LeadSSled
07-31-2007, 01:25 PM
Some of you know me from the old 411 Autocross events and from the Little Talledega event a couple of years ago. With 411 turning to dirt, I just don't have the opportunity to meet up with you folks nearly as often anymore. I spoke with Rick McNutt (Hazman) about a charity drive (literally) that some of "the Impala guys" have put together, and Rick thought that it would be appropriate for me to post an announcement here. The SCMC folks have always been so supportive of the "taxi drivers" and have welcomed us with open arms to your events. So, I would like to tell you about a little project that I am heading up and asking if any of you would like to contribute to the cause. If any of the moderators feel that this is an inappropriate post, please let me know and I will delete it immediately.
Here is the story: Over a year ago, I learned of an endurance race held in California named "The 24 Hours of LeMons". The name is obviously a parody of the historic "24 Hours of LeMans" race. The rules dictate that your car have a total investment of no more than $500, excluding tires, brakes, and safety equipment - hence the "LeMons" race. I tried to put a team of "Impala Guys" together to participate, but could not find anyone on the west coast that could take the lead. I couldn't do it from TN due to the distance, so I gave up.
A few months ago, I learned that the race organizers added a second race in Detroit. Well hell, that's only a day's drive from here! So I again attempted to put together a team of Impala enthusiasts. I was succesful in recruiting 4 other guys from TN, GA, NJ, and IL that would commit with both their finances and time. You will recognize 4 of those names as regular particpants in the SCMC 411 autocross events. The race organizer told me that there are always more entries than available starting spots, so the more we could do to make our team concept interesting, the better chance that we had of being accepted in the race. So our team collectively devised "Rubber Biscuit Racing" and I submitted our entry in late April.
Althought we knew that we would not learn if we were accepted or not until after the July 15th entry deadline, I purchased a car for our entry back in May. We've been waiting to start the work on it until we knew of our acceptance. Last week I recieved notice that our team entry has been accepted - we are IN the race! Rubber Biscuit Racing is alive!
Following is the webpage for this event:
24 Hours of Lemons - Detroit (http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/events/detroit/)
We are doing this for charity and are solicting both donations (tax deductible) and sponsorships (both individual and corporate). Our goal is to raise at least $5000 for a charity - "Cure Autism Now". Some of you know that I have an 18-year old daughter with autism, so this charity hits very close to home.
Following is the "flyer" that we are using to spread the word and to solicit donations and sponsorships.
http://www.highperformancetoys.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3563&stc=1&d=1185453323
And here is a downloadable PDF file if you would like to print and distribute. Please feel free to do so as we would like to spread the word as far as we can.
http://www.highperformancetoys.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3541&d=1184939032
If any of you feel moved to help us, we would greatly appreciate your donation or sponsorship. If you have any questions, please feel free to post here or send me a PM. Thank you for your consideration!
Terry Kehne
Rubber Biscuit Racing Team Captain
How YOU Can Participate:
Sponsorships: Put your club logo/business/nick name on the race car. Make checks payable to ISSCA. Any help appreciated but these are the Guidelines:
$10-Trunk Lid $20-Roof $40-Door/Quarter $100-Hood $200-Rear Spoiler
The Impala SS Club of America (ISSCA) is helping us with the PayPaled contributions.
PayPal has been setup!
Contributions/Sponsorships can be sent to:
heather@impalassclub.org - BE SURE to attach a note "24 HRS" so Heather knows its for the Lemons mission.
Tax Deductible Donations to Cure Autism Now must be mailed and checks must made out to Cure Autism Now to be tax deductable. If a contribution is made to the PayPal account, it will NOT qualify as a Charitable Tax Deduction. A contribution/sponsorship from a business would be tax deductible as a promotional expense.
Checks can be mailed to:
Rubber Biscuit Racing C/O Mark Sulimirski
4402 Brickton Spur
Buford, GA 30518
Here is the story: Over a year ago, I learned of an endurance race held in California named "The 24 Hours of LeMons". The name is obviously a parody of the historic "24 Hours of LeMans" race. The rules dictate that your car have a total investment of no more than $500, excluding tires, brakes, and safety equipment - hence the "LeMons" race. I tried to put a team of "Impala Guys" together to participate, but could not find anyone on the west coast that could take the lead. I couldn't do it from TN due to the distance, so I gave up.
A few months ago, I learned that the race organizers added a second race in Detroit. Well hell, that's only a day's drive from here! So I again attempted to put together a team of Impala enthusiasts. I was succesful in recruiting 4 other guys from TN, GA, NJ, and IL that would commit with both their finances and time. You will recognize 4 of those names as regular particpants in the SCMC 411 autocross events. The race organizer told me that there are always more entries than available starting spots, so the more we could do to make our team concept interesting, the better chance that we had of being accepted in the race. So our team collectively devised "Rubber Biscuit Racing" and I submitted our entry in late April.
Althought we knew that we would not learn if we were accepted or not until after the July 15th entry deadline, I purchased a car for our entry back in May. We've been waiting to start the work on it until we knew of our acceptance. Last week I recieved notice that our team entry has been accepted - we are IN the race! Rubber Biscuit Racing is alive!
Following is the webpage for this event:
24 Hours of Lemons - Detroit (http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/events/detroit/)
We are doing this for charity and are solicting both donations (tax deductible) and sponsorships (both individual and corporate). Our goal is to raise at least $5000 for a charity - "Cure Autism Now". Some of you know that I have an 18-year old daughter with autism, so this charity hits very close to home.
Following is the "flyer" that we are using to spread the word and to solicit donations and sponsorships.
http://www.highperformancetoys.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3563&stc=1&d=1185453323
And here is a downloadable PDF file if you would like to print and distribute. Please feel free to do so as we would like to spread the word as far as we can.
http://www.highperformancetoys.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3541&d=1184939032
If any of you feel moved to help us, we would greatly appreciate your donation or sponsorship. If you have any questions, please feel free to post here or send me a PM. Thank you for your consideration!
Terry Kehne
Rubber Biscuit Racing Team Captain
How YOU Can Participate:
Sponsorships: Put your club logo/business/nick name on the race car. Make checks payable to ISSCA. Any help appreciated but these are the Guidelines:
$10-Trunk Lid $20-Roof $40-Door/Quarter $100-Hood $200-Rear Spoiler
The Impala SS Club of America (ISSCA) is helping us with the PayPaled contributions.
PayPal has been setup!
Contributions/Sponsorships can be sent to:
heather@impalassclub.org - BE SURE to attach a note "24 HRS" so Heather knows its for the Lemons mission.
Tax Deductible Donations to Cure Autism Now must be mailed and checks must made out to Cure Autism Now to be tax deductable. If a contribution is made to the PayPal account, it will NOT qualify as a Charitable Tax Deduction. A contribution/sponsorship from a business would be tax deductible as a promotional expense.
Checks can be mailed to:
Rubber Biscuit Racing C/O Mark Sulimirski
4402 Brickton Spur
Buford, GA 30518