Let’s all forget about our Volkswagen oil pumps for a while and prepare yourself with this semi-kinda celebrity news I have for you today! Listen up… According to the news I’ve read from TheAutoChannel.com, today, September 8, 2007, stars will shower down from the skies at Heart Castle! Oh yeah, the most anticipated star-studded event, the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Heart Castle, will feature celebrity attendees in the joint venture program sponsored by Audi and Best Buddies International. This will be the first time Audi will host and be a title sponsor of the annual charity bicycle tour - the Audi of America's! 35 cars will be provided by Audi to transport guests to and from the Audi Best Buddies Challenge event.
Western Region director Michael Cagle, and other superior executives will welcome celebrity guests and riders to the historic Hearst Castle in northern California's San Simeon Hills. The celebrities are:
- Maria Shriver and her husband
- California's governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerLegendary actor and director Clint Eastwood
- Lacey Chabert of Mean Girls and TV's Party of FiveThe Bachelor's Andy Baldwin and Tessa Horst
- Celebrity trainer Kim LyonsGunter Schlierkamp from Beerfest and The Hulk
- The Ex-Wives Clubs' Marla MaplesActor Greg German and Adrian Pasdar from TV's Heroes
- Actor Rob Lowe (Brothers and Sisters, The West Wing)
Lowe will lead the peloton through the first 20 miles of a challenging 100 mile ride along the Pacific Coast Highway in an Audi RS4 Friendship speed car which has been hand painted by famous Brazilian artist Romero Britto.
The event is a bicycle tour taking riders from Chateau Julien in Carmel to the Hearst Ranch in San Simeon. Maria Shriver, California's First Lady, will serve as the Honorary Chairperson and will also ride in the event.
"Since our partnership with Best Buddies began in June, the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle is the first major event we've had the opportunity to help lead. Just as Best Buddies is leading its field through innovation and a pioneering spirit, Audi's constant dedication to engineering the best cars in the world makes our organizations a perfect fit. Nowhere is Audi's commitment to social responsibility better showcased than in extraordinary events such as this, which join luminaries across many industries to a tremendous charitable cause. We are excited to welcome Audi and Best Buddies supporting guests, including California's Governor and First Lady Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood, Lacey Chabert of Mean Girls and TV's Party of Five, The Bachelor's Andy Baldwin and Tessa Horst, celebrity trainer Kim Lyons, Gunter Schlierkamp from Beerfest and The Hulk, The Ex-Wives Clubs' Marla Maples, actor Greg German and Adrian Pasdar from TV's Heroes and many others to help us raise money to further Best Buddies' great work," says Johan de Nysschen, the executive vice president of Audi of America.