Autosport International 2010 – Part Two
As a continuation of our coverage of Autosport International 2010, this is part two of the coverage from Birmingham. Read on to find out the latest news and hear interviews from the day.
EV Cup

The EV cup is a fully electric race series that will be starting in 2010, the cars are based on road and race cars with the electric technology implemented into them. I talked to Sylvain from the EV Cup team, to find out more about the series;
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To find out more, visit www.evcup.com
Nissan GT Academy

The Nissan GT Academy is a stepping stone for all budding virtual racers out there, the contest hopes to find the best sim races in the world, and give them race drivers. I spoke with David from Nissan GT Academy about the process;
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British Schools Karting Championship

The BSKC and BUKC are 2 championships that make it easier for people in education to kart competitively and have great fun doing it. I met up with Will, from BSKC and BUKC to find out more about how it all began.
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Motorsport Vision Racing

After the sucess that came with the first season of Formula Two, Motorsport Vision Racing are riding high. With increased grids for Formula Two in 2010 and 12 years of sucess with Formula Palmer Audi, I spoke with James from MSVR trying to find out the secret to their sucess.
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For more information, visit www.msvracing.co.uk.
Skip Barber Racing School

The Skip Barber Racing School has recently opened up a scholarship program to help young drivers into racing. The prizes for each championship that they run are what every racer dreams of, so I spoke to Todd from the Skip Barber Racing school, to find out more about the scholarship.
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I am surprised that they are not planning on swapping battery packs and doing multiple races in the EV Cup. Providing several races for the cost of buying or renting a couple of battery packs seems much better value.
Have really enjoyed these interviews, and from the previous post.
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