Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Four recent Team USA Scholarship graduates will travel to England next week to take part in a star-studded charity karting event at the Autosport International Show. The event takes place at the NEC (National Exhibition Centre) Birmingham on Friday, January 15.<\/p>\n
The Celebrity Karting Challenge is hosted by reigning American Le Mans Series LMP1 Champion David Brabham and benefits Malaria No More UK which is committed to ending the suffering and death caused by malaria. Brabham himself is among the world-class drivers taking part, along with fellow Le Mans 24 Hours race winners Allan McNish, Emanuele Pirro, Guy Smith and Alex Wurz, and three-time FIA World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx.<\/p>\n
The Team USA Young Guns roster will comprise 2007 Team USA Scholarship winner Patrick Barrett, 2008 winners Conor Daly and Josef Newgarden and 2009 alumnus Connor De Phillippi. (Fellow 2009 winner Brett Smrz\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hopes of making the trip were upset by a schedule conflict.)<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait to head back over to England to represent Team USA again,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Daly, 18, from Noblesville, Ind. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good to be a part of the Team USA \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfamily.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 I am looking forward to experiencing the Autosport International Show and taking part in the prestigious charity event. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m also glad I get to take part in the event with my good friends Josef, Connor and Patrick! We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to have a strong team.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m very excited to join the Team USA Scholarship alumni for the upcoming Autosport charity karting event,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d added Newgarden, 19, from Hendersonville, Tenn. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m always up for racing any chance I get, and competing for such a worthy cause will make this an extra special event. I know we are going to give it our all representing the USA!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am so excited,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d exclaimed De Phillippi (pronounced \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dee Phi-LEE-pee\u00e2\u20ac\u009d), 16, from San Clemente, Calif. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is another great opportunity thanks to the Team USA Scholarship. To represent the USA in this race with the caliber of drivers that are competing and to be helping raise to money for the fight against malaria makes me that much more honored to have the pleasure to compete in this fantastic charity event.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m extremely excited about competing in England again and representing the Team USA Scholarship,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Barrett, 20, from Los Osos, Calif. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153My last visit overseas in 2007 was an unbelievable opportunity, and to go back with a larger Team USA group will make for a memorable experience. It really is an honor to be apart of such a prestigious charitable event.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The talented quartet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cross-Atlantic trip has been made possible by long-time Team USA Scholarship supporters and Road Racing Drivers Club members Doug Mockett, proprietor of Mockett & Company, Torrance, Calif.-based purveyors of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fine architectural hardware for your fine furniture\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (www.mockett.com), and Duncan Dayton, principal of Patr\u00c3\u00b3n Highcroft Racing \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the American Le Mans Series team with which David Brabham took the LMP1 spoils in 2009.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153To be able to attract America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most promising young drivers is a real indication of how the Celebrity Karting Challenge has grown in stature,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Brabham, who in addition to his racing career and charitable work, oversees a similar young driver program based in the United Kingdom \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the MSA British Race Elite. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It will be fantastic to have Team USA competing alongside the MSA British Race Elite team and see some of the sport\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best young stars in action.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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