Moderator Beezkneez Posted January 17, 2008 Moderator Share Posted January 17, 2008 RaceBikeManager is a fantasy league team management game for motorcycle race fans that was first introduced on the GixerJunkies web forum () at the start of the 2007 championship seasons. Launched as a free entry competition just for fun, word spread quickly via other bike forums and within weeks RaceBikeManager 2007 had attracted over 600 players. A limited number of sponsors kindly provided prizes for the winners but the real attraction for the competitors lay in the game itself. Mid way through the season, the game organisers made a low-key request for contributions to the Notts & Lincs Air Ambulance resulting in a total of over £500 being donated to this worthy charity. Now, inspired by the success of our first season, we’re pleased to announce that RaceBikeManager is returning for 2008 with new and enhanced game features to make the game even more challenging and fun to play. Responding to feedback from last year, we’ve significantly increased the number of Transfer Windows to let you use your knowledge of who’s hot and who’s not, and to keep the RaceBikeManager 2008 title hunt open to the very final races of the season. The RaceBikeManager 2007 championship covered MotoGP (including 250cc and 125cc classes), World Superbikes and British Superbikes. This year we’re going one better by including the World Supersport championship which will feature several top British riders, including Chris Walker, Johnny Rae, Craig Jones and Tommy Hill. The RaceBikeManager 2008 web site (http://www.racebikemanager.co.uk) is open now for player registration. New features are being added daily to make the game more informative, with more detailed stats available to help with managing your riders throughout the year. Sponsor accreditation, advertising banners and dynamic links to affiliated bike forums will be added as soon as new support partners come on board and will be updated continuously throughout the season. Team selection will be activated in time for players to choose their riders before the first World Superbike race in Qatar on 23rd February. However, you can view rider valuations now in order to start thinking about choosing your starting team line-up with your budget of £30,000,000. Still a free entry competition, the key goal of RaceBikeManager 2008 is to raise funds for two organisations close to the hearts of all bikers; the Association of Air Ambulance Charities, and Riders for Health. Read more about them here http://www.airambulancecharities.co.uk/ and http://www.riders.org/ We are confident that RaceBikeManager 2008 players will give generously as a ‘thank you’ for the enjoyment they get out of the game. As a non profit-making organisation our operating overheads are low, so you can be assurred that virtually all the proceeds from sponsorship advertising income will go directly to our chosen charities. To generate the best possible support for our charities, we’re hoping to at least double the number of players registering with RaceBikeManager 2008. To help achieve this the RaceBikeManager 2008 team has approached a wide range of sponsors for prizes and - subject to the generosity of their response - we aim to break the season into stages with prizes awarded to the teams heading the league at that time. Keep an eye on RaceBikeManager 2008 News and your e-mail inbox for updates on our progress with sponsorship and prizes. We’re delighted to announce that we’ve already secured a major headline prize of a weekend for 2 at the 2009 Jerez MotoGP round, which includes grandstand tickets, accommodation and transport to the circuit! This fabulous prize - worth £1000 - has been generously donated by Pole Position Travel the top MotoGP VIP package travel specialists. Visit their web site for more details on their extensive range of MotoGP weekends http://www.polepositiontravel.com/ Obviously, the more players who register and participate, the more attractive RaceBikeManager 2008 will be to sponsors, so please register today and help us in our quest for success. Not only will you will be signing up for the fun and excitement of a season-long test of your bike racing knowledge, you could win one of the many prizes we hope to have on offer and best of all, you’ll be able to contribute to the ongoing success of two great bike-related charities. So please visit the RaceBikeManager 2008 site and register today! Leon, Dom and Mike RaceBikeManager 2008 http://www.racebikemanager.co.uk PS. If you know of a business, race team or any other organisation which could benefit from associating itself with RaceBikeManager 2008, or if you would just like to donate a prize or funds to help us attain our goal of contributing to our chosen charities, we’d love to hear from you as soon as possible. [email protected] or [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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