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4 Charity’s BP Ultimate 102 Unleaded Kart Challenge, held on Friday 11 January
2008 at the NEC, combined with the Racing 4 Charity auctions held throughout
Autosport International on the F1 Racing display, succeeded in raising over
£47,000.
David
Brabham’s charity managed to encourage some of the best drivers on the planet to
give up their time free of charge to race with the aim of raising £50,000.
Drivers included Johnny Herbert, Louise
Goodman, Allan McNish, Stefan Wilson, Gil de Ferran, Oliver
Jarvis, Johnny Mowlem, Darren Turner, Marino Franchitti, Duncan Tappy, Oliver
Gavin, Adam Carroll, Robbie Kerr, Tom Onslow-Cole, Sam Bird, Tiffany Chittenden,
Sarah Playfair, Fiona Leggate, Martin Plowman, Stuart Hall, Bradley Ellis, Andrew Kirkaldy, Chris Niarchos, Tim
Mullen, Rob Bell, Johnny Cocker, Paul Drayson and Terry Grant to name a
few.
Thanks
to their efforts a host of charities are set
to benefit, including: Bliss (The Premature Baby Charity), Richard Burns
Foundation, Whizzkids, NARA (The Breathing Charity), Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation, Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, Christies
Hospital Cancer Ward (Manchester), Breakthrough Breast Cancer, The British Heart
Foundation, The Multiple Sclerosis Society, WOMAC and The Butterfly Appeal for
About Face, Cerebra and Karting for the Disabled.
The
CR Scuderia Formula Renault team of Nick White, Adam Christodoulou, Steve
Pentus, Sam Jenkins and Scott Jenkins took the spoils in a nail biting finish.
The DTM All Stars team of Nigel Green, Gary Catt and Jamie Green came second
while team Calamity Clios, including Andrew Herron, Paul Rivett, Michael Doyle
and Andrew Bentley, came third.
David
Brabham commented: “I am staggered with the amount of support we got for the BP
Ultimate 102 Unleaded Karting Challenge. The race was well attended by some big
names in motorsport and it was the who's who of racing. Both Bill Williams and I
really appreciate these star drivers giving up their time to help the event in
being a real success. Bill and his team have really worked their magic and I
really appreciate the massive effort they put into it. To reach £47,000 is
amazing, and it just shows you that when a group of people get together to help
others, you can do amazing things. Well done everyone and many thanks to
Autosport International for making it all happen.”
Some
lucky members of the public had the chance to race alongside the fantastic array
of stars, with all public places sold out in advance. But it was Adrian
Ricardo-Batty, from Newbury, who won the public driver fastest lap shoot out.
Delighted to win a Thruxton Motorsport Lamborghini Experience for his efforts,
Adrian
commented: “I’ve had a fantastic time and it was great to have the opportunity
to pay and race for Whizzkids alongside such a fantastic group of celebrity
racers.”
Racing
4 Charity auctions were held on the F1 Racing display at Autosport International
throughout Saturday and Sunday, topping-up the fundraising figure. Top lots
included Jenson Button’s 2006 Monza GP overalls which bagged over £1,000, Johnny
Herbert’s Jaguar Racing helmet fetched over £650 while a race suit worn by rally
legend Colin McRae at the 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed raised over £500.
A
race suit donated by Euro F3 Series driver Martin Plowman and signed by select
drivers from the BP Ultimate 102 Unleaded Kart Challenge raised over £400. A1 GP
donated a variety of goods which secured nearly £500 and two tickets for the
Super League Championship race at Donington in August went for £160.
If
you would like to contribute to Racing 4 Charity’s efforts, please visit www.racing4charity.com or contact
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or call 07712 578263
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