Sunday, January 25, 2009

Post Race Recap

As your faithful blogger sits here in the airport exhausted yet invigorated, waiting to return to the cold of New York, I feel a profound sense of gratefulness to the people who made this weekend possible. First, the drivers; our drivers are what's called in the racing world "gentlemen drivers," they are individuals who pay their own way and in essence sponsor the car so that the Children's Tumor Foundation can receive the opportunity to raise awareness and funds for research into neurofibromatosis. Second, the crew and staff of Farnbacher Loles Racing; without their support this weekend simply could not happen, they are the essence of any race car and they have been absolutely wonderful to CTF and our NF Heroes. Third, our sponsors; Wireless Zone, Trane, Fathead, Quicken Loans, Bergen County Auto, their support drives NF research. And finally, our NF Heroes, their families and all of you who read this blog and support the cause; whatever NF may do to the body it seems to to the opposite to the spirit. We had some of the kindest and most caring people at the track this weekend (and commenting on this blog!) and the opportunity to have them share with us was an inspiring experience.

Boarding calls but check back all week for more pictures from an amazing weekend. Thanks again everyone!

3 comments:

Lynne S said...

Hope you have a safe flight home. What position did they come in. I tried to find out on the speed channel web page but it never said.
I will look forward to the rest of the pictures that will be posted.
Thanks again to all involved who helped to make this event a success.
Lynne Stockman
Utah

DM said...

The Childrens' Tumor Foundation #85 car finished 16th in the GT Class and 27th in the entire field.
Amazing accomplishment for amateur drivers to even finish this grueling race, much less do so well. Next year set sights on Top 10 finish.

Full results here: http://www.grand-am.com/rolex/schedule/results.cfm?eid=863&sid=475

Racing4Research said...

Thanks Doug, totally agree, truly an amazing accomplishment!