DAY OF STARS

An Exclusive, behind the scenes look at MotoGP

Held on the Thursday before the Red Bull US Grand Prix, you can be one of just 50 VIPs at this exclusive event to meet MotoGP stars, both past and present, and support Riders for Health, the official charity of MotoGP. Grand Prix Legend and Riders for Health co-founder Randy Mamola will be the emcee this day-long event and your guide to an entertaining insider’s view of the world of MotoGP!

Day of Stars begins with a beautiful motorcycle tour of Carmel Valley. You will return for a catered lunch and then take an exclusive tour of pit lane with Randy Mamola as your guide. The afternoon will include parade laps around the track, and interviews by Randy with team officials, MotoGP riders and other special guests. Past participants have met such greats as Grand Prix Champions Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, and Wayne Rainey and MotoGP stars Colin Edwards, Ben Spies, Tony Elias, Sylvain Guintoli, Marco Melandri, Chris Vermeulen, James Toseland, Randy De Puniet, Gabor Talmacsi, Loris Capirossi and Niccolo Canepa.

Day of Stars is a benefit for Riders for Health, an international charity that provides motorcycles to healthcare workers in Africa to save the lives of those who are in the greatest need of care. You can learn more about Riders at:www.riders.org.

25 July 2011

Riders for Health raised nearly $40,000 at our annual Day of Stars fundraiser. Day of Stars was held on Thursday, July 21st, at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. This unique day-long event, hosted by grand prix legend and co-founder of Riders for Health, Randy Mamola, began with a motorcycle tour of Carmel Valley. Once the riders returned to the Mazda Raceway, they enjoyed a catered lunch and conversations with special guests Wayne Rainey and Kenny Roberts. Other highlights of the day included a pit and paddock tour led by Mamola where participants met and shook hands with Marco Simoncelli and Hiroshi Aoyama, watched Casey Stoner´s bike being warmed up, and had their photos taken with Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi. The unforgettable day continued with parade laps, led by Mamola, on the famous Mazda Raceway circuit.

The 2011 Day of Stars concluded with a live auction of MotoGP memorabilia.  The auction was open to the public and free of admission.  Many MotoGP riders were on hand at the auction to autograph these unique items.  Auction items included leathers worn by Kenny Roberts and of Wayne Rainey, a Tissot watch signed by riders, a helmet signed by Rossi, and a Suzuki Paddock Experience with a garage tour and opportunity to meet the team. All the proceeds from the auction support our work in Africa.

Special thanks go to DORNA, MotoGP, MazdaRaceway, Robert Talbott winery, past and present MotoGP riders who attended and all the volunteers who made the event a success. Support from the motorcycle community in the USA helps Riders for Health to save lives. In 2010, supporters at motorcycling events across the world raised hundreds-of-thousands of dollars for Riders helping them to provide access to health care for millions for people in Africa.

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