Stars of MotoGP and WRC to Attack the Super-Special
at Day of Champions with
Hotbuggy
14 July 2004
Day of Champions, the annual British MotoGP opener at Donington Park
organised by transport charity Riders
for Health to raise money for
their life-saving programmes in Africa, will once again feature the
thrilling HotBuggy Challenge with another all-star line-up. MotoGP
stars Jeremy McWilliams and Nobuatsu Aoki, motocross world champion
Jamie Dobb, truck-racing world champion Steve Parrish, Rizla Suzuki’s
Niall McKenzie & Paul Denning, and the driver that will be hard
to beat, 2003 World Production Rally champion Martin Rowe are all
promising a blistering spectacle on Thursday
22nd July.
The arena, The HotBuggy Park – developed from what was the 4x4
track at Donington and now features a gravel-surface— is a rally-style
stage laid out by world-renowned track designer and Rallyschool expert
Bill Gwynne. “We were very pleased by the success of last year’s
Day of Champions that we have worked really hard to do even better
this year” enthused Bill who will also be demonstrating how HotBuggy
karting is a serious step forward for off-road motorsport. To top the
excitement Eurosport’s very own MotoGP commentator Toby Moody
will, without doubt, be whisking up frenzy with the microphone.
The HotBuggy, a single-seat, high-performance kart designed by leading
WRC engineers and powered by a 600cc motorcycle engine, produces 100BHP
and weighs only 350KG (that’s a similar power-to-weight ratio
as a WRC car!). Martin Rowe says of the vehicle, “The HotBuggy
is great! The performance gives you a real idea of what it’s
like to be behind the wheel of a factory-spec rally car. They’re
lightweight, responsive and powerful, totally exhilarating to drive
and highly entertaining to watch.”
Watch out for announcements about more celebrity drivers
taking part in the HotBuggy challenge on www.hotbuggy.com.
Thursday
22nd July – Main entrance is just £10 (under 15s
go free accompanied by an adult) and includes pit-lane and infield
access. Gates open 9am with the HotBuggy Challenge starting
at 3pm.
Images from the 2003 Hotbuggy launch and Challenge at Donington
are available
here.
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