Win Steve Peats Personalised 2008 Race Kit! - Stephen Murray Charity.

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Date Published: 23/05/2008

Worn once for a photoshoot this is the only one in the World with all his sponsors on there as well as his name and it's signed as well!

Get over to e-Bay from Sunday night when the auction goes live:

Get over to e-Bay from Sunday night when the auction goes live to do your bidding

Will Longden of MBUK / Bike Radar fame and myself on behalf of SPS Events (UK National Downhill Series) bidded on this race kit recently at a charity auction in aid of Stephen Murray. The bids were going through the roof and Will Longden asked me to join him to secure the kit at £1,000.00 U.K Sterling.

Will Longden dipped into his own pocket and came up with the other half of £500.00 so hats off to him. Will then came up wth the brillaint idea of re-auctioning the kit to the highest bidder on e-Bay with all funds going back into the Stephen Murray fund!

All the kit is a size large and will be signed by the main man himslef: Steve Peat of the 2008 Santa Cruz Syndicate.The race kit will then be posted any where in the World free of charge.

Now get bidding!

All the cash raised will go directly to the Stephen Murray Fund.

Stephen Murray is a BMX Athlete that could use help from the BMX community. Stephen is a professional dirt jumper that is well known for his amazing tricks like double back flips, 360 back flips, turndown back flips and so much more. Stephen Murray came to the United States from New Castle Great Britain over 10 years ago with a dream of riding with the best athletes in the sport. He came over here originally as a BMX racer but quickly took to Dirt Jumping and Freestyle in the scene of Huntington Beach and Sheep Hills. 2001 and 2002 marked the biggest year for Stephen Murray of his career. He won the Gold Medal in Dirt Jumping at X Games and back to back wins at the Gravity Games, the two biggest contests at the time.

Stephen is quoted on his own riding style, “I go 110%, go big and send it!” (EXPN.com)

On Friday June 22nd 2007 at the AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Finals in Baltimore, MD, Stephen Murray took a horrific fall on the final set of the dirt section while sending a double back flip. Stephen has received career ending injuries to his spinal cord and vertebrae.

The injuries that Stephen sustained are no doubt going to affect him for a life time. Medical bills alone can reach astronomical dollar amounts. As a BMX community we have the power to help him. Stephen is a young 27 years old and is the financial provider for a wife and two young children.

Unlike the Premiership or other major professional sports which have unions that provide funds to athletes who are injured, BMX has nothing like this. BMX however is much more like a family than any other sport. Now is the time we need to reach out and support one of our family members like never before.

www.stephenmurray.org

Fingers crossed this auction will go off the richta scale! If thats beyond your means then you can still help out as there is now a new way that you can donate funds!

Go to:
www.stephenmurrayfamilyfund.com

There is a link directly to the Pay Pal account for Stephen Murray. You can determine your own amount and even if you are not registered with PayPal you can still donate..

www.stephenmurrayfamilyfund.com

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