{"id":39415,"date":"2018-01-09T17:28:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T17:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/?p=39415"},"modified":"2018-01-11T11:14:55","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T11:14:55","slug":"christopher-ward-announces-british-racing-drivers-won-need-speed-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watchpro.com\/christopher-ward-announces-british-racing-drivers-won-need-speed-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Ward announces British racing drivers who have won its Need for Speed competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Christopher Ward\u00a0has\u00a0announced that British racing driver Jody Fannin and Rallycross driver Paige Bellerby\u00a0have won\u00a0this year&#8217;s Need for Speed competition, which supports budding grass-roots sports men and women to help them reach their sporting goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since 2013, Christopher Ward has worked with a number of emerging sports stars. These have included world-record holder Team GB Paralympian Sammi Kinghorn, Olympic Gold Medallist Will Satch, Olympic semi-finalist Team GB skeet shooter Amber Hill, explorer and ultra-marathon runner Jamie Maddison and adventurers \u2018Team Horsepower\u2019 which has climbed some of the most challenging mountain peaks in central Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Jody Fannin\u00a0is a 24-year-old British\u00a0racing\u00a0driver from Surrey. Having won the 2012 British GT4 Championship and the 2017 European Le Mans Series, Jody is now hoping to compete in the ELMS and Le Mans 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Paige Bellerby is a 21-year-old Rallycross driver from North Yorkshire. At the age of 14 she competed in the British Rallycross Championship and won, making her the first female and youngest person to win the Championship.\u00a0She now dreams of winning next year\u2019s Championship, before taking her driving skills to an international level in the RX2.<\/p>\n<p>Co-founder of Christopher Ward, Mike France, said: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome both Jody and Paige on board the Christopher Ward Challenger Programme. We established this Programme to ensure that up-and-coming sportsmen and women have the support they deserve and it\u2019s clear to see that they both possess a real talent in their sports and we look forward to working with them on their journey to success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Ward\u00a0has\u00a0announced that British racing driver Jody Fannin and Rallycross driver Paige Bellerby\u00a0have won\u00a0this year&#8217;s Need for Speed competition, which supports budding grass-roots sports men and women to help them reach their sporting goals. Since 2013, Christopher Ward has worked with a number of emerging sports stars. 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