In a month-long push to raise money and awareness for key charities dedicated to helping children, the Dale Jr. Foundation has created several initiatives as part of its All-Star charity lineup. Through these events, the Dale Jr. Foundation will donate to Make-A-Wish, March of Dimes / Bikers for Babies, the NASCAR Foundation and Speedway Children’s Charities.
• Beginning Saturday at the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the Dale Jr. Foundation will host 50 guests from the Victory Junction Gang Camp, Make-A-Wish and Kid’s Wish Network in a pre-race chalet. The chalet and 50 race tickets were donated by race sponsor GoDaddy.com and includes an appearance by Brad Keselowski.
“The Dale Jr. Foundation is committed to helping …Â Details
This year’s annual Gumball 3000 rally has begun. The Gumball 3000 is an annual international rally that takes place on public roads on a different route each year around the world. The field consists of 120 vehicles. The Gumball 3000 began in 1999 and was founded by Maximillion Cooper who is an artist, fashion designer, film director, racing driver and skateboarder.
It is taking place from May 2nd-8th. The route this year starts from the Santa Monica pier in Los Angeles. The stops along the way which include free concerts and car displays are …Â Details
Beginning this May 2009, fans can follow IndyCar driver and team owner Sarah Fisher, of Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR), on Twitter as she attempts to qualify for her eighth Indianapolis 500. Along with updating fans throughout the month of May via “tweets”, Fisher will at some point during the month of May giveaway a free 2-seater ride courtesy of the Indy Racing Experience in a real IndyCar at blistering speeds of nearly 180 miles per hour.
“Someone asked me the other day what Twitter was, and I said ‘Follow me and find out!'” said Fisher, who begins practice in her Dollar General Dallara today for the Indianapolis 500. “I’m really …Â Details
In 1974 Evel Knievel launched himself across the Snake River Canyon in Idaho aboard the rocket powered Sky-Cycle in what was to be the biggest stunt and biggest flop of his daredevil career. The Skycycle X-1 and X-2 were more rocket than they were motorcycle and both were powered by overheated water rockets. This incredibly powerful means of propulsion also saw the team at Swissrocketman achieve a blistering 214.7 mph in 2.5 seconds back in 1992 – a water-rocket record that has remained unbeaten ever since.
Heated water is extremely powerful and plays a larger part in our lives than you might expect. In fact, up to 80 percent of the world’s electricity is …Â Details & Pictures
In a month-long push to raise money and awareness for key charities dedicated to helping children, the Dale Jr. Foundation has created several initiatives as part of its All-Star charity lineup. Through these events, the Dale Jr. Foundation will donate to Make-A-Wish, March of Dimes / Bikers for Babies, the NASCAR Foundation and Speedway Children’s Charities.
This year’s annual Gumball 3000 rally has begun. The Gumball 3000 is an annual international rally that takes place on public roads on a different route each year around the world. The field consists of 120 vehicles. The Gumball 3000 began in 1999 and was founded by Maximillion Cooper who is an artist, fashion designer, film director, racing driver and skateboarder.