Rising motorsport star Daniel Lloyd, the 2012 and 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholar, has been invited to join the prestigious MSA Academy programme – perfectly capping off an outstanding first year of sportscar racing for the talented 20-year-old.Making headlines as the first Scholarship Winner in the history of the hugely competitive category to take an outright race victory in their rookie season, the Huddersfield driver went on to end the championship sixth overall in the standings with a total of four podiums.Exclusively an invitation-only programme, run by the governing body of UK motor racing the Motor Sports Association, the MSA Academy offers a range of courses and workshops to help facilitate the progression and development of Britain’s most highly regarded young competitors.Along with opportunities to meet leading figures in the industry and benefit from their extensive knowledge and experience, the MSA Academy also provides coaching with its own elite trainers to help the programme’s aspiring professional racers maximise their potential.“It really is fantastic to have been invited to join the MSA Academy, it’s real recognition of all we achieved in Porsche Carrera Cup GB this season and a great way to end the year”, said a delighted Daniel, “Being able to draw on the experience of the MSA Academy coaches for my second season as the Porsche Scholar will be a huge bonus, I’m grateful to everyone at the MSA for this opportunity.”Running throughout 2013, the programme will see the invited members work with the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) and also alongside the MSA Team UK group. Daniel’s first involvement with the Academy will come early next month at the Porsche Human Performance Centre at Silverstone, a facility he has trained at extensively this year as the Porsche Scholar.“It is pleasing Daniel will be joining us in the MSA Academy for the next year”, said Greg Symes, Academy Coordinator, “Daniel’s results speak for themselves and with our guidance, support and coaching, we believe he has great potential to have a highly successful career within motorsport.”