Hurricane 500..a charity event

[Russ Johnson]

I will be racing on line this Sat. evening to do what I can to help...

The Pits is going to host a charity event to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina...the Hurricane 500. This will be run on Wrangler & Rioux's new Daytona 1970 v2 using the Aerowar 88 mod. It will be run on Saturday, September 10th, 2005.

You can enter a car for $20, or if you can't or won't be able to race, you can sponsor a driver a certain amount per-mile (suggested is 5c per mile). ALL proceeds will be given to the Red Cross. The Pits will donate a Revell 1/24th scale diecast of Dale Earnhardt's 1996 Olympics special paintscheme to the winner, and The Pits will be hosting the race on our TPTCC server.

The race settings will be as follows:
Race Date: Saturday, September 10th 2005
Practice: 5:00 PM EDT
Qual: 6:30 PM EDT
Race length: 500 miles
Drivers: 40 (7 backup drivers)

I am looking for sponsor pledges. At 1 cent per mile, the maximum would be a $5 bill. All you have to do for now is post your pledge. I will get a screenshot after the race with my laps completed, and contact pledgers to collect.

 

[Russ Johnson]

15 views and not even a penny?

 

[Dave ott]

I missed this post some how.

Darn headache.

How do we sponsor Russ. What happens if your like the energizer bunny and you don't stop after 500 laps? How about how many days can Russ go around in a circle?

 

[Russ Johnson]

Hey, Dave, after 4 hours in front of the computer, I think 500 miles is plenty. All you need to do is post a pledge here for an amount per completed mile. After the race, I'll post a screen shot showing the mileage. You can then send your donation to me or use Paypal to send it directly to the race organizers. By the way, we ran a 40 lap, 100 mile practice last night. Guess who won.

 

[Carolina Prowash]

Hey Russ,

Count us in for .05/lap C'mon guys - I dare you to match or beat us !

Celeste

 

[Russ Johnson]

Thank you very much.

 

[mbryan]

I'll give you 10 cents a lap if you win. 5 cents however else you finish.

 

[Russ Johnson]

Thank you, Matt.

 

[Russ Johnson]

Well I blew the engine up....11th place and gaining...then..poof. The white smoke out the tailpipe tells it all. I finished 117 laps or 292.5 miles. I tried to collect more of your money, but..oh well.

You can send a check to me made out to the Red Cross, or go to www.theuspits.com On the home page is a link for Paypal. Please mention that it is a sponsorship for Rusty Stump. Thanks.