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Tamworth’s
Martin Plowman will be attending the
world’s biggest motorsport show, Autosport International, 10-13 January
2008. Plowman will be travelling to
the NEC in Birmingham
to help launch a major new Karting for the Disabled initiative, take part in a
special charity kart race which aims to raise £50,000, and unveil his
high-profile plans for the 2008 season.
After
a challenging two seasons in European Formula Renault and Formula Renault
Italia with the Prema Powerteam, Plowman is set for bigger and better things in
2008. With some exciting plans in
place that will put him back on track to the higher echelons of the sport,
Plowman will be announcing his 2008 ventures which are set to include racing
with a brand new team in an exciting new formula.
Plowman will be attending Autosport
International on the trade day, Friday 11 January, and on Saturday 12 January,
when the show opens to the public. As
a former British, French and Asia Pacific Kart Champion, Plowman will be paying
a special visit to the new Karting Show where he will join a plethora of
established motorsport stars on the Karting Stage who will all be helping to
get more people interested in starting karting.
At
the NEC on Friday, the 20-year-old will help the British karting championship
from which he graduated, BRDC Stars of Tomorrow, to launch its Karting for the
Disabled initiative and partnership with Karting Endeavour, a group of drivers who do
not wish their disability to interfere with their love of motorsport. With the help of the Motorsport Industry
Association (MIA), the championship plans to use the BRDC Stars of Tomorrow
Race Control Centre to transport karts to race meetings throughout the country,
three karts initially and 10 eventually, modified with hand controls.
Having worked with racing legend Alex Zanardi
after launching and racing for karting Team Zanardi in 2005, Plowman has agreed
to become patron of the initiative.
BRDC Stars of Tomorrow Championship Director, Carolynn
Hoy, Kumar from Karting Endeavour, MIA Chief Executive Chris
Aylett and Plowman will all unveil the initiative at 12pm on the Karting Stage.
Plowman
commented: “I'm proud to give my name to this worthy cause. Having been closely associated with
Zanardi throughout my career, I'm proud to represent this fantastic new
initiative on his behalf. Alex's
story, along with those whom this charity will benefit, is one of courage, passion
and determination to come back from personal set backs and still live life to
the full. These karters are true
racers who deserve the utmost respect.”
Karting for the
Disabled has a fundraising target of £50,000 and Plowman will help the project to
further its fundraising efforts in the Autosport International BP Ultimate 102
Unleaded Charity Kart Challenge, on Friday at 1.30pm.
Over
70 top motorsport celebrities forming 22 teams will be joining the special
event organised by David Brabham’s Racing 4 Charity organisation, which
aims to raise £50,000 on the day, in what is billed as the battle of
motorsport formulas. Plowman will be in excellent
company, racing alongside some of the best names in the business, including
Johnny Herbert, Allan McNish, Gary Paffett, Darren Turner, Gil de Ferran,
Oliver Jarvis, Adam Carroll, Tom Onslow-Cole and Matthew Wilson, to name just a
few.
The Karting for the Disabled team
will race in two hand-controlled karts and Plowman will be joined by project
mentors, 250cc front runner Lee
Shepherd and Kimbolton Senior Max racer Robin Milton. Lee and Robin were both injured in
motorcycle accidents and, as accomplished karters in MSA classes, are keen to
support the initiative. Completing
the team will be BTCC’s Fiona Leggate and British GT and F3 driver Stuart
Hall.
Remarkably, members of the public have the
exclusive chance to be a part of this star-studded event for just £300
per driver, simply contact
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The fun starts at 1.30pm on the
Karting 4 U track in Hall 4, where a 30-minute qualifying session will precede
the extended one and a half hour race, which starts at 3.15pm. or call 07712
578263.
Autosport International opens to
the public on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 January, filling 10 halls of the NEC, Birmingham, to form the
world’s biggest motorsport show.
Avoid the queues and book
online at www.autosport-international.com
or by phoning the ticket hotline on 0870 040 0396. Tickets are £28.00 per adult
including entry to the 55-minute adrenaline-pumping Live Action Arena;
children’s (5 – 15 years) tickets are £18.50.
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