News : Dario Franchitti

London, UK – Tuesday, December 6, 2001: The Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race held at Daytona Milton Keynes on Monday, December 5, proved a fitting tribute to the 2005 IndyCar Champion and double Indy 500 winner who hailed from nearby Emberton in Buckinghamshire by raising over £17,000 for Alzheimer’s Society.
Friends and colleagues representing the elite ranks of worldwide motorsport united to race in Dan’s...

Media Release: Overwhelming Support For Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race

London, UK – Thursday, December 1, 2011; The Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race, set to take place at Daytona Milton Keynes on Monday, December 5, has received overwhelming support from fans and the motor racing industry alike, all wishing to race in Dan’s honour while raising funds for the Wheldon family’s chosen charity, Alzheimer’s Society.

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London, UK – Monday, November 7, 2011; Dan Wheldon will be honoured in a special memorial kart endurance event on Monday, 5 December, at Daytona Milton Keynes (UK).
Appropriately staged just 10 miles away from Dan’s hometown of Emberton, Buckinghamshire, the event will see drivers from across the realms of worldwide motorsport join together to remember their close friend and colleague.

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Henley-on-Thames, UK – Sunday 27 September, 2009; David Brabham and the Patrón Highcroft Racing crew made a sensational comeback, after rebuilding a new car from scratch in 24 hours following Scott Sharp’s massive accident on Thursday, to score vital championship points in the 12th Petit Le Mans 1000miles/10 hour race at Road Atlanta.
Brabham, together with Sharp and Dario Franchitti, repaid the team’s...

Henley-on-Thames, UK – Friday 18 September, 2009; Current American Le Mans Series leader David Brabham will be aiming to continue his championship point-scoring haul at the upcoming cornerstone 1000mile Petit Le Mans event, Atlanta, on 9&10 October. The 44 year-old goes to the penultimate race of the season heading the LMP1 title fight by 17 points following back-to-back wins at the previous two rounds, Road America...