The Reece Bancell Scholarship will be part of the MRRDA series in 2013.

The Reece Bancell Scholarship will form an integral part of the Motorcycle Road Racing Development Association (MRRDA) series in 2013.

Since 2004, the Reece Bancell Scholarship has been awarded to and provided support as a pathway for many of Australia’s current top riders including Gareth Jones, Rick Olson, Jed Metcher, Mike Jones, Jack Miller and Chris Casella.

It has also supplied safety equipment to Racesafe and Team Medical funding, plus safety and medical facilities at race tracks around Australia.

Over the past few years and especially during 2012, the Reece Bancell Scholarship organisers became increasingly concerned about the state of road racing in Australia at the elite level and for this reason, and other more personal reasons, decided to put on hold the Reece Bancell Scholarship.

However, for 2013 the Reece Bancell Scholarship will now be aligned with the MRRDA.

The Bancells have always been strong supporters of junior road racing in Australia, having supported the Moriwaki junior series and more recently the MRRDA.

The MRRDA provides a brilliant opportunity for young riders to safely learn their craft and hone their skills as well as teaching them the ‘correct and professional attitude’ required in today’s ultra competitive and professional sport, as well as providing a pathway to overseas via the Red Bull Rookies Cup trial entry.

Plans for 2013 include running a joint auction dinner with the MRRDA to help fund both the Reece Bancell Scholarship and the MRRDA, along with working closely with the MRRDA media partners AMCN and Speed TV.

More information on the auction dinner will be released, which will be attended by some of Australia’s best known motorsports stars, along with details of the Scholarship in the coming weeks.