Shipley based race and rally team, Acespeed Historic Motorsport will be promoting the race against dementia at all their events throughout the 2023 season. The Race Against Dementia charity was established by Jackie Stewart after his wife Helen was diagnosed with the condition.
Said Andy Harrison of Acespeed Historic Motorsport.
“Sir Jackie was a great inspiration to me as a young motorsport enthusiast. Not just because of his undoubted talent, but also the work he undertook promoting safety and later as a team owner. As I have become older I have come to know many people dealing with the impact of dementia on their family. Inspired by Jackie’s love and support for his wife, Helen, we have committed to promote his charity at our events during the 2023 season and to encourage our supporters and spectator’s to donate.”
There are 50 million people living with dementia across the globe and every minute this figure is rising. Behind each statistic is a real person and a heart-breaking story – a wife, a husband, a father, a mother. Each has shared memories, passions, ambitions and hopes that are slowly fading away. A diagnosis of dementia doesn’t just impact one person: its effects ripple through entire families, wreaking devastation on countless lives.
Sir Jackie and Lady Stewart married in 1962, Helen is now in a battle with dementia. Since her diagnosis, Helen is struggling with her memory and the disease is taking hold of her mind and body. Helen was Jackie’s stopwatch: the love of his life and a razor-sharp mind that timed his laps to the millisecond. The woman who once kept Jackie at the top is now confronted by a disease currently with no cure. Her battle inspired Sir Jackies to create Race Against Dementia.
“I know first-hand the devastation that dementia brings to entire families when they realise there is currently no cure.”
Sir Jackie Stewart
Acespeed will be appearing at Race Retro in their London to Sydney Marathon car.
You can make your donation with this link: Donate – Race Against Dementia