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We’re Three Days Away from Waging War Against Child Abuse

April 21, 2016 By Bruce Ledoux Leave a Comment

We’re Three Days Away from Waging War Against Child Abuse

….and super EXCITED! The cars are together in trekking north from Sarasota, FL as I type. Every single nut & bolt has been touched. Alignments checked and re-checked. The driver’s have their bags packed and are nervously counting down the hours to departure.

But the best news of all is the fundraising progress.

Our WAR on child abuse has already collected a bounty. We’re HALFWAY TO THE GOAL! Thru your wonderful support, we’re going to be able to profoundly impact children who would otherwise know nothing other than neglect & abuse in their homes. These funds will allow 5 Cumberland County kids to receive mentors via South Jersey Bigs, an amazing organization that simply had no more funding left for these children in need.

Just a little more elbow grease and we’ll be able to get to our target of 12 sponsored children! Every dollar counts and we can’t do it without you.

Remember:

  • $10 given by 6 people gets one family access to the critical health care services they need to dramatically minimize the child’s risk of abuse or neglect.
  • $100 will take a full $.25/lap off our $50/lap goal. If 12 people do this, we’ll fund a ‘big’ for a ‘little’ for an entire year.
  • $.50/lap over the estimated 430 lap race will put FOUR new families into Robins Nest, Inc healthy families program.

Do you know anyone that might be inspired by the effort and would consider donating?

 

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What a Scramble….

April 14, 2016 By Bruce Ledoux Leave a Comment

What a Scramble….

The decision to engage the race as a fund raising opportunity was an easy one. Cumberland County suffers economically and knowing that it’s kids are so at risk for abuse & neglect would inspire anyone to action.

The challenge is the implementation. So we divided to conquer.

The Cars

Precision Driving team owner Marko Radisic has the cars. He has turned himself inside out to get his two cars prepared. EVERYTHING has to be touched to ensure it will last the 12hrs+ of run time. Struts, brakes, coil packs, tires, backlit number boards and most importantly, brighter headlights for the night part of the race.

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The Drivers

Nick Mercier & I hit the streets to find another driver, and not just any driver. We had to find a driver that would do the work of two as we’re taking on a 4 driver race with just two. Each 100 min stint behind the wheel is the physical equivalent of a 10k running race. It’s quite a challenge. The first part of this is the challenge it presents us as drivers, the second is the show of solidarity for the struggle these kids & families face. It takes a narrow pool of potential teammates and makes it a hunt for a unicorn.

We were 10 days into our hunt and had a few false starts. It was getting kind of scary as we’d built our charity business plan on a two car team; One car for South Jersey Bigs and a second for Robins Nest Inc. We were starting to wonder if we had to reconfigure as a single car, three driver team. That’s when Eric surfaced.

Eric Zimmerman is an accomplished wheelman with many seasons of experience racing BMWs. He and Marko have driven together before making the union even more familiar. Just like that, the roster was full and the preparations in full swing and there are still 10 days until race day! I for one am hitting the cardiovascular workouts and trying to get 20 laps of iRacing simulation on the track each day. We’re coming in loaded for bear in this race against child abuse.

The Preparation

We have the track to thank for our connection to both South Jersey Bigs & Robins Nest. Area businesses have already stepped forward to put on a lunch for mentors & their ‘littles’. The NJ region of the Sports Car Club of America is planning to roll out the red carpet and host the kids, their mentors & families as guests of honor for the fan walk in the hours preceding the 11:55am race start.

How You Can Help A Child

Just $60 will help one family get the social services it needs to significantly reduce it’s children risk of neglect or abuse. At $50 of pledged support per lap, every hour we race as a team will give three ‘littles’ a ‘big’. Here’s a quick example of how much you could impact our fight:

$10 given by 6 people gets one family access to the critical health care services they need to dramatically minimize the child’s risk of abuse or neglect.

$100 will take a full $.25/lap off our $50/lap goal. If 12 people do this, we’ll fund a ‘big’ for a ‘little’ for an entire year.

$.50/lap over the estimated 430 lap race will put FOUR new families into Robins Nest, Inc healthy families program.

Please consider making a tax deductible pledge now, help us take some ground in the war on child abuse.

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Taking on the Devil in The Dark in the Name of Child Abuse

April 7, 2016 By Bruce Ledoux Leave a Comment

Taking on the Devil in The Dark in the Name of Child Abuse

Southborough, MA April 8, 2016 – In support of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, Guardian Angel Motorsports (GAM) is launching a two car, team assault on Southern New Jersey’s Devil in the Dark 12 hour endurance race. GAM has joined forces with the Pinwheels for Prevention program, which has waged war on child abuse in America.

“All children deserve great childhoods because our children are our future”

The 12hr SCCA endurance race will be held April 23, 2016 at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Cumberland County, where the race will be taking place, is ranked at the very bottom of all NJ counties for child well-being. “Cumberland County had more child abuse and neglect investigations than an other county in NJ – they actually had more than double the statewide average in 2015,” points out GAM founder Bruce Ledoux.

South Jersery Bigs, the regional chapter of Big Brother, Big Sister, along with Robin’s Nest Inc will be the two beneficiaries of the team’s efforts. Funds raised will allow each cause to fund at least 12 new children or 24 total in their mentor and healthy family programs. These programs cost over $1200 per child to deliver. Guardian Angel Motorsports looks to raise $1,000 for every hour that each car races or a total of $24,000. “The statistics are staggering and we think we can really make an impact through this event,” says Precision Driving team owner Marko Radisic.

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Each two driver team will race their BMW for 12 hours to complete a targeted 430 laps (over 1,000 miles), funding their objective. Team driver Nick Mercier notes that, “…these races are normally performed in four driver teams but the Guardian Angel army wants to show solidarity with the size of the challenge these kids in need face by racing short handed. Anything is possible if you set your mind to it…”

Supporters can buy their pinwheels to put on the the race cars at the Guardian Angel Motorsports webpage. Each donor will be able to put their name on a pinwheel and have it race the 12hrs in show of their support.

Contact:
Bruce Ledoux
bruce@guardianangelmotorsports.com
http://guardianangelmotorsports.com

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Join Us July 30 at Whiskey Hill Raceway!

July 10, 2015 By Bruce Ledoux Leave a Comment

Join Us July 30 at Whiskey Hill Raceway!

There is something about summer that is just plain liberating. Especially Summer 2015 after the winter we had in Boston with over NINE FEET OF SNOW in just 28 days. Hard to believe now as we strap our helmets onto our sweat filled brow.

The 2015 car season has been one of my personal best with a spring of super fulfilling racing @ The Nurburgring in Germany. Trials & Tribulations of which you can read about HERE. A particular highlight was a 90 minute endurance win together with my wife @ Monticello together this season – executed with the kids as pit crew!

Check Out some highlights from our journey to The Ring:

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We’d like to share that enthusiasm and fun with you on our 2nd of 5 VIP track days on 7.30.15 and New England’s NEWEST track – Whiskey Hill Raceway in Palmer, MA. As a new facility, they’ve GUARANTEED us sunshine and fair weather for our day there.

It’s something you’ll be sorry you missed – and there are only 3 spots left – does your schedule allow?

Please click the below link to register. We hope to see you there!

http://www.jpmorgansecurities.com/pages/am/securities/conference/a-track-day

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