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2300 Club are pleased to announce our 2024 John Easson Award Winner is Rob Cotton

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In this video Rob talks about his plans for the 2025 season, and what the JEA has enabled him to do. 

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The John Easson Award 2024

The 2300 Club is proud to announce the details of the 2024 John Easson Award for young rally drivers and co-drivers.

First run in 2004, and in 2024 now celebrating 20 years, the Award is named after rally driver John Easson, a regular competitor and a generous supporter of the 2300 Club before tragically losing his life in an air accident in 1999.

As the UK’s number one free-to-enter cash prize award, the JEA will once again continue the successful format of assisting a young British competitor with financial support in pursuit of their career.

The award is open to junior drivers and co-drivers from all disciplines of rallying, irrespective of experience.

On offer is £5,000 to the winner, and an extra bonus payment of £1,000 if they win the overall class award on their selected championship.

The prize fund will be allocated in stage payments to pay for entry fees, which the committee feel will help ease the financial burden placed on a young driver or co-driver during their 2025 season. 

The bonus prize of £1,000 is also seen as a huge help in kick-starting their 2026 rally season.

The final selection process will see the top three applicants being invited to an informal interview with a panel of judges who will then decide the overall John Easson Award winner.

There will be a prize of  £750 each for the runners-up second and third places. Which has been kindly donated by Bury Auto Club.

The JEA is huge reward for only a little effort, free to enter and open to all drivers or co-drivers who fit the following criteria:

• Age under 27 on the 31st of October 2024, Resident in the British Isles, including Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands
• Holder of a MSUK competition Licence.
• Entries open on the 1st of September 2024 and close at midnight on the 31 October 2024

Drivers / Co-drivers who wish to enter should send the following details as a minimum to the Award scheme manager:

• A current motorsport CV outlining experience and results to date
• A covering letter explaining why the panel should select them as winner and their aims for their future in rallying
• A reference letter from any third party

The John Easson Award team would like to encourage all applicants to be as inventive as possible with their entry presentations.

Make your presentation stand out! Words, photo, video or graphic design.

The above criteria are a minimum and we always look forward to receiving some interesting presentations!

Applications from previous applicants are always welcomed, and it should be noted many of our winners have been previous applicants.

Entries should be sent to the John Easson Award Manager, John Cope at the address below:

John Easson Award
John Cope
The Meadows
15 Owlerbarrow Road
Bury
BL8 1RD

For Further Information Email jcope4@icloud.com

Our 2024 runners-up

Both will receive £750 of funding towards their 2024 rally season which has been very kindly donated by Bury Auto Club.

 Previous JEA winners:

2004: George Collister, Isle of Man               
2005: Stevie Brown, Scotland
2006: Ryan Borthwick, Scotland
2007: Alick Kerr, Scotland
2008: Philip Scholes, England
2009: Mark McCulloch, Scotland
2010: Sara Williams, Wales
2011: Osian Pryce, Wales
2012: Matt Griffin, England
2013: Chris Ingram, England
2014: Aaron McClure, England
2015: Matthew Jackson, England
2016: Sam Bilham, England
2017: Tommi Meadows, England
2018: George Lepley, England
2019: Ewan Tindall, England
2021: Ioan Lloyd, Wales
2022; Johnnie Mackay, Scotland
2023; Emily Easton-Page, Scotland
2024; Rob Cotton, England

2025: ?.. It could be you !

For further information: Email: jcope4@icloud.com