KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) is pleased to announce that James Munro will be the recipient of the KCMG Motorsport Scholarship for his distinct achievement in the 2014 season of Formula Masters China Series. After winning this year’s Drivers’ Championship title, the 17-year-old Cebu Pacific Air by KCMG driver will receive a monetary grant to help fund his chosen motorsport initiative for 2015.
The scholarship was established to provide subsidized drives for KCMG drivers who will emerge as winners at the end of the season. As Formula Masters champion, Munro has an option to represent KCMG in the All-Japan Formula 3 Championship with a €100,000 subsidy from the Hong Kong-based outfit. In the event that he decides to pursue a different initiative, a prize of €50,000 will be awarded to the Christchurch driver to kick-start his career in 2015.
In addition to the subsidy, the scholarship will provide James the opportunity to test the Toyota-powered Dallara F308 with KCMG’s Japanese F3 team before the year ends. At the moment, Munro is in the process of speaking with potential sponsors and will announce his plans for next season in December.
With a commitment to support talented drivers to further develop their career in motorsport has been one of KCMG’s objectives since its inception in 2007. Hence, the team’s involvement in various levels of motorsport disciplines and markedly, the conception of the scholarship for KCMG champions. Formula Masters China Series (formerly known as Formula Pilota China), which promotes development and progress of fresh talents in the Asian region, has been KCMG’s entry-level motorsport campaign since 2012.
For the past three seasons, the programme has had a successful run and have produced significant milestones – namely last year’s dominant 1-2 finish by Akash Nandy and Dan Wells in the Formula Masters Macau Grand Prix Challenge and above all, securing the FMCS Team Trophy Award and Drivers’ Championship crown by James Munro this season.
James Munro, Formula Masters China Series 2014 Champion: “I’m very grateful for this scholarship from KCMG which will help me make the next step towards becoming a professional. I had a great year and enjoyed working with the team. We had a lot of successes together and to be rewarded with this at the end of the season makes it that much better.”
Paul Ip, KCMG Managing Director: “We are delighted to present this award to James for the outstanding results that he has yielded this year for KCMG. He is the first champion that KCMG has produced and we are very proud of what he has achieved for himself and for the team. To guide and support young talented drivers aiming to reach their full potential in the sport has been one of KCMG’s philosophies and we are keen to maintain this. Thus, the KCMG Motorsport Scholarship will continue to be available for 2015.”
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