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RYAN
LEWIS RECEIVES 2003 HPI SCHOLARSHIP
Rising British star Ryan Lewis took time out of his hectic
testing programme to fly out to California at the weekend
to receive the Gorsline Human Performance International
Scholarship, which was presented at the American Auto Race
Writers and Broadcasters Association awards banquet in
Pomona, on Saturday. Nineteen year-old Ryan, who clinched
the 2003 Formula Palmer Audi Championship, received the
award from John Gorsline of the Gorsline Insurance Company.
“It's an honour to win this award,” said 19 year-old Ryan,
adding, “And I'm really grateful to John Gorsline for the
faith he's shown in me. Some of the top names in American
racing have previously been selected including Butch Leitzinger,
Buddy Rice and Jerry Nadeau and it's amazing to see how
many of the great names have been evaluated through the
programme such as Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell and Helio
Castoneves. I'm really looking forward to it, I'm sure
it will be a real eye-opener and will hopefully help me
in my future career.”
Ryan will undergo a two-day Driver Performance Enhancement
Programme at HPI base in Huntersville, North Carolina,
which is designed to improve a racing drivers functional
and competitive performance through mental, physical and
lifestyle evaluation and development.
Following several months of testing in Formula Renault, Formula 3 and recently
the Maserati Trofeo at Ferrari's invitation at Fiorano, Ryan will soon be announcing
his racing plans for 2004.
Human Performance International - backgound
In 1983 Human Performance International (HPI) began its role as the leading
provider of performance enhancement programmes in motorsport through the
creation of the Driver Performance Enhancement Programme. This programme
has helped to form many Champions through the years and has served as the
basis for the creation of the new team-oriented programmes now available
through HPI.
Since the programme's inception, HPI has enjoyed the opportunity
to work with more than 500 drivers from 27 countries and
many classes of racing including Formula One, Champ Cars,
IRL, Winston Cup, Busch, Sports Car racing, etc.
It's two-day laboratory-based Driver Performance Enhancement
Programme profiles a racer's strengths and weaknesses in
five major areas of interest: Physical Preparation, Mental
Skills, Vision Skills, Nutritional Status and Medical Status.
On the basis of this personal profile, specific action
plans (training programmes) are designed to improve the
areas of weakness and capitalise on areas of strength -
with the specific goal to enhance a driver's performance
ability in the car and beyond.
The on-track follow-up support that is built into the
programme provides first-hand `coaching' that is primarily
targeted to the mental side of the racing equation. This
is ultimately the reason that racers participate in the
HPI Driver Performance Enhancement Programme and many have
quietly credited the programme with having guided them
in the specific techniques that have allowed them to increase
their racing performance, on and off the track.
The Gorsline Company annually presents the Scholarship
to a young aspiring driver of any nationality who consistently
displays exceptional talent and a professional respect
for motorsport. John Gorsline has awarded the scholarship
to the HPI Driver Enhancement Programme for the past nine
years as part of his dedication to promoting and enhancing
the career path of future champions.
HPI also performs Corporate Training programmes and full
details of these and further information about Human Performance
International can be obtained from the website at www.human-performance.com or
by e-mail to information@human-performance.com
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