Popular singer, songwriter and actor, Kate Ceberano 'tunes up' at the racetrack for the 2006 BMW Celebrity Challenge

Popular singer, songwriter and actor Kate Ceberano is ‘tuning up’ for different reasons this week as she lines up for not only this year’s BMW Celebrity Challenge, but also the Breast Cancer Network of Australia, which is the No 1 charity for the 2006 FORMULA 1™ Foster’s Australian Grand Prix.

It is the first time the renowned singer has been behind the wheel of a racing machine, but she is keen to face the challenge and determined not to come last in the event.

Kate is also fully aware of the challenges facing women with breast cancer and is pleased to be the official representative of the Breast Cancer Network of Australia (BCNA).

“Breast cancer can hit any family and it has certainly impacted mine. What I really like about the Breast Cancer Network is that they are all about the woman and her family right now. Support during a life changing cancer diagnosis is just so important and they certainly provide that through the My Journey Kit.”

No stranger to crowds, having performed before 40 million viewers on one occasion, Kate will be lining up in the dynamic BMW 1 Series with 25 other celebrities to again perform before national and worldwide TV audiences.

It will be a busy time for Kate who will launch her new album Kate Ceberano Live with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra due out on April 7.

Among the other celebrities in the race are triple Australian superbike champion Shawn Giles, US motocross champion and husband of pop star Pink, Carey Hart, champion jockey Damien Oliver, AFL all-time great Alastair Lynch, Channel 9 TV personalities, Steve Jacobs and Ed Phillips, along with Cleo Bachelor of the Year Ryan Phelan, three of the four Wiggles –Murray Cook (Red), Jeff Fatt (Purple) and Anthony Field (Blue), and Captain Feathersword, FOX footy presenter Tiffany Cherry, Olympian and Commonwealth Games stars Giaan Rooney and Nikki Hudson, world big wave surfer Ross Clarke-Jones and New Zealand born adventurer and host of The Amazing Race Phil Keoghan.

All the celebrities are undergoing a week of intensive driver training this week at Sandown raceway before they are ‘let loose’ on the Albert Park circuit by CAMS officials and International racing car champion Geoff Brabham, who leads the team of BMW Celebrity Challenge Driver Trainers.

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