This 12 months’s “Rainey’s Journey to the Races” occasion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca introduced enthusiastic race followers and highway racing stars collectively to have enjoyable and lift cash for the Roadracing World Motion Fund. The entire 40 spots obtainable for the experience have been offered out plus a number of spots made obtainable on the final minute, and every $500 ticket bought included a three-day admission ticket for the MotoAmerica race weekend. Twenty tickets have been bought by the (Terry) Vance Household Basis.
Others donating on the occasion have been famous Roadracing World Motion Fund contributor Leslie Stretch, who, together with his donation of $25,000, tops the person contributor record with an all-time whole of $175,000 in donations; The Talbott Household Basis, donating $10,000 ($50,000 whole); and Mark Mitchell, donating $8,000 ($14,000 whole). Different money donations introduced the entire raised to just about $100,000.
Street racing and observe day organizations: N2 Trackday’s most up-to-date fundraiser totaled $33,553; PRE (Efficiency Driving Expertise) Observe Days raised $23,004; and OMRRA, $10,000. The California Roadracing Affiliation (CRA), Yamaha Champions Driving College, and the Bagger Racing League every donated $5,000.
Many have donated this 12 months to assist substitute Airfence sections misplaced in a hearth which was brought on by a crash at Street Atlanta; and RideSmart Motorbike College in Texas is fundraising to cowl deployment of a lot wanted comfortable obstacles at its faculty and observe day occasions.
In Reminiscence of…
NEMRR raised $21,461 in reminiscence of Scott Briody, killed in MotoAmerica competitors at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway in 2022.
The household of racer Jason Aguilar, who died in a bicycle accident, raised $966 on Fb and donated it to the fund in his reminiscence.
In regards to the Roadracing World Motion Fund
The Roadracing World Motion Fund – a 501 (c) (3) non-profit group – started again in 2001 as a grassroots motion to enhance racetrack security for motorbike racers and riders. On the time, haybales or stacks of tires have been generally positioned in entrance of concrete partitions for rider safety in case of a crash. A much better answer for rider security existed – FIM-homologated inflatable comfortable obstacles which take in the vitality of a crash. Delicate obstacles–made by Airfence or Alpina and bought the Roadracing World Motion Fund utilizing donations and fund raisers–assist enhance the possibilities that racers can stroll away from a crash which previously may need brought about catastrophic damage, and even demise.
The Roadracing World Motion Fund gained the help of the motorbike neighborhood, as racers, riders, household and mates, motorbike companies, racing organizations and racetracks helped make use of soppy obstacles the usual, moderately than the exception, for motorbike races and observe days throughout the nation. Now, from Laguna Seca to Daytona, Motorsports Ranch to VIR, Street Atlanta to Street America, and lots of extra, comfortable obstacles are deployed extra continuously and in better portions than ever earlier than, because the Roadracing World Motion Fund continues its mission of serving to forestall racetrack accidents by motorbike highway racing security schooling, and by organizing donations and funding to buy and deploy FIM-homologated comfortable obstacles.
