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Ollie
Millroy will go head-to-head with 19 other young hopefuls looking to impress
the judges at the Formula BMW racing centre in Valencia on the east coast of Spain next week. The 17 year-old 2006 British
ICA Super One kart champion will be battling for one of four EUR 75,000
scholarships into the new Formula BMW European Championship, which supports no
less than seven European rounds of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship.
The
scholarship qualifying, which takes place on Monday and Tuesday, previously
consisted of about 60 young drivers who took part in the Licensing Course and
has now been whittled down to just 20 who have been asked to return next week.
Included in the two days will be a series of evaluation laps on the afternoon
of the second day, when the youngster will get the chance to put the 140 bhp
FBMW racing car on the pace.
The
best judged four participants born in the years 1990, 1991 or 1992 will each
receive a scholarship of EUR 75,000 (approx £52,000) towards competing in the
prestigious 2008 Formula BMW European Championship. Participants who have
previously competed in a car race are not eligible to receive a scholarship.
As
well as the financial backing provided by winning a scholarship, the winners will
also receive a very important place on BMW’s education and coaching programme,
which will provide driver coaching, media and PR tuition and health and fitness
advice.
Ollie
has been busy testing in preparation for next season and has enjoyed
considerable success on British and European tracks, including equalling the
fastest time ever recorded at the Pembrey circuit, in a FBMW car, of 55.9. His
time was set at the wheel of car run by Motoworld Racing who were extremely
impressed with his progress and declared the session ‘awesome’.
Away
from the track, Ollie has also been busy in the gym working with his fitness
trainers, Pro Performance, to ensure he is at peak fitness when the 2008 season
kicks off in April.
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