, ultimately resulting in a full time racing contract.
Other fund raising areas include:
Adding £1 to the price of a track day for the fund.
£1 on the price of show & race day tickets.
Increasing the price of every new motorcycle sold in the UK by £1.
The aim of this would be to fund our youngsters year on year.
The fund would be proportionally divided between the prospective candidates, to ensure no single candidate received preferential treatment. All the UK racing clubs would nominate their five most talented riders for assessment. Successful applicants would receive funds to reach the next step of their career ladder. The aim is to maintain the momentum year on year (by virtue of the continuing additions to the fund as described above). Imagine in 5 years time how many potential stars we might have in the top flight.
That's the proposal in a nutshell. You can see more about it at www.jaydunn.co.uk. Alternatively, please email [email protected]. We are very keen to get feedback; the campaign is in it's early days and any constructive comment will be gladly received.
