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Tom Onslow-Cole will be among the first drivers to race
around the Race Of Champions configuration at Wembley when he races a 60mph
kart at the famous London
landmark in the BP Ultimate Karting 2007 event on Monday (Dec 10).
The 20 year-old BTCC star who took four podiums and a race
win in his very first season in touring cars and helped Team RAC to win the
Independents Trophy will join leading motorsport website crash.net in its bid
to win the two-hour race pitched against 11 other teams.
Aimed at providing the chance for the media to gain
knowledge of the track which next weekend will host the BP Ultimate Race of
Champions, teams from Pistonheads, Evo, Metro, Stuff, BBC Sport, Autocar, Auto
Express and two others comprising journalists from the Sun, Top Gear, Max Power
and Fast Ford will join two teams from BP.
Next Sunday’s Race of Champions event, now in
it’s 20th year, will see some of the major names from all walks of motorsport
including seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher, current
Grand Prix drivers David Coulthard and Jenson Button, three-time FIA World
Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx and from world rallying Marcus Gronholm, Petter
Solberg and Alister McRae.
Prior to that though, Tom, a regular contributor to
crash.net will join three journalists, Matt Salisbury, Craig Llewellyn and Pete
Wadsworth as they bid for victory around the challenging circuit to uphold
media honours. “It should be fun,” said Tom. “Not least
because I’ll be getting to race on the actual track that just a few days
later will see some of the greatest drivers going head-to-head for national
glory.
“Although the kart race is purely for fun, that
won’t stop me and my team-mates Matt, Peter and Craig going flat out for
victory.”
Sunday’s kart event will kick off at 14.00 with a
safety briefing in the England
changing room, prior to a 30 minute practice session at 14.15. The two-hour
endurance race will kick off at 15.00 and will be followed by the prize-giving
in the press room as soon as possible after.
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