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IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY HOSTS RACING MEMORABILIA AUCTION TO
BENEFIT THE PAINTED TURTLE
Irwindale Speedway and the Pomona Valley Corvette Association of Southern
California are joining forces to support The Painted Turtle, a camp for
children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses.
On Saturday, September 2, during its schedule of evening racing
activities,
Irwindale Speedway and the Pomona Valley Corvette Association will host a
silent auction featuring motor racing memorabilia including items donated
by NASCAR Nextel drivers and teams, event ticket packages for the Toyota
Grand Prix of Long Beach and the Auto Club 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup event as
well as an honorary pit crew member package with Champ Car's PKV Racing
Team.
Fans will have the opportunity to preview and bid on items which will be
on display in a tent located adjacent to Irwindale Speedway's main
grandstand. Items will be available for bid beginning at 4 p.m. with
closing bids accepted up to 8:30 p.m.
Courtney Hansen, the host of the Destination Wild television show
premiering this fall on Fox Sports and host of Spike TV Network's
Powerblock series of automotive related shows which airs on Saturday and
Sunday, will be the Grand Marshal of the event and present during the
silent auction activities.
The Painted Turtle is the sixth addition to Paul Newman's family of Hole
In the Wall Camps for seriously ill children. Opened in 2004, the camp is
located in Lake Hughes, Calif. in the foothills of the Angeles National
Forest just northeast of Los Angeles. The Camp features a recreation and
event center, cabin village, equestrian center, arts and crafts center,
ropes course, dining hall and organic farm all of which were designed to
provide every child, regardless of their medical condition, the
opportunity to participate in all aspects of the Camp. Additional
information on The Painted Turtle can be obtained at
www.thepaintedturtle.org.
The Pomona Valley Corvette Association was founded in 1962 and is the
Inland Empire's oldest Corvette owner's club. The Club's purpose is to
bring area Corvette owners together in a manner that enhances the
Corvette experience. The Club utilizes its influence to engage in various
activities to raise awareness and financial support for charities like
The Painted Turtle.
Additional information on the Club can be obtained at
www.pvca.org.
Irwindale Speedway is a state-of-the-art multi-purpose motor sports
complex featuring half-mile and third-mile paved oval tracks and a
one-eighth mile street legal drag strip. Centrally located within the Los
Angeles basin and 25 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, the facility
hosts NASCAR regional racing events on Saturday nights, NHRA sanctioned
drag racing competition on Thursday nights, D1 and Formula Drift Drifting
events and various automotive competitions. Further information can be
obtained by logging on to
www.irwindalespeedway.com. [8/30/2006] |
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