Johannesburg – Clare Vale and her Gatorback RAM racing team recently joined those “giving a duck” with the I Give A Duck initiative. The initiative is to raise funds for the Bobs For Good Foundation and Learn To Earn. The Duck will be taken everywhere by the team over the month of November and will be at the race at Kyalami at the end of this month. The Duck will feature in pictures taken with the team which will be posted on facebook and twitter. Our objective is that this will lead to more people becoming involved and contributing generously to this wonderful cause.

Clare Vale on giving a duck.”The Gatorback RAM racing team is delighted to take part in the I Give A Duck campaign. Not only does the project donate school shoes to children in need, but the project also addresses the problem of the high number of scholars involved in traffic accidents. The shoes are delivered in a box which includes a road safety game and the shoes themselves are fitted with reflective strips to make the children more visible in poor visibility conditions.”

Vereeniging – Saturday night saw the start to this year’s Old Mutual 12 Hour Wide Horizons Hospice Endurance Karting race. Clare Vale joined her ladies team who alone raised over R40,000.00 for the Hospice while competing in the massive 34 kart field. Her team consisted of SAFM’s Renelle Naidoo, racing drivers Mel Spurr (Super Hatch), Robyn Kruger (Engen VW Cup), Lauren Muller (Locost) and Zwarkops’ own Wouna du Plessis.

After qualifying an excellent 20th, the action got away at 22h00 and the long stretch until the morning finish began. The race started in pouring rain making the racing tricky on track. Robyn handled it beautifully and was running 13th by the first pit stop. The team then ran well despite some engine and brake issues and later a steering failure. This pushed them down to 29th. They fought back with some excellent driving to finished a well driven 22nd.

Clare Vale on the event, “I’m really proud of our ladies team. We drove a lot of the race with only one of the ProKart motors running, but never gave up and our team spirit was fantastic! It was an honor to join the series to raise funds for Wide Horizons Hospice, and would like to thank the ProKart organizers for the invitation and for all the support they gave us throughout the race. A big thank you to all our sponsors for their generous donations!”

For more information on the series please go to www.prokart.co.za or for more information on Clare Vale please contact us.