Carlos Checa gets the Golden Penguin award
The 2011 eni FIM Superbike World Champion awarded for his incredible sporting career
The 33th edition of the annual “Pingüinos de oro” (Golden Penguins) – a classic event of the off-season - took place last Sunday at Puente Duero near Valladolid, Spain. Many protagonists of two-wheel racing showed up at the biggest motorcycle rally in the Country, which saw more tan 27 thousand attendants.
Together with Alex Criville, who was awarded with the ‘Legend’ Golden Penguin and Maverick Vinales, Golden Penguin for 2014, Carlos Checa got the same prize for his sporting career. Checa, who is so far the only Spanish rider able to become Superbike World Champion, is not new to a warm welcome in the event, as in 1999 he was awarded with a Golden Penguin for his stellar 1998 MotoGP season.
