It is great to be able to say my friends at the MC Federation will be supporting the record attempt with insurance, permits and the paperwork side of things alongside of the fact they will be timing the whole thing. I have worked with them on quite a few things and the great thing about them is that they really do have a passion for Off road motorcycle sport and there are without doubt one of the best things to have happened to the sport in recent years.
Thanks to them also you will be able to keep up to date with how I am progressing via live timing on their website www.mcfederation.com or by downloading the MY Laps app through your iphone or Android.
Here's the press release about it all below...
The MCF are proud to
announce that we are timing and supporting Weymouth based MX rider Paul
Oughton's charity 24 Hour Motocross World Record attempt which takes
place on the 10th & 11th of September.
“One
of the charities Paul is riding for is that of Wings for Life Spinal
Chord Research Foundation which is also the designated charity and
having worked with him on a number of projects we were more than happy
to step in and help out where we could” said Roy Barton the General
Manager of the MCF.
Paul
has also been supported by the Dave Thorpe Honda Off Road Centre with
bikes and training and he has been working with four times British
Champion Stephen Sword at the centre in Wales.
The
attempt takes place at the Rogershill Raceway nr Bere Regis in Dorset,
with one of Paul's former clubs and MCF affiliated Ringwood MXC stepping
in to help with some of the manual lapscoring and marshalling of the
event. Everything is also being recorded for a documentary to be aired
on Motors TV and viewed in 107 different countries as part of the Blood,
Sweat and Gears series.
Paul
said of the MCF's support “I have worked with the MCF on quite a few
events over the last few years and they have always offered our events
fantastic hands on support, and I am very glad they are going to helping
and supporting this World Record attempt as there are so many logistical timebombs to take care of and I know I can rely on those guys. I spent
some of my best years riding schoolboy MX with Ringwood as well so for
them to come on board and help out is awesome and it also shows how the
MCF clubs and organisation all work together to support one another.”
There are opportunities still available for companies to sponsor and support the record attempt t by emailing info@24hoursofmx.com or by visiting uk.virginmoneygiving.com/24hoursofmx
For more information on the record visit www.24hoursofmx.com or follow on twitter @24hoursofmx
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