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Remember BBC TV’s Top Gear blind driver “Billy Baxter” who claimed he could beat Richard Whitely around the track and succeeded!?

Well, Billy ‘The Whizz’ Baxter came to us needing help for his latest astonishing challenge which is being sponsored by the free newspaper, Motor Cycle Monthly. Billy is to attempt the world record by becoming the fastest blind rider to lap Donington Park race track. This incredible challenge will take place at the Bennetts BSB championship meeting on 23 September 2007 in front of thousands .

Billy is already the fastest blind biker in the world, passing 164mph! He is hoping to tuck another record under his belt with this daredevil stunt.

Ducati UK have joined the team and are kindly providing two 695 Monsters for the event, one for Billy and one for his out-rider Malcolm Wheeler, a former TT racer, who will be giving Billy instructions over a bike-to-bike communications system, provided by yours truly. As this will be the penultimate BSB round for 2007, the crowds will be out in force and the pressure will certainly be on for Billy and Malcolm as they navigate the track.

Billy, who lost his sight whilst serving in Bosnia in 1996, will be raising money for the charity Vista*. Billy said, “

I have to do extraordinary things to get the Press and the public’s attention but the hardest things to do when you are blind are the ordinary things. Vista work with people of all ages and if I can inspire the young kids they work with to do the things they want to do and help raise money to achieve it,

then it must be a good thing. I love motorcycling - the freedom, the speed and the acceleration. Bikers are people with big hearts and its terrific Motor Cycle Monthly is behind me in this”.

Ducati Airwaves BSB star Leon Haslam met up with Billy at Donington Park on 18 April and as well as giving Billy a few helpful tips, Leon was full of praise for Billy’s BSB lap challenge. Leon said, “I think what Billy is doing is absolutely fantastic. It shows that no matter what the handicap, people can still achieve the things they want to achieve.”

If you want to support Billy and Vista there are three easy ways to do this.
1. Donate – call Vista today 01162 498 801 email fundraising@vistblind.org.uk or visit www.Vistablind.org.uk
2. Subscribe to Motor Cycle Monthly – for every subscription taken up until the big day 20% will be donated to Vista. Call 01507 529529 or visit www.motorcyclemonthly.co.uk
3. Come to Donington – Visit the BSB round on the 23 September 2007 and cheer Billy on!

*Vista is an independent charity and is one of the largest and most successful providers of specialist services for blind and visually impaired people. Vista’s aim is to give blind and visually impaired children, their families and adults the support they need to enjoy an independent life.

Vista
Margaret Road
Off Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 5FU

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