From a press release issued by HMC Ducati’s Wendy Hogg, the driving force behind this bizarre charity event:
Pit Daddy comes to mama
In only one week’s time America will see crowned the most anticipated champion of the 2002 motorcycle racing season when the Pit Daddy beauty pageant is run and won. The championship that everyone has been hanging on reaches its climax at Virginia International Raceway, Sunday August 11, where the final and deciding round of the AMA Superbike Championship will add action in the lead-up to the show.
AMA road racers are frantically buffing and toning, choosing their swimwear and rehearsing their dance steps, ready to compete in the inaugural Pit Daddy fund-raising contest.
Late-breaking news is that the Annandale team, well-known for its crew of female mechanics, is in a state of confusion as its four male riders preen themselves for their catwalk calling—-not that the girls let them have any choice in the matter.
The all-female organizing committee for Pit Daddy has denied reports they’ve come to blows over who gets to hand out swimwear, apply the Parts Unlimited temporary tattoos to the contestants, and assist Mat Mladin as he slips a Chiko Roll into a tactically advantageous place.
Bets are already being placed on who will be the first to end up in the VIR swimming pool.
This is your last chance to purchase raffle tickets online. Online ticket sales cease on Tuesday August 6, then all raffle sales will be restricted to the Cycle News booth and VIR merchandise stands during the VIR race weekend.
Great new additions to the prize pot are still pouring in. The American Honda team have donated a team shirt signed by their riders and all the team members too.
D&W Images have donated a 16 x 20 action shot of Anthony Gobert, Nicky Hayden and Eric Bostrom that will be personally signed and will include an additional picture of each in their Pit Daddy attire. All raffle winners will receive a free picture of Kevin Schwantz in his Pit Daddy pose.
Former AMA racer-turned-film maker, Mark Miller, has not only become an associate sponsor of the event, he’s bringing his camera to include the footage in his documentary Sportbike Life. That will add a whole new dimension to film.
We’ve added ten sets of EBC high performance brake pads to the list of thousands of unbelievable prizes and some last minute WSB prizes are rumored to be on their way.
For your last chance to purchase raffle tickets, go online to www.cyclenews.com/pitdaddy, with all proceeds going to the Clayton Memorial Foundation.
Who’s YOUR daddy?