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Barry Sime is raising money for Cash for Kids Glasgow & West Scotland

Participants: Barry Sime, Chris Knox (just from Gatwick!), Joe Tanner, Iain Brown and Gordon Brownlee

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Scotkart Cash for Kids Endurance race · 6 December 2010

Cash for Kids is a grant-giving charity, supporting young lives from birth to 18. Our mission is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across Glasgow and the West of Scotland who are affected by poverty.

Story

<p><strong>BREAKING NEWS:</strong></p> <p><strong>We won again! &nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>After some last minute travel challenges and a last minute addition to the team in Gordon Brownlee, we managed to secure the coveted Scotkart, Cash For Kids Trophy again! &nbsp;Thank you very much to all who donated for such a worthy cause. &nbsp;The event raised over &pound;6,700! &nbsp;Until&nbsp;December....</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>UPDATE: Postponed until January due to the heavy snow! &nbsp;Still plenty more time to reach our target now!!!</em></p> <p><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 19px;">We are once again entering a team in the Radio Clyde Cash For Kids charity kart race, held annually at the Scotkart racetrack - this time at Clydebank.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 19px;">The race takes the form of a Le Mans style relay race, with each team having up to 5 drivers and the race lasting for 2 hours.&nbsp; The winner is the team with the kart completing the most laps, or out in front at the chequered flag.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We have competed in this event for the last 10 years or so and the last time we entered in 2008, we won! &nbsp;Whilst we will be trying to raise lots of money for a deserving "local" charity and enjoying taking part - we will be trying to come in first once again!</span><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The team this year comprises of&nbsp;</span><strong style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 900; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Chris Knox&nbsp;</strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(Frontrunner in the British Mini Cooper series and multiple karting winner),&nbsp;</span><strong style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 900; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Barry Sime</strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;(Former Clio, Formula Renault racer &amp; multiple Scottish Karting Champion) </span><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Joe Tanner</span></strong>&nbsp;(Senior Knockhill Instructor and Formula Ford ace) and <strong>Iain Brown </strong>(Single Seater ace and Karting Instructor/circuit owner/team owner/guru)<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">. &nbsp;All in all a wealth of experience in motorsport events, which we may try and use to our advantage against some equally impressive other competitors. &nbsp;<em>(We may take this much more seriously than we should though!)</em></span><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We would be grateful for your kind donations as every penny raised goes directly towards Cash For Kids, with Scotkart kindly donating their premises for free.&nbsp; As an added incentive, the grid positions are decided by how much money each team raises...&nbsp; Each of the team members must raise at least &pound;125 each also, so we are aiming for a bit over the minimum, which we will all personally top up also.</span><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It&rsquo;s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Radio Clyde Cash for Kids gets your money faster and, if you&rsquo;re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.</span><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 10px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">So please sponsor us now and make sure you tune into Clyde 1 and Clyde 2 on the evening of the event and on Monday Dec 6th to find out how we did, or check out www.simeracing.co.uk .</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£550.00
+ £70.51 Gift Aid
Online
£370.00
Offline
£180.00

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