With the current Pirelli Star driver initiative I was just wondering if all these types of promotional things have actually produced or helped a driver get to the world stage? I'm sure these type of searches have been run all over the world. I guess the BFG scheme is similar. In the UK there's the MSA Elite scheme, in Ireland the Billy Coleman Award and no doubt similar things around Europe. There was even something in the UK years ago to find the next Michelle Mouton for women drivers. I'm sure there's also been similar programmes in Australia and NZ.
Anybody got any further information?