Day Of Champions Celebrate
30th Anniversary
M
otoGP "reaffirmed its vows"
with its official charity Two
Wheels for Life (TWfL), which
supports the seven independent
country programs of Riders for
Health (RfH) in Africa. Such out-
reach improves the health and
well being of about 25 million
people.
It also shows what RfH and
TWfL co-founders Andrea Cole-
man, Barry Coleman and ex-GP
racer Randy Mamola discussed
with Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of
Dorna (which controls MotoGP
and World SuperBike) at the
Silverstone MotoGP, August 22.
Andrea Coleman summed up
what husband Barry and Mamola
observed in Somalia in 1989:
"Health care in vast Africa is not
just about doctors and nurses.
It's about transport! It's about
Africans teaching Africans to
change oil filters."
Mr. Ezpeleta said, "Silverstone
Day of Champions is very impor-
tant to Dorna."
Coleman replied, "We were
at the British GP before you, but
Dorna taught us about big cam-
eras and organizing the day."
Mamola said motorcyclists
understand how to maintain two-
and four-wheel vehicles to reach
remote villages—without break-
downs, "but without the love of
motorcycles we share with this
Day of Champions crowd, we
wouldn't get anywhere."
Special guest was Ken Diko,
Riders director in The Gambia.
Diko explained building "sus-
tainability" into their work. "We
have seven women high school
graduates learning mechanics in
our Technical Training Institute,"
Diko said. "Even if they leave our
organization, their knowledge
will remain."
Bruce Scholten
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Michael Laverty, Cormelo and
Maria Ezpeleta, Randy Mamola,
Barry Coleman, Ken Diko and
Andrea Coleman spoke at the 30th
Day of Champions at Silverstone.
PHOTO: BRUCE SCHOLTEN
