The hugely successful Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholarship Programme will be repeated in 2010, giving two ambitious young drivers a £50,000 cash injection into their racing budget for the Carrera Cup GBCreated and run by Porsche Cars GB, the '£100,000 'Carrera Cup GB Scholarship Programme' will provide £50,000 to each of two drivers to use as a significant element of their budget for the 2010 Carrera Cup GB season. In 2009, the Scholarship winners were Tom Bradshaw and Lewis Hopkins, who were selected from more than 50 applicants.Adidas will be a key partner for the 2010 Carrera Cup GB Scholarship Programme and will be supplying a range of equipment for the six finalists. Adidas will then provide on-going support to the two scholarship winners throughout the 2010 season.To enter the scholarship, drivers must be aged between 17 and 22 at 1 January 2010, already have a National A race licence and have not previously raced in the Carrera Cup GB. They must also be able to demonstrate that they can secure the balance of the required budget for a full season of racing. There is no charge for drivers entering the scholarship.The aim of the scholarship is to assist two talented young drivers to make the step up to Carrera Cup and have the opportunity to follow in the wheeltracks of former Carrera Cup racers like Richard Westbrook, Damien Faulkner and Danny Watts.Tom Bradshaw: “It has been brilliant for me. Without the scholarship, I wouldn’t have been here,” he said. “It came around at exactly the right time for me. It has been great for me physically as well; the guys at the Porsche Human Performance Centre have really helped me progress my fitness. I definitely want to do a second year in the Carrera Cup and I really want to stay with Team Parker Racing.”Lewis Hopkins: “It’s been a life-changing step up the racing ladder for me,” he said. “Without the scholarship I wouldn’t have been able to make this move and it has put my racing on a different level. I’m already looking to do Carrera Cup again next year and build on the experience of this season.”Applications have now opened for the Carrera Cup GB Scholarship Programme and will close on 25 September. Six finalists will then be selected for a two-day assessment at Silverstone, with the first day spent at the Porsche Driving Experience Centre followed by track tests on the second day in the latest 911GT3 Cup car. The winners, to be selected by an expert judging panel, will be the two drivers who show the best mix of natural talent, potential, presentation and people skills and overall drive and commitment."The first year of the Carrera Cup Scholarship has been a great success and we are delighted with the performance of Tom and Lewis," said Marion Barnaby. "Now the time has come to start the search the 2010 Scholarship drivers and we are expecting a very strong line-up of candidates."Any driver wishing to apply for the Carrera Cup GB Scholarship Programme should send a c.v. to carreracupgb@porsche.co.uk, along with the reasons why they think they should be selected. Applications close on 25 September 2009 and the six finalists will be evaluated at Silverstone on 20/21 October. The 2010 Carrera Cup GB Scholars will be announced at the end of October.