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The Big Bike Ride 2008 is gearing up for an off in mid September. We’re busy arranging things and clearing out the old, but in the mean time we’ve left up our travel blog and plans for last year. Why not check them out below. |
 | The Big Bike Ride has reached its destination, but the fund raising efforts continue. We were surprised to get to the end, and delighted so many of you turned out to support us along the way. A big thank you is in order for you all. In a sport highly focused on the winning-me and personal achievement, we were heartened by the warm and generous welcome shown by all, and amazed at the level of donations in support of others. You really did us proud! If you haven’t made a donation to the fund for disabled karting, please put you hand in your pocket and send in what you can spare. Carolynn HoyBRDC Stars of TomorrowThe British Racing Drivers’ ClubSilverstone CircuitNN12 8TN |
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 | The Big Bike Ride will arrive at Shenington on Saturday mid afternoon, 6th October, with a sponsored cycle ride taking place round the circuit from 4pm to 6 pm. Sponsorship forms are available to download from our forms section. If you would like to take part, please get in touch with their Club Secretary, Graham Smith 01926 812177, or just turn up with your bicycle on Saturday afternoon. SKRC would also appreciate karts for display to the press. |
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 | The Hunts Kart Racing Club will open their track to sponsored bike riders on Wednesday 10th October from 8am to 10am. Access to the Kimbolton circuit is available from Tuesday night for overnight camping, so if you are in the area why not pop in and say hello. |
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 | Stuart Graham Honda have kindly provided the Big Bike Ride with an official race support vehicle. Managing Director, Mark Appleton said “I've been thinking about how we can best support Carolynn, and the use of a Honda CRV seemed ideal”. Appleton will not only provide the Honda, but will also insure our volunteer drivers, and fuel it to the finish line. How about that for “the power of dreams”!!! If you are over 21, and can spare the time to drive our new race support vehicle (complete with Stars livery, and flashing lights), please get in contact. |
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 | Our thanks to Motorsport News for their excellent story covering our plan for disabled karting. The article makes interesting reading if you want to know about the background to the Big Bike Ride, and why we are raising money. Click here to read more |
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 | Maps of our route, and details of each day’s cycling are now online. Click on to our route page to view the details. If you would like to join in by either cycling, or offering help, please let us know either by leaving a message in our forums, or by send us an email with your contact numbers to
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. We’ve created a special place in our forums to keep track of those joining us on the way – click here. We are still looking for volunteer support vehicles. No cycling, just follow in your car/van. |
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 | Llandow Kart Club have arranged exclusive track time for those wanting to do their sponsored bike ride around their circuit. The event, being held in conjunction with the South Wales Karting Centre, will start at 9am on Saturday 29th of September. |
Club Chairman Hardy Rodde is enthusiastic of Llandow’s involvement “We want to be fully supportive of Carolynn’s efforts to raise money in aid of a good cause”. Certainly, nobody at Llandow’s race meeting could fail to be aware of the fund raising activities, with announcements at driver’s briefing, sponsorship forms in the race programme, and money raising continuing throughout the day. Rodde went on to say “we arranged a second event for the weekend, so people don’t have to take time out of work, or school. We hope to present Carolynn with a cheque for the money raised when she starts from here next Wednesday”. If you would like to download their sponsorship form (which gives sponsorship by number of laps completed) it is available from our sponsorship forms section Carolynn will start her epic journey on Wednesday 3rd October from the Welsh circuit. If you would like to come along to the press launch, please contact either
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. Llandow have put aside another exclusive session on the morning of the launch, again starting at 9am – so that’s double the opportunity to get your laps in! |
| | Our thanks to Shenington Kart Racing Club for donating £250 to the sponsorship fund. We would like to make a special mention to Graham Smith for supporting the Big Bike Ride. |
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 | The Association of British kart Clubs has become the latest supporter of the Big Bike Ride. In a recent steering group meeting, the ABkC voted to donate £1,000 to the BRDC Stars of Tomorrow fund in aid of Karting for the Disabled. |
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 | With the start of the Big Bike Ride weeks away, pledges have started to arrive at the BRDC Stars of Tomorrow office. Carolynn Hoy is delighted with the early start to the fund raising “so far we have been offered £2,250, which is fantastic, as the bike ride doesn’t start for another 3 weeks !” Llandow kart club have been busy organising a sponsored bike ride around their circuit. According to club chairman Hardy Rodde “anyone can come along and do sponsored laps of the circuit. We will present the money raised to Carolynn at her start”. More details to follow. |
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 | From Bike to Karts, the sponsored Big Bike RideNow setting off from Llandow on October 3rd. |
The BRDC Stars of Tomorrow together with the Motorsport Industry Association will be supporting Karting for the Disabled, a programme led by Karting Endeavour, who are an enthusiastic group of drivers who do not wish for their disability to get in the way of enjoying motorsport. It is hoped that the venture will give disabled drivers the opportunity to race not only in their own Championship but for those who wish to advance to MSA racing the opportunity develop their skills and confidence. The BRDC Stars of Tomorrow hope to purchase 10 of these modified karts and transport them in the Championship's Race Control Centre, which will also need to be modified to carry these karts. We are going to need around £50,000 for this project. Hoy hopes to raise the money by cycling from Llandow Kart Circuit near Cardiff to Larkhall in Scotland, visiting Shenington, Kimbolton and Three Sisters on the way. Her 1,000 km journey will begin on October 3rd and it will take around three weeks to complete. "I hope that the competitors will join me at various stages along the BIG BIKE RIDE as this is a brilliant project". Sainsbury’s have generously offered to to feed and water all the participants on the way and we'll be camping at night.” Championship Tyre & Truckie Official Tony Clifton, will be a support vehicle for the first stage so that cyclists will not need to carry anything other than basics. Depending on timings and availability, it may be possible for competitors to have sponsored cycle laps around each cicuit we visit. First competitors to sign up: The Jenkins family will join Carolynn and Peter Jones on the first stage of the journey from Cardiff to Bristol A detailed route will appear on the website in the next few days and if you would like to join us on the BIG BIKE RIDE, let us know.
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. Once we are underway, our web forums will be updated with our progress, so don’t forget to check in once in a while. Sponsorship forms are available to download from here sponsorship form.pdf and here sponsorship form.doc Route: Llandow Kart Circuit - Shenington - Kimbolton - Three Sisters - Larkhall Timings (updated) | 3rd October | leave Llandow | | 6th October | arrive Shenington | | 9th October | arrive Kimbolton | | 15th October | arrive Three Sisters | | 22nd October | arrive Larkhall |
Details of each section of the BIG BIKE RIDE are available on our route page, and don’t forget to check our web forums for regular progress reports. |
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