Callum Bowyer has confirmed his status as one of the UK’s very brightest young motor racing prospects by being inducted onto a prestigious scheme indeed – the MSA Academy’s Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE).
Run by Britain’s motorsport governing body, the government-funded AASE is a human performance-enhancing and educational initiative aimed at developing participants into elite athletes capable of competing at the very highest level, catering for 16-18-year-olds and complementing their sporting programmes.
A sports science course, it is designed to teach students how to improve their athletic prowess and achieve competitive advantage, helping talented drivers to realise their full potential by focussing upon academic theory and practical and vocational learning.
AASE athletes partake in various workshops and training courses delivered by motorsport specialists. Students receive three separate qualifications within the AASE framework – a Level 3 NVQ in Achieving Excellence in Sports Performance, a Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Sport (Performance and Excellence) and an MSA Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Motorsport.
“I’m really privileged that they’ve accepted me to be part of the MSA Academy,” enthused 17-year-old Callum, who this year finished a commendable tenth in the hotly-fought Formula Renault BARC Championship in his rookie campaign of car racing competition with Antel Motorsport. “It’s a huge honour that they’ve shown such faith in me, and I will benefit from the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence in every area of my driving. It’s a really good opportunity, and I’m so grateful to have been given it.”
MSA Academy co-ordinator Greg Symes added that he had been impressed by the highly-rated Gunthorpe-based hotshot’s form since graduating into single-seaters in 2011 off the back of a hugely successful national karting career that yielded a brace of British crowns – and he tipped the AASE’s latest signing to go on to achieve greater things still in the years to come.
“Callum is somebody who we have been keeping an eye on through karting and into the early stages of his car racing career,” he affirmed. “His record so far speaks for itself, making him a welcome new recruit to the AASE and the MSA Academy talent development pathway.”
Callum is seeking sponsorship to help him to continue progressing his burgeoning motor racing career in 2012; if you are interested in supporting him, please contact Tracey Bowyer on 01733 701099 or 07960 400731, or e-mail: callumkf3@hotmail.com
