To celebrate 25 years at the British MotoGP, the sports’ official charity, Riders for Health, is launching an online auction of exclusive memorabilia and experiences.
The online auction began on August 26 and will run throughout the British MotoGP weekend, giving fans the chance to win signed memorabilia, photographs and paintings from some of their favourite motorcycle racers.
To place a bid on any of the items, visit www.ridersauction.org. The auction ends at 4pm on Sunday, August 30.
To make it as easy as possible for race-goers to join in with the online auction, bidders will be kept up-to-date on the progress of their items via text message – so they can bid for riders’ items as they watch them compete in this weekend’s racing!
Some of the fantastic auction items include signed Valentino Rossi drawings and paintings, one of Mick Doohan’s race gloves, a special edition signed Dani Pedrosa t-shirt and a chance to ride the Ducati Desmosedici Two-Seater bike around the Silverstone circuit on the Sunday of the 2015 British MotoGP weekend.
Each day leading up to the big race on Sunday, Riders for Health will be adding exciting new items to the online auction.
Riders for Health kicks off its British MotoGP weekend today, Thursday, August 27, with its annual fundraising event, Day of Champions. Around 4000 MotoGP fans are expected to attend the event, with the chance to visit the MotoGP paddock and pit-lane, see live music, entertainment and motorcycle stunt shows, as well as seeing the stars of MotoGP in the annual Day of Champions auction.
All of the money raised from Day of Champions and the British MotoGP online auction will help Riders for Health ensure health workers in Africa have access to reliable, well-maintained motorcycles and ambulance so that they can continue to transform health care for 21.5 million people.
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