K4H LATEST UPDATE``xgeoff``xK4H-2 Thank you<br /><br />Hi All,<br /><br />A huge thanks to everyone who helped make K4H-2 another success. On first count it looks like we will raise in the region of £4,000, which taking into consideration the economic climate, is bloody marvellous – thank you all.<br /><br />Congratulations to the Team from Arcadius Sport who dominated from start to finish and showed us all how to drive &#61516; Next year if they come back we will make sure that their kart has a) extra ballast, b) three wheels and c) filled with diesel! <br />Seriously though well done guys and good luck with your respective careers in motorsport and hopefully in the near future we can say “I drove against him” .................or more accurately “I was overtaken by him at K4H-2”. <br />Hope to see you back next year for K4H-3<br />Well done too for the Buckmore team who kept everything running smoothly thru the afternoon even when us drivers tried to complicate things!<br /><br />This year we finished off the day at the Bridgewood Manor Hotel in the evening with the After Party featuring three top comedians from the Comedy Club – <br />Ryan McDonnel (an Irishman), Paul Pirie (a Scotsman) and Gerry K (an Englishman). A great nights entertainment was had by all with the gags flowing as well as the wine and hopefully a feature for future Karting for Heroes events.<br /><br />Over the next few weeks we will be updating our website along with our Facebook & Twitter pages, so please help build up our fan base and follow us on both. <br />Make sure to forward our details to everyone in your team so they can do the same.<br /><br />Any ideas, suggestions for next year or just general feedback please get in touch.<br /><br />A final thanks to all the companies and individuals that have supported us again and help make this event a success.<br /><br />Thanks for your support & See You Next Year<br />Geoff<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />K4H PRE BID FOR AUCTION ITEMS<br /><br />The generosity of our supporters means we have some amazing prizes available again this year for the K4H Auction. This will be held at the Bridgewood Manor during the After Party in the evening but all items can be pre bid for at Buckmore park during the race or by email before the event - just email K4H BID in the subject matter and list the item with your starting bid and your highest bid offer, along with your name and contact telephone number, then email it to kart@kartingforheroes.com <br /><br />Some of the items we have already include the following along with current highest bids;<br /><br />*A signed Red Bull cap by Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber<br />£45<br />*A pair of Access All Areas race day hospitality tickets with GB Moto Racing for a round of the British Superbikes<br />£60<br />* 6 boxes of Hepworth beers (approx 72 bottles)<br />£25<br />* A pair of Pirtek Racing Experience tickets for BTCC<br />£37<br />* Karcher Pressure Washer<br />£30<br />* Pair of DTM race day hospitality tickets for Brands Hatch in the HYDRAQUIP suite<br />£55<br />* 24v Combi Hammer Drill<br />£30<br />* Mercedes Benz World experience<br />£45<br />* Pirtek Race Jacket<br />£15<br />* Limited Edition Puma 2010 F1 World Champion Tee Shirt<br />£10<br />* Flight simulator experience for two people<br />£100<br /><br />A huge thanks to GBmoto Racing, Hepworths Brewery, Flowtech, Arcadius Sports, Pirtek and everyone else who has donated<br /><br /><br /><br />K4H - Follow us on TWITTER<br />@karting4heroes to keep up to date with the latest news.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />K4H Airs to the Forces  - 11th May 2011<br /><br />Karting for Heroes was today featured on the Lynne Duffus Breakfast Show on BFBS Radio and aired live to thousands of service personnel, families and support workers across the UK and in Afghanistan. The interview can be heard in full when you open the "Next Event" & "News Updates" pages on the K4H website.<br /><br /><br />K4H MORE TEAMS SIGN UP - 10th May 2011<br /><br />So far 26 teams are set to contest this years event which is 8 more teams than last year, with more still threatening to join up. There is a maximum of 35 spaces on the grid so if you are interested get in touch soon rather than be disappointed.<br /><br /><br /><br />K4H - MAY 2011<br /><br />Only a few weeks to go and a handful of spaces are still available for teams to enter this years event. After last years sizzling 26 degrees on the day, this year the forecast is to be ............ advised on the day, regardless of the conditions the karts will have slick tyres, go faster than last year and have higher average speeds with the new fleet of karts at Buckmore.<br /><br /><br /><br />K4H - Comedy Night - May 2011<br /><br />There are still tickets available for the After Pary Comedy Night at the Bridgewood Manor Hotel. Admission is by ticket, payable in advance, which includes Food, 3 Comedians and a disco till 1am, Bar till 12:30.<br /><br />The After Party is open to all and not just Race Teams or their supporters.<br /><br />Tickets are £35 per head.<br /><br /><br /><br />K4H – ROOMS AT THE INN (Hotel)<br /><br />Supporters of Karting for Heroes can take advantage of special room rates at the 4* Bridgewood Manor Hotel in Chatham on Friday 20th May and Saturday 21st May 2011. <br />£72 for a single room and £82 for a double room, both include full breakfast and use of the leisure club <br /><br /><br /><br />K4H - APRIL 2011<br /><br />With just over a month to go for the 2nd Karting for Heroes the grid is starting to fill up with over 20 teams committed to help raise as much as possible for Help for Heroes. There are still spaces left so please get in touch if you want to be involved.<br /><br />Even if you are not racing everyone is welcome to come along and support us and hopefully get a taster and join the grid next year.<br /><br />Help for Heroes will have a stall at the event which will be selling various H4H goodies and promo items and be able to give you background on what the charity has achieved so far and it's plans for the future.<br /><br /><br />K4H The After Party<br /><br />Supported by The Comedy Club with three top comedians - Ryan McDonnell, Paul Pirie and headed by Gerry K. <br />Entry is by advance booking and includes food, the show followed by a disco till 1:00am. <br />Tickets are £35 per person available thru the K4H website or any HYDRAQUIP branch.<br /><br /><br />K4H Auction<br /><br />This will take place at the After Party, but bids can be placed during the afternoon at the race which will be included later in the evening. Items up for grabs this year (so far) include - Signed Red Bull Hat by Sebastian Vetel and Mark Webber, Flight simulator experience for two, Hepworth assorted beers (6 cases - about 72 bottles!), Brands Hatch hospitality tickets, Power Washer kit.<br /><br /><br />The After Party will take place at the Bridgewood Manor Hotel (5 minutes drive).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />K4H - DECEMBER 2010<br /><br />Next years event already has its first team Bidding for Pole on Just Giving - obviously hoping to get an early start on their rivals. Good luck and thanks to Vicki and her team for starting early.<br /><br />K4H - DECEMBER 2010<br /><br />In addition to 3 hours of on track fun we can confirm that there will be a K4H After Party to be held at the Bridgewood Manor Hotel. The evening will include a meal, 3 comedians and a disco to finish the night off along with our K4H Auction of things you'll want to buy! Especially after a glass or two. Tickets are priced at £35 each for the whole evenings entertainment.<br /><br /><br />OLD NEWS and thanks............<br /><br /><br />K4H - APRIL 2010<br /><br />The Beautiful Race.<br />Current Miss England Katrina Hodge is to compete in this years Karting for Heroes. Katrina will be racing in a team of the London heat finalists for this years Miss England competition and following a short breather after the race she will present the winners prizes.<br /><br /><br />K4H - APRIL 2010<br /><br />BRING YOUR OWN ARMY<br />Okay so you’ve got a team in the race, you raised a lump of money in your bid for pole and your ready to go. Well almost. You need an army of fans to cheer you on … Or possibly mock you should your first driver lose it at the start on the hairpins (and yes I can claim that one myself, but it was wet!). Spectators of all ages are more than welcome on the day and the louder and brighter they are the better. <br /><br /><br />K4H - MARCH 2010<br /><br />With generous support from "Joules" and “Alphastitch”, <br />we will be offering <br />a limited number of K4H branded polo shirts for sale. These are a quality polo in washed Navy with the K4H logo on the front and K4H on the back (as shown). As they are limited they will be on a first come basis on the day.<br /><br /><br />K4H - FEBRUARY 2010<br /><br />Thanks to Montrose Media, a Kent based media production company, this years Karting for Heroes will be professionally filmed from start to finish.<br /><br /><br />K4H - FEBRUARY 2010<br /><br />"Joules" a leading UK brand and manufacturer of quality clothing has given their support to K4H with a number of generous donations. Sophie Morris from Joules' marketing adds “Help for Heroes is a charity that Joules are very keen to support as we believe the work that they do is fantastic. We are excited to be supporting Karting for Heroes this year to help raise funds for such a worthy cause.”<br /><br /><br />K4H - JANUARY 2010<br /><br />“We are fortunate and honoured that Matt Croucher GC will be at the inaugural running of Karting for Heroes.<br /><br /> LCpl Croucher was part of the Commando Reconnaissance Force tasked on 9 February 2008 to conduct reconnaissance of a compound in which it was suspected that Taliban fighters manufactured Improvised Explosive Devices.<br /><br />The Royal Marine reservist was awarded the nation's highest honour after he dived on a live grenade to save his comrades in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Matt is an enthusiastic and regular supporter of H4H and has decided to take this his latest challenge alongside 34 other drivers aiming to be first across the line after enduring 3 hours of racing. In addition to driving in the event he has also pledged his support to help make the event a success and raise awareness of Karting for Heroes and it’s support of Help for Heroes.”<br /><br /><br />K4H - 7th DECEMBER 2009<br /><br />QHotels Bridgewood Manor 4* Hotel is offering reduced rates for K4H entrants and supporters for both Saturday and Sunday night stays. So you can spend the night relaxing before or after the fun on the track. With excellent facilities and only a 5 minute drive from the circuit the Bridgewood is the ideal place to stay.<br /><br />Bed and breakfast per room                  £79.00<br />Dinner, bed and breakfast per room          £119.00<br /><br />Prices are based on two people sharing<br /><br />Telephone-01634 201333 Quoting K4H (Karting for Heroes) offer<br /><br /><br />K4H - 4th DECEMBER 2009<br /><br />Flowtech donate £500 worth of prizes.<br /><br /><br />K4H - DECEMBER 2009<br /><br />Help for Heroes add Karting for Heroes to the Red Letter events <br />http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/red_letter.html <br /><br /><br />K4H - 3rd DECEMBER 2009<br /><br />Hepworth &amp; Co Brewers Ltd support the event with a generous donation of their bottled beers.<br /><br /><br />K4H - 1st DECEMBER 2009<br /><br />HYDRAULIC &amp; PNEUMATICS Magazine launch Karting for Heroes 2010 with major feature.<br /><br /><br />K4H<br /><br /><br />If you wish to be added to our Karting for Heroes mailing list email us at kart@kartingforheroes.com quoting K4H NEWS in the subject matter.<br />``xEkypVuZAZlIGkzKQQq``x1260547978``x(default)