Techhead Interactive have backed WorldRiderZ with the technology and support that will see a man “Stephane Etienne” and his team on a mission to ride KTM 990 motorcycles from Sydney to Paris and raise as much funds as possible for research into childhood kidney disease. The WorldRiderZ team will depart from the Sydney Children’s Hospital on Saturday 24 July, 2010 at 9:00am.
Techhead Interactive has assisted with the scoping, sourcing and configuration of the technology required to support the epic journey from Sydney to Paris. The WorldRiderZ team will be carrying numerous mobile communication technologies that include, radio communication, mobile phones, satellite phones, Panasonic ruggedized wireless data devices, Toughbook laptop computers and tracking equipment that will see every second of the journey recorded, traced and viewable live via the website www.WorldRiderZ.com
“We are very proud to be a part of the WorldRiderZ support team and cannot wait to see Stephane and his team off on this amazing adventure. Stephane is a man on a mission for such a vital cause and we wish him all the best on the journey ahead” said Tim Fussell, Techhead Interactive CEO.
The WorldRiderZ have one goal -- to raise money to support ongoing research for kidney disease. Their ultimate objectives include the building of a web-based database and information-sharing network for international medical staff, providing upgraded equipment and financial assistance in remote regions, and to generate global awareness of the need for research in CKD.
Followed by an HDTV production crew, the WorldRiderZ will travel across Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe on a 4-month adventure through diverse cultures and landscapes to visit hospitals and identify the needs for equipment, supplies, and access to research as well as financial support of renal and urological paediatric units.
Stephane and Capucine Etienne’s son, Ilhan, was born with hypoplastic kidneys at Sydney Children’s Hospital on 4 April 2009. Motivated by their need for support and information, Stephane came up with the concept of WorldRiderZ to help families all over the world dealing with the diagnosis and prognosis of CKD. The Sydney to Paris ride may be the only one Stephane will do with WorldRiderZ, as he will be donating his kidney when his son’s eventually and inevitably fail.
Photo: Stephane Etienne from WorldRiderZ on his KTM 990 that he will ride from Sydney to Paris.