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SIR FRANK WILLIAMS TO PRESENT �20,000 TO CHARITIES ON BEHALF OF THE DOGHOUSE

Sir Frank Williams, Founder and Team Principal of Williams, one of the world's most famous and successful Formula One Teams, will return to Silverstone Circuit, the scene of Williams' first and hundredth grand prix victories, on Thursday 21 March, as a special guest of the Women's Motor Racing Associates Club (WMRAC), known affectionately as the Doghouse Owners' Club.

 

Founded in February 1962 by a number of Grand Prix Constructors' and Drivers' wives, the 50th anniversary of the 'Doghouse' was celebrated during 2012 and culminated in a Grand Charity Ball, held at the Silverstone Wing last October.

 

The glittering event was attended by approximately 250 motor racing personalities, at which Doghouse Club members and their guests raised �20,000 to benefit the four charities chosen by the club.

 

Sir Frank, who has been a loyal supporter of the Doghouse Club from the very beginning, will present cheques to representatives of the charities: Action Medical Research, Headway Northampton, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Warwickshire & Northants Air Ambulance Service. A donation will also be made to The Springfield Youth Club.

 

WMRAC Chairman Mrs Leonora Hill said: "We are absolutely delighted that Sir Frank has accepted our invitation to present the cheques. It will be a great honour for the representatives of the charities and our newer members to meet him. It will be a very special occasion for everyone."

 

The presentations will take place in the prestigious British Racing Drivers' Club headquarters at Silverstone Circuit, on Thursday 21 March, at 12 noon.

 

Mrs Hill concluded: "I am pleased to report that the success of the events in 2012 ensures that equally ambitious and exciting events are being planned all over the country in the future for the Doghouse Owners' Club." 

 

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For more information about the Doghouse Owners' Club, please contact:

Georgie Shaw, Press & PR Officer

Tel: 01444 482657

Mob: 07967 806929

Email: [email protected]

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Leonora Hill, Chairman

Email: [email protected] 

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Visit the Women's Motor Racing Associates website at www.wmrac.com

 

NOTES FOR EDITORS

 

Williams F1

Williams has won 16 FIA Formula One World Championships (nine for constructors, in partnership with Cosworth, Honda and Renault; and seven for drivers, with Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve). The team has scored 114 victories, 297 podiums and 127 pole positions.

    The team's endeavours have earned Frank Williams a knighthood, as well as the French equivalent, the Legion d'honneur. The company has two Queen's Awards for Export Achievement and it's recognised as one of the most enduring and successful organisations in sport.

www.williamsf1.com

 

The Women's Motor Racing Associates Club

The Doghouse Owners' Club was founded on 7 February 1962 by a group of Grand Prix Constructors' and Drivers' wives and prominent women in motorsport. Under the Chairmanship of Sheila Van Damm, the committee comprised Mrs Colin Chapman, Mrs John Cooper, Mrs Gregor Grant, Mrs Graham Hill, and Mrs John Webb; the acting secretary was Miss Peggy Sandberg (Mrs Peggy Rowe).

    At a time when facilities and safety at circuits was sadly lacking, the Doghouse established a base at Silverstone and Brands Hatch, which the wives and their young families could use, a benevolent fund to help wives travel abroad when their husband was injured or help them in the event of real tragedy. Their biannual Charity Balls - with the wives performing in the Doghouse Cabaret - proved a runaway success in fund-raising for the Benevolent Fund.

www.wmrac.co.uk

 

Kennel logo by Russell Brockbank.  

 

 

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