swtour
09-25-2008, 05:51 PM
One of the things I'm involved with annually other than our SWTour Series is a Cancer Benefit Car Show here in Santa Maria, CA.
The Cruzin' for Life Benefit Car show features some of the most beautiful HotRods in California, this event has CARS, VENDORS, all sorts of entertainment to keep the crowds excited and raise money for a great cause.
Registered Cancer Survivors get to vote on their favorite cars in the show, and part of this awesome show is a OPEN HEADER CRUISE through the downtown streets - with a POLICE Escort. The survivors get to pick their favorite cars, and ride in those cars along the cruise route...and it's a sight to see...and HEAR.
We hold a 'Exhibition' r/c event at this car show. Not a race with winners, but a show, showing off and explaining the thrill of r/c racing. We also hold a 'Survivors Challenge' which is a race in which 'Cancer Survivors' get to challenge each other, after a few hours of coaching from their paired up r/c racer. These racers provide their OWN cars to be used for the Survivors to use for this event, and they give them some brief instruction on how to drive them. The kids that took part in this last year were incredible, and very excited to be a part of this event.
My HUGE HUGE thank you is to Mr. BRIAN SMITH (aka INDYRC_RACER) here on HobbyTalk and over on RCTech.
Brian went so far beyond what I could ever imagine in donating 12 VINTAGE HPI style bodies. Some of these were used bodies that he had already stress tested, but the number of BRAND NEW Bodies he did up for us - and the incredible detail he put in to these bodies has just BLOWN Me and our other racers totally away.
WORDS can NOT express my thanks to Brian for his ability to make this bodies look so good, and for his generosity for donating these for the cause.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
Here's a couple mounted up and ready to go!
http://southwesttour.com/centralcoastrcracing/images/cruzinforlife_camaros.jpg
The Cruzin' for Life Benefit Car show features some of the most beautiful HotRods in California, this event has CARS, VENDORS, all sorts of entertainment to keep the crowds excited and raise money for a great cause.
Registered Cancer Survivors get to vote on their favorite cars in the show, and part of this awesome show is a OPEN HEADER CRUISE through the downtown streets - with a POLICE Escort. The survivors get to pick their favorite cars, and ride in those cars along the cruise route...and it's a sight to see...and HEAR.
We hold a 'Exhibition' r/c event at this car show. Not a race with winners, but a show, showing off and explaining the thrill of r/c racing. We also hold a 'Survivors Challenge' which is a race in which 'Cancer Survivors' get to challenge each other, after a few hours of coaching from their paired up r/c racer. These racers provide their OWN cars to be used for the Survivors to use for this event, and they give them some brief instruction on how to drive them. The kids that took part in this last year were incredible, and very excited to be a part of this event.
My HUGE HUGE thank you is to Mr. BRIAN SMITH (aka INDYRC_RACER) here on HobbyTalk and over on RCTech.
Brian went so far beyond what I could ever imagine in donating 12 VINTAGE HPI style bodies. Some of these were used bodies that he had already stress tested, but the number of BRAND NEW Bodies he did up for us - and the incredible detail he put in to these bodies has just BLOWN Me and our other racers totally away.
WORDS can NOT express my thanks to Brian for his ability to make this bodies look so good, and for his generosity for donating these for the cause.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
Here's a couple mounted up and ready to go!
http://southwesttour.com/centralcoastrcracing/images/cruzinforlife_camaros.jpg