Caption: Angus Weir, son of Doddie Weir, welcomes the fundraising tartan JCB Fastrac tractor off the production line in Cheadle, Staffordshire.
A unique tartan tractor has rolled off the production line at Staffordshire’s JCB Landpower factory honouring Scottish rugby legend and motor neuron disease (MND) campaigner Doddie Weir.
The Fastrac 4220 iCON wrapped in Doddie’s own design tartan livery was welcomed off the Cheadle production line by son Angus Weir, ready to report for fundraising duty with the ‘My Name’5 Doddie Foundation’.
Scottish and British and Irish Lions international, Doddie, who died of MND, aged 52, in 2022, founded the charity to fund research with the vision of ‘A world free of MND’. So far, more than £11 million has been committed to vital research in his name and the Foundation is dedicated to continuing the fight against the cruel disease.
The Doddie iCON Fastrac is the brainchild of Doddie’s schoolfriend and director of Crop Services (Scotland) Ltd in the Scottish Borders, Douglas Stephen, who joined Angus for the unveiling. Douglas approached his JCB Dealer, Kelso-based Scot Agri to build a special edition machine in support of the Foundation.
The blue and yellow tartan tractor will make starring appearances at major agricultural shows and rugby games north of the border over the coming months raising funds for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The grand tour will begin at the Royal Northern Spring Show, Inverurie on February 28thbefore moving on to the Fife, Northumberland, Royal Highland, Border Union, Perth Shows and many other agricultural events over the summer.
Anyone interested in supporting the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation can donate at https://justgiving.com/page/doddietheicon
