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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I'll tell you what. There is a wonderful event coming
up this weekend. It's called the Ride against Cancer. It
was founded well back in I believe back in twenty nineteen,
or sorry in September, I think of twenty twenty one.
But it was founded because a wonderful woman, Chantell, was
(00:20):
diagnosed with stage four small cell lung cancer. Now her
daughter and beautiful friends raised funds to remove the financial burden,
allowing her to put all her efforts into her well being.
But this is how the sixty six Laps for Chantell
was born. So she was a true fighter, but she
lost her battle with cancer in September twenty twenty one.
(00:42):
Now in the studio with me right now, I have
indeed got Tony Severs, who's the CEO of NT Motorsports.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Good morning to you, Tiny, Good morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
And on the phone line, I have indeed got Clive Baxter,
the chair of the Ride against Cancer for the Northern
Tier Tree Clive, good.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Morning to you, Yeah, good morning Katie, and good morning listeners.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
It is wonderful to have you both on the show. Now, Clive,
can I go to you first? Tell us a little
bit more about Chantelle's journey and how the Ride Against
Cancer was founded.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Okay, yeah, well Chantell was diagnosed with small sell lung
cancer in twenty nineteen and she had a two and
a half year stint with spent it with Alan Walkersenta
pretty well every three weeks we were there having some
sort of treatment. And yeah, them guys were just brilliant.
I mean, they just they just make you feel at home.
(01:41):
As much as how bad it is to what you're
going through, you sort of get to a stage where
you feel part of the family. And of course, as
everyone knows, cancer does not discriminate, and there was all
ages there from young, too old to you know, everything,
and it's just just really it's it's just it's it's
(02:02):
it's it's amazing because obviously it used to going in
there because I'd go in with the ninety five percent
of Chantil's visits. But since she's passed and I've been
in a couple of times obviously to catch up with Amber,
who's our contact and our support a person from Alan
(02:24):
walker who's tied up with our committee to do this event,
and honestly, I go in there to see her and
it's just so daunting going through that front door. I'm
probably in there, you know a couple of times a
year to catch up with her and drop stuff off,
and you just really it just really hits you. You're
just like, God, we're in he so often, and I
just look at the people that are sitting there and
I go, it's not fair. It's not fair. Yeah, So look, Katie,
(02:47):
that's that's that's the whole thing we we I just
felt it was we were very lucky, had beautiful friends
and and Chentil's lovely daughter supported Chential in the care
she needed her last rounds of chemo, which were not
on a PBS system, so hence there was a cost.
So I just felt, you know, I said to Chantele, hey,
(03:10):
we we have to give back, you know. And yeah, So,
I mean this is where sixty six slaps for Chantile
was born.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
And out of that sadness, you know, something really beautiful
and really, you know, like so much hope is then
born from that sadness as well, and I think that
comes from love, right, you know, the love for Chantelle
and wanting not wanting other people to go through that
journey that you guys have been through, but if they do,
(03:43):
you want it to be as you know, like the
least amount of stress is possible. You want it to
be as as comfortable as it can be. And I
think that that's the wonderful thing about what you've done here, Clive.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Absolutely, Cadie. I mean, look, we're not going to solve
the world's problems. We're not going to solve the cancer riddle.
But what we can do is the funds we raise,
it all stays in the territory. It goes to support
the other Walk of Cancer Center, which in turn supports
the unfortunate people that go through the cancer journey. And
I think that that that's our little that's that's our
(04:23):
little thing to say, you know, we're here to help.
And I feel I feel it's just, you know, the
day turns out to be. You know, it's a day
of memory, it's a day of caring, it's a day
of supporting, but it's also just a day of people
get getting out there and doing a little bit of
exercise and yeah, supporting.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
The fun as well. And I mean I spoke to
Saint John yesterday. Craig Garaway is going to be pushing
around a stretcher.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Mate.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
I think your friend Crooksy is going to be coming
out to do a lap as well. This has been
on there's so many people that are keen to get
involved because Tony, you can't really just get out there.
It's a hidden valley and walk around unless unless it's
all sort of sorted with motorsports int right.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Yeah, that's it, Katie.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
We're setting up for the V eight Supercars now and
this is the last chance people will get to be
on the track this weekend, the twenty fourth.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
The gates will open at seven.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Am and they can get down there and ride, walk
and donate to a great cause. We've all been affected
by cancer in some way and this is a chance
for people to give back to a local service, the
only Walker Cancer Care Center and the patients receive all
the money and last year they bought radiation vests, they
bought special chairs, you know, fridges, stuff that really helps
(05:50):
patients and makes it comfortable and they do a great
job down there, you know. Clive and all the team
got to get together and the other the Ride against
Camp Trendees now registered as a charity across Australia so
people can donate and and donate as much as you
want and it all goes back in the territory and
(06:11):
to a great cause.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Now, how many people do you reckon you got out
there last time and what were some of the weirder
ways that people were getting around the track? Was the stretcher.
Speaker 4 (06:22):
You mentioned Craig with his stretcher and the Saint John's
a great, great team. They do a lot for motorsports
and Craig and we appreciate that.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
We have rollerbladers.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
You know, people on bikes, people on scooters are not
you know, like the little like Yeah, families come along
and they address up. We have BMX clubs come down,
schools come down, the girls on track people. It's just
a great family event and then you know there's all
there's stuff for kids to do. And you know this
year we've got we've got stickers so you can get
(06:53):
a sticker and put it on you and write who
you're walking around for.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
So it's a great, great family event. For the morning,
it starts at eight o'clock.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Will open the track.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
People get down there before that obviously, and then kick
off around eight point thirty. We'll put the green flag
out and off they go. We'll have a fast lane
and slogh lane obviously for safety. And you know, we've
got a lot of volunteers around the track, water stops
and all that sort of stuff.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
So it's great family stuff. Yeah, that's awesome.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
I think it's such a wonderful event that happens for
so many reasons. And you know, the Allen Walker Cancer
Center do a phenomenal job, Clive, as you've touched on,
any family that's sort of gone through that center, as
you know, as mine has, knows, the work that they
do is just you know, it's it's phenomenal. And everybody
there has a smile on their face at work, and
(07:46):
I think, you know, like it's real testament to the
fact that they even though they're dealing with really heavy
stuff every day. I think everybody at the Allen Walker
Cancer Center loves their jobs and knows that what they
are doing is truly make a difference.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
Yeah, my word, it is so. I mean, there's no
words can explain how how how great the people are
and the effort they put in. And yes, they do
smile and they make you feel welcome. It's it's unfortunately,
it's quite a nice place to be here, still, is
it sounds? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (08:20):
No, I agree with you, mate. How do you think
Chantelle would feel knowing what you've created and how many
people are there to take part.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
So Chantile is a very very quiet person and kept
to herself a lot, so she didn't like limelight. And
so she'll be. She'll be angry with me for putting
her name up in bright light. There's no doubt about it.
She'll be down, Clive, But I know she'll be. She'll
(08:51):
be should be proud, to be proud of me, should
be proud of the team, should be proud of the people.
You know, it's you know, there's no I in team,
and we've got a bunch of a bunch of people
and friends that just jump on board and just say hey,
I want to help, you know. And I just think
that's just a great thing and a gratefully. So yeah,
(09:12):
she'll be, I think, should be quietly proud.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
I reckon she would be, Clive. Is there a certain
amount of money that you're hoping to raise or you're
just waiting to see how much you raised this year?
Speaker 3 (09:24):
Look, Katie, the world a royster. I end of the day,
as long as we have a great day and we
can raise some funds. Yes, it's nice to have all
these big numbers, but it's tough times and that's why
we try and make the day cheap to be part
of It's twenty dollars to end to or thirty dollars
(09:44):
for family, so it's cheap for people to come down
and do a lap round of h zipcard track, which
is quite you know, it's quite ironic and unique. But
we've got a couple of raffles going on through the
day and there's some donations going on that sort of stuff.
So yeah, look, end of the day, were just trying
to keep it cheap and people can put in whatever
(10:05):
they can afford, whatever they want to. You know, if
someone can only afford to get a ticket for the
day and do a lap around the track, it's all
about being there, being part of it, saying they're a
little bit helped, and what we get in the end,
as I said, there's some very very small running costs,
but mostly our stuff. You they noted everyone's been really
(10:28):
good and what we get left we did in the
end we put towards the other and Walk Cancer Center.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
It is a wonderful event, Tony. How important I mean,
it's a pretty unusual thing to have happening right out there.
At Hidden Valley. When Clive first contacted you and said, hey,
I want to hold this event. I want people to
be able to walk around, to ride around in their wheelchairs,
scoot around, however they want to do it. What did
you think to yourself?
Speaker 4 (10:54):
Looktie just touched my heart, as it does everybody. You
know it's been affected by cancer. Not many of us
haven't in some way. And you know, I couldn't do
more for the cause, and especially contributing back to the
main service and the NT that looks after so many
territories couldn't do enough for them.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
And yeah, Motorsports NT the Border all on board.
Speaker 4 (11:17):
They've been fantastic through the process and you know to
do everything we can. Anti government of course have been
as well helping us. And you know we usually get
over two hundred people down there. It's a great event,
a lot of kids, they have fun. There's all the
food and drinks for the kids and stuff and good stuff. Yeah,
we couldn't help enough, Katie, And that's what Motorsport's about.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
You know.
Speaker 4 (11:39):
Motorsports is based like a lot of sports across the
NT on volunteers and with our volunteers, we wouldn't be
able to get too far. So thank you to all
our volunteers out there and everyone who gets behind a
lot of people like yourself, Katie, every year get us
up here and you know you give it a great plug.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
You know, the tickets are online.
Speaker 4 (11:58):
If you go to ride against can to int Humanitics,
you can get a ticket today. And we appreciate every
little bit, every little piece help, so thank you so.
Speaker 1 (12:09):
Much, absolutely well, So jump online. You can do a
bit of a Google search right against Cancer NT you'll
be able to purchase those tickets. And I love the
fact that you know they are like the adults twenty dollars,
the family past thirty. It does make it affordable for people.
I think that's a really important thing because people want
to get involved, they want to be part of it.
(12:29):
And who doesn't want to have a scoot around or
a ride around or a tear around out there at
Hidden Valley Hope before the v eights.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Get on that track, Katie. You know, like, what a
great opportunity.
Speaker 4 (12:40):
So you know, anyone in town for the weekend the
ten seasons coming up towards here and come down and
have some fun.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
O wonderful, wonderful event. CEO of NT of Motorsports NT,
Tony Severs, thank you so much for your time this morning.
Thank you, Ken and chair of Right Against Cancer and
Clive Bagster, thank you so much for your time this morning.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
Mate, No, thank you very much. It's great to have
you guys on board and we do appreciate it anytime.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Thank you,
I'll tell you what. There is a wonderful event coming
up this weekend. It's called the Ride against Cancer. It
was founded well back in I believe back in twenty nineteen,
or sorry in September, I think of twenty twenty one.
But it was founded because a wonderful woman, Chantell, was
(00:20):
diagnosed with stage four small cell lung cancer. Now her
daughter and beautiful friends raised funds to remove the financial burden,
allowing her to put all her efforts into her well being.
But this is how the sixty six Laps for Chantell
was born. So she was a true fighter, but she
lost her battle with cancer in September twenty twenty one.
(00:42):
Now in the studio with me right now, I have
indeed got Tony Severs, who's the CEO of NT Motorsports.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Good morning to you, Tiny, Good morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
And on the phone line, I have indeed got Clive Baxter,
the chair of the Ride against Cancer for the Northern
Tier Tree Clive, good.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Morning to you, Yeah, good morning Katie, and good morning listeners.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
It is wonderful to have you both on the show. Now, Clive,
can I go to you first? Tell us a little
bit more about Chantelle's journey and how the Ride Against
Cancer was founded.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Okay, yeah, well Chantell was diagnosed with small sell lung
cancer in twenty nineteen and she had a two and
a half year stint with spent it with Alan Walkersenta
pretty well every three weeks we were there having some
sort of treatment. And yeah, them guys were just brilliant.
I mean, they just they just make you feel at home.
(01:41):
As much as how bad it is to what you're
going through, you sort of get to a stage where
you feel part of the family. And of course, as
everyone knows, cancer does not discriminate, and there was all
ages there from young, too old to you know, everything,
and it's just just really it's it's just it's it's
(02:02):
it's it's amazing because obviously it used to going in
there because I'd go in with the ninety five percent
of Chantil's visits. But since she's passed and I've been
in a couple of times obviously to catch up with Amber,
who's our contact and our support a person from Alan
(02:24):
walker who's tied up with our committee to do this event,
and honestly, I go in there to see her and
it's just so daunting going through that front door. I'm
probably in there, you know a couple of times a
year to catch up with her and drop stuff off,
and you just really it just really hits you. You're
just like, God, we're in he so often, and I
just look at the people that are sitting there and
I go, it's not fair. It's not fair. Yeah, So look, Katie,
(02:47):
that's that's that's the whole thing we we I just
felt it was we were very lucky, had beautiful friends
and and Chentil's lovely daughter supported Chential in the care
she needed her last rounds of chemo, which were not
on a PBS system, so hence there was a cost.
So I just felt, you know, I said to Chantele, hey,
(03:10):
we we have to give back, you know. And yeah, So,
I mean this is where sixty six slaps for Chantile
was born.
Speaker 1 (03:20):
And out of that sadness, you know, something really beautiful
and really, you know, like so much hope is then
born from that sadness as well, and I think that
comes from love, right, you know, the love for Chantelle
and wanting not wanting other people to go through that
journey that you guys have been through, but if they do,
(03:43):
you want it to be as you know, like the
least amount of stress is possible. You want it to
be as as comfortable as it can be. And I
think that that's the wonderful thing about what you've done here, Clive.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Absolutely, Cadie. I mean, look, we're not going to solve
the world's problems. We're not going to solve the cancer riddle.
But what we can do is the funds we raise,
it all stays in the territory. It goes to support
the other Walk of Cancer Center, which in turn supports
the unfortunate people that go through the cancer journey. And
I think that that that's our little that's that's our
(04:23):
little thing to say, you know, we're here to help.
And I feel I feel it's just, you know, the
day turns out to be. You know, it's a day
of memory, it's a day of caring, it's a day
of supporting, but it's also just a day of people
get getting out there and doing a little bit of
exercise and yeah, supporting.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
The fun as well. And I mean I spoke to
Saint John yesterday. Craig Garaway is going to be pushing
around a stretcher.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Mate.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
I think your friend Crooksy is going to be coming
out to do a lap as well. This has been
on there's so many people that are keen to get
involved because Tony, you can't really just get out there.
It's a hidden valley and walk around unless unless it's
all sort of sorted with motorsports int right.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Yeah, that's it, Katie.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
We're setting up for the V eight Supercars now and
this is the last chance people will get to be
on the track this weekend, the twenty fourth.
Speaker 2 (05:24):
The gates will open at seven.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Am and they can get down there and ride, walk
and donate to a great cause. We've all been affected
by cancer in some way and this is a chance
for people to give back to a local service, the
only Walker Cancer Care Center and the patients receive all
the money and last year they bought radiation vests, they
bought special chairs, you know, fridges, stuff that really helps
(05:50):
patients and makes it comfortable and they do a great
job down there, you know. Clive and all the team
got to get together and the other the Ride against
Camp Trendees now registered as a charity across Australia so
people can donate and and donate as much as you
want and it all goes back in the territory and
(06:11):
to a great cause.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Now, how many people do you reckon you got out
there last time and what were some of the weirder
ways that people were getting around the track? Was the stretcher.
Speaker 4 (06:22):
You mentioned Craig with his stretcher and the Saint John's
a great, great team. They do a lot for motorsports
and Craig and we appreciate that.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
We have rollerbladers.
Speaker 4 (06:30):
You know, people on bikes, people on scooters are not
you know, like the little like Yeah, families come along
and they address up. We have BMX clubs come down,
schools come down, the girls on track people. It's just
a great family event and then you know there's all
there's stuff for kids to do. And you know this
year we've got we've got stickers so you can get
(06:53):
a sticker and put it on you and write who
you're walking around for.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
So it's a great, great family event. For the morning,
it starts at eight o'clock.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Will open the track.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
People get down there before that obviously, and then kick
off around eight point thirty. We'll put the green flag
out and off they go. We'll have a fast lane
and slogh lane obviously for safety. And you know, we've
got a lot of volunteers around the track, water stops
and all that sort of stuff.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
So it's great family stuff. Yeah, that's awesome.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
I think it's such a wonderful event that happens for
so many reasons. And you know, the Allen Walker Cancer
Center do a phenomenal job, Clive, as you've touched on,
any family that's sort of gone through that center, as
you know, as mine has, knows, the work that they
do is just you know, it's it's phenomenal. And everybody
there has a smile on their face at work, and
(07:46):
I think, you know, like it's real testament to the
fact that they even though they're dealing with really heavy
stuff every day. I think everybody at the Allen Walker
Cancer Center loves their jobs and knows that what they
are doing is truly make a difference.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
Yeah, my word, it is so. I mean, there's no
words can explain how how how great the people are
and the effort they put in. And yes, they do
smile and they make you feel welcome. It's it's unfortunately,
it's quite a nice place to be here, still, is
it sounds? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (08:20):
No, I agree with you, mate. How do you think
Chantelle would feel knowing what you've created and how many
people are there to take part.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
So Chantile is a very very quiet person and kept
to herself a lot, so she didn't like limelight. And
so she'll be. She'll be angry with me for putting
her name up in bright light. There's no doubt about it.
She'll be down, Clive, But I know she'll be. She'll
(08:51):
be should be proud, to be proud of me, should
be proud of the team, should be proud of the people.
You know, it's you know, there's no I in team,
and we've got a bunch of a bunch of people
and friends that just jump on board and just say hey,
I want to help, you know. And I just think
that's just a great thing and a gratefully. So yeah,
(09:12):
she'll be, I think, should be quietly proud.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
I reckon she would be, Clive. Is there a certain
amount of money that you're hoping to raise or you're
just waiting to see how much you raised this year?
Speaker 3 (09:24):
Look, Katie, the world a royster. I end of the day,
as long as we have a great day and we
can raise some funds. Yes, it's nice to have all
these big numbers, but it's tough times and that's why
we try and make the day cheap to be part
of It's twenty dollars to end to or thirty dollars
(09:44):
for family, so it's cheap for people to come down
and do a lap round of h zipcard track, which
is quite you know, it's quite ironic and unique. But
we've got a couple of raffles going on through the
day and there's some donations going on that sort of stuff.
So yeah, look, end of the day, were just trying
to keep it cheap and people can put in whatever
(10:05):
they can afford, whatever they want to. You know, if
someone can only afford to get a ticket for the
day and do a lap around the track, it's all
about being there, being part of it, saying they're a
little bit helped, and what we get in the end,
as I said, there's some very very small running costs,
but mostly our stuff. You they noted everyone's been really
(10:28):
good and what we get left we did in the
end we put towards the other and Walk Cancer Center.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
It is a wonderful event, Tony. How important I mean,
it's a pretty unusual thing to have happening right out there.
At Hidden Valley. When Clive first contacted you and said, hey,
I want to hold this event. I want people to
be able to walk around, to ride around in their wheelchairs,
scoot around, however they want to do it. What did
you think to yourself?
Speaker 4 (10:54):
Looktie just touched my heart, as it does everybody. You
know it's been affected by cancer. Not many of us
haven't in some way. And you know, I couldn't do
more for the cause, and especially contributing back to the
main service and the NT that looks after so many
territories couldn't do enough for them.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
And yeah, Motorsports NT the Border all on board.
Speaker 4 (11:17):
They've been fantastic through the process and you know to
do everything we can. Anti government of course have been
as well helping us. And you know we usually get
over two hundred people down there. It's a great event,
a lot of kids, they have fun. There's all the
food and drinks for the kids and stuff and good stuff. Yeah,
we couldn't help enough, Katie, And that's what Motorsport's about.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
You know.
Speaker 4 (11:39):
Motorsports is based like a lot of sports across the
NT on volunteers and with our volunteers, we wouldn't be
able to get too far. So thank you to all
our volunteers out there and everyone who gets behind a
lot of people like yourself, Katie, every year get us
up here and you know you give it a great plug.
Speaker 2 (11:57):
You know, the tickets are online.
Speaker 4 (11:58):
If you go to ride against can to int Humanitics,
you can get a ticket today. And we appreciate every
little bit, every little piece help, so thank you so.
Speaker 1 (12:09):
Much, absolutely well, So jump online. You can do a
bit of a Google search right against Cancer NT you'll
be able to purchase those tickets. And I love the
fact that you know they are like the adults twenty dollars,
the family past thirty. It does make it affordable for people.
I think that's a really important thing because people want
to get involved, they want to be part of it.
(12:29):
And who doesn't want to have a scoot around or
a ride around or a tear around out there at
Hidden Valley Hope before the v eights.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Get on that track, Katie. You know, like, what a
great opportunity.
Speaker 4 (12:40):
So you know, anyone in town for the weekend the
ten seasons coming up towards here and come down and
have some fun.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
O wonderful, wonderful event. CEO of NT of Motorsports NT,
Tony Severs, thank you so much for your time this morning.
Thank you, Ken and chair of Right Against Cancer and
Clive Bagster, thank you so much for your time this morning.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
Mate, No, thank you very much. It's great to have
you guys on board and we do appreciate it anytime.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Thank you,
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