BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award is an award given annually as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony each December. The award is given "for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity", and the winner is selected by BBC Sport. The award is named after the BBC sports presenter Helen Rollason, who died in August 1999 at the age of 43 after suffering from cancer for two years. Helen Rollason was the first female presenter of "Grandstand". After being diagnosed with cancer, she
The Grandstand Grandstand. The primary route is Racetrack Road, a gravel road starting from the end of pavement at Ubehebe Crater, north of Scotty's Castle. This road is graded and maintained by the National Park Service and is passable by most autos, SUVs, and light trucks with at least 7 inches of ground clearance. Due to the very rough volcanic nature of the gravel road bed, all-terrain tires in good condition are highly recommended (Racetrack Road is notorious for damaging light-duty passenger car tires). The Grandstand can also be accessed from Saline Valley to the west, via Lippincott Road or Hunter Mountain