Suzuki bushfire charity auction starts tomorrow

The Suzuki Victorian Bushfire Charity Auction starts at 8.00pm on Thursday, April 23

Over 25 items will go under the hammer in the 10-day auction, with net proceeds donated to the Australian Red Cross.

Support for the auction continues to grow, including a late addition to the exciting range of auction items.

Suzuki Germany has donated a Suzuki fairing panel from a GSX-R1000 MotoGP replica, signed by Suzuki's MotoGP stars Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi.

Enthusiasts can also bid on three exclusive MotoGP experiences with Team Rizla Suzuki MotoGP - in which they'll spend time behind the scenes and meet Vermeulen and Capirossi.

Vermeulen has also donated a pair of signed leathers he used in pre-season testing.

"It was such an awful event that the least I can do is to put my support behind Suzuki Australia's auction to raise money for the bushfire appeal," Vermeulen said. "There were many terrible stories that we heard about the fires and if we can help in any way then we will.

"I think this is a great idea by the people at Suzuki Australia and they have put a lot of work into making this happen."

The Moto GP items feature alongside items signed by international stars Chad Reed and Mat Mladin, and past Suzuki world champions including Kevin Schwantz, Roger DeCoster and Joel Robert.

After bidding opens 8.00pm (AEST), there will be five-minute intervals between each listing to make it easy for enthusiasts who want to bid on more than one item.

The first item will close 10 days later, at 8.00pm on Sunday, May 3, the day of the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, with the final item and auction scheduled to end at 10.15pm.

When the auction starts, items can be accessed by searching for the Seller ID 'SuzukiAustralia' or by clicking here.

For a list of the items in the auction, click here.