Webmaster posted on July 09, 2011 17:39
The Kini Red Bull Story:
Heinz Kinigadner and KTM,, Heinz Kinigadner and Red Bull - both are almost a perfect match.
The twice motocross champion, winner of the rallye des Pharaons and the Paris-Moscow–Beijing Rally still clearly remembers how he was chosen to be the first motorbike rider in the Red Bull Team. “It was during the Inca Rally in Peru. I was extremely proud and working with Red
Bull has given me Wings!”.
Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz also shared his passion for riding motorbikes, which formed the basis for a long lasting friendship.
Together they set up the Wings for Life foundation whose aim is to find a remedy for spinal cord injury. Kini ( as his friends call him) has gained a lot from riding motorbikes but it has also taken a lot, as his brother Hans had an accident in 1984 and his son Hannes came off his bike 2003.
Both injured their spine and are paraplegic. “ My dream and my main aim in life is to find a remedy for spinal cord injury through Wings for Life”, Says Heinz Kinigadner.
Therefore a large proportion of profits from the KINI Red Bull collection goes to the Wings for Life foundation. The current catalogue shows the most recent KINI Red Bull collection - Life Style for Athletes!
Spinal Cord Injury has to become curable
By promoting the best international research projects to regenerate the injured spinal cord.
Wings for Life expedites scientific and clinical progress towards a cure for spinal cord injury.
To date 2.7 million people worldwide are confined to a wheel chair due to a spinal cord injury.
Traffic accidents in everyday life account for fifty percent of all spinal cord injuries.
Your contribution makes a difference Donate at www.wingsforlife.com
Tee's RRP $49.95
Hoodies RRP $119.95
Caps from RRP $39.95
Towel RRP $49.95
Belt RRP $79.95
MX Jersey RRP $89.95
MX Pants RRP $259.95
If you look closely, most Red Bull athletes around the world help promote the Wings for Life foundation, F1's Sebastian Vetel, Mark Webber and David Coulthard, Rally's Sebastien Loeb, Mat Rebeaud, Marc Coma, Cyril Despres, Taddy Blazusiak, Tony Cairoli and David Knight just to name a few....