SP Tools Racing

V8 Supercar young gun Shane van Gisbergen will take time out from his Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 preparations to visit the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane tomorrow.

The Stone Brothers Racing driver will arrive with tool box in hand in the hope of raising funds to help brighten the lives of more than 100,000 sick kids every year.

Van Gisbergen’s major sponsor, SP Too ls, has produced a striking one-off SP Tools Racing tool box, wrapped in V8 Supercar imagery and signed by the Stone Brothers Racing team, to be auctioned off to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

“The guys at SP Tools came up with the idea of a one-off special tool box but they wanted it to be more than just an item for sale. With the partnership between SBR and the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, the charity auction idea was a no-brainer,” said van Gisbergen.

“Visiting the kids tomorrow will be a real eye-opener. They have a lot on their plate but the staff and the hospital do such a great job of keeping them smiling; it will be great to give out some posters and make their day a bit brighter.”

The SP Tools Racing tool box contains a full range of SP hand tools and comes with a Bosch ROCK Box and a ‘money can’t buy’ V8 Supercar ride with van Gisbergen in the SP Tools Racing Falcon.

With the package estimated to be worth up to $10,000, the SP Tools Racing auction opened for bids on Friday 12 September and will close at 5:00pm on Wednesday 15 October 2008.

Bids can be made in person at SBR Merchandise at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama from 9-12 October 2008.

For those that can’t make it to the track, bids can be placed online via the Stone Brothers Racing website (www.stonebrothersracing.com.au) or via email auction@stonebrothersracing.com.au. The current highest bid will be displayed on the home page of the SBR website throughout the auction.

To find out more about SP Tools and their range of hand tools and tool boxes, visit www.sphandtools.com.

All proceeds from the charity auction will go to the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation (RCHF) which is the fundraising arm of the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane – Queensland’s leading paediatric critical care fa cility, which touches the lives of more than 100,000 sick kids every year.

Funds from the RCHF assist with groundbreaking medical research and equipment to find better treatments and cures for childhood illnesses.

Getting the team off to a flying start and leading from the front was reigning National Top Bike Title holder Troy McLean who headed straight to the top of the time sheets on his first run and stayed there throughout the entirety of Qualifying on the SP Racing Nitro Harley.

Troy McLean – SP Racing Top Bike

“The SP Racing Nitro Harley felt really good this weekend, I’m really happy with how I performed Top Qualifying, taking home both the ET and mph bonus points and running a personal best top speed of 213.78 mph (344.05 kph),” McLean said.

“We had all brand new untested ignition systems on our Top Bikes so to be running these numbers straight up is very encouraging for the future.”

“I think things will only get better as the season goes on.”

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