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The First Winners Gilber Pednoe (Canada) Antony Read (England)
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The Jim Russell Racing Drivers School
International Scholarship
A competition held for pupils of all the schools and to include the international associated schools for a prize of a fully sponsored years racing in the British Formula Ford Esso Championship.
The cars Van Diemen RF77 to be professionally run by the Jim Russell Team at Silverstone
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The First Winners Gilber Pednoe (Canada) Antony Read (England)
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and a lot of FUN was had by all.
The competition for this sponsored prize was very popular with Jim Russell School pupils all over the world
Other Winners have been
Alan Dunn - England, Jon Beekhus - America, Alex Lubov - Austraila, Ian Russell - England
The School was taken over by Silverstone Circuit and was renamed SRC
A Racing Team was reformed and called BRP
Good Times were had by all at the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School and I have found memories, apart from the names already mentioned here is a list of some of the drivers that used the FULL RACE hire of the Jim Russell cars
Heather Longhurst, Chris Pilbrough, Rocky Lord, Frank Ludvicson
Dudley Wood ( Le Manns Winner), Tony Quin, Henrt Lascelles
John Mayston Taylor, Gordon Wade, Jim Walsh ( Esso Formaula Ford Champion - Twice)
Jean-Pierre Borne, Liz Hammerton, Gary Basal, Gary Evans
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