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The VIP Restaurant facility is situated just behind the Rockingham grandstand. The tented village is ideally located - within one self-contained hospitality area lies everything you will need for the perfect days racing. Your grandstand seats are in the upper tier of the grandstand overlooking the start/finish line. With views of 95% of the circuit the location offers superb views of non-stop track activity. Available to parties of 1 to 30, it offers you a perfect solution as to how best to enjoy the weekend’s racing.

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A special feature of ChampCars at Rockingham is the chance to hire your very own Private Chalet. All chalets are located behind the Rockingham Grandstand with grandstand seats in the Upper Tier. You have excellent views of cars entering the pit lane and 95% views of the entire circuit. The facility will be for parties of 30 or more and will be ideal for the group or company wishing to entertain their clients in style.

Unlike other world championships, purchasing hospitality for this event will provide you with the opportunity to meet the drivers in action with your access to the Pit Lane.

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After a nail-biting freestyle eliminator, Buell’s professional extreme rider Craig Jones has been crowned 2002 European Motorcycle Stunt Champion. Judges from 10 different countries were unable to separate Birmingham’s Jones from his old adversary, Scotland’s Kevin Carmichael. Both were ordered to complete a shoot-out programme to decide the winner and, under intense pressure, it was Jones who delivered. 

Over 20,000 motorcycle enthusiasts converged on the Czech Republic for the championships and witnessed 60 of the world's finest extreme riders (representing 10 countries) compete for the coveted European title. After a tough qualifying competition involving freestyle and compulsory technical elements, just 12 riders made it to the final. 

Craig rides exclusively for Buell American Motorcycles and believes his strategy of riding 'two-up' with passenger Wing Chui provided him with the decisive edge. "Wing has been working with me since I turned professional and we've developed an intuitive partnership that allows us to push things to the absolute limit," said Jones. "I think we got the crowd on their feet at vital moments with a couple of daring manoeuvres. We performed a front wheel 'stoppie' that involved Wing hanging from the front bars and placing his head on the tarmac whilst we were still moving at high speed. Wing wore a motocross style helmet with a titanium modified peak, thus producing sparks as proof of ground contact."

The motorcycles Craig used in the championship played a key part in his victory. "The Buell X1 Lightning is an awesome motorcycle that copes with everything that I throw at it." 

Craig admits that he nearly didn't take part in this year's championship after damaging his wrist a fortnight before the event. "I used several cans of painkiller spray to make sure the wrist held up. My body could now do with a short break from competition. However, I've got a busy season ahead of me and I'll be back on my Buell on 28 July to entertain the crowds at the World Superbikes at Brands Hatch."

This year's championship, which was held at a military base near the town of Bechyne in the Czech Republic, attracted riders from as far afield as Brazil, as well as a strong contingent of local Czech stunt riders. Craig believes the growing popularity of serious competition will have a positive impact on his profession, encouraging riders to be even more creative, athletic and daring: "The riding standards were exceptionally high. A large number of competitors were very strong in the technical disciplines with very precise handling control. We also saw some outrageous examples of skill in the freestyle competition. This means that you'll see some increasingly spectacular performances from the stunt riding community.

"The guys representing the Eastern European countries deserve a special mention as they're relatively new to the sport and don't always get access to sponsorship. There's some serious talent in Hungary and the Czech Republic and they'll be a force to be reckoned with in the near future."