Riders for Health

Randy Mamola

Widely regarded as the most exciting and most charismatic grand prix motorcycle racer of his generation, Randy Mamola was a consistent challenger for the 500cc world championship title throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

During the 1980s he worked with Andrea and Barry Coleman to help raise money in the GP paddock for children in Africa. When he travelled to Africa with Barry Coleman to see the results of this fundraising they saw broken down motorcycles that were meant to be helping health workers reach rural people. This inspired them to found what would become Riders for Health.

After concluding a dramatic career as a rider, he turned his attention to test riding for a number of factories, commentating and also promoting Riders for Health. He was selected to ride the world's first passenger-carrying grand prix motorcycle, the Marlboro Yamaha. He now takes celebrities and fare-paying thrill-seekers for the ride of a lifetime on its successor, the two-seat MotoGP Ducati. The two-seater's lap times are often within just twenty seconds of race speed, and by selling rides at the British MotoGP, Riders raises vital funds for its work.

In 2004 Randy received the Dave Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award for services to motorcycling from Motor Cycle News in recognition of his fantastic contribution to the sport and his tireless work with Riders for Health.

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