2014 Drive Against Prostate Cancer: The Drive to End Prostate Cancer

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Drive to End Prostate Cancer

Well, it has been quite a while since I posted a blog and the completion of last years One Lap for Life - Tire Rack Cannonball One Lap of America. What has not stopped though, is the continuing march of men being diagnosed with and lost to prostate cancer. That is why we are again preparing for the 2009 One Lap of America and raising donations in support of ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer (http://www.zerocancer.org/), formerly the National Prostate Cancer Coalition.

This years campaign is the One Lap for Life / Drive to End Prostate Cancer. Why the addition to the One Lap for Life? It is an obvious play on words as we have organized a golf tournament at Westwood Country Club in Vienna, VA in conjunction with the One Lap event. We have many sponsors involved with the golf event and a great tournament title sponsor in Patella Woodworking. The tournament event date is Monday, April 27 and there are still several openings available for sponsors and participants. Hopefully we can fill them in support of this very important cause in men's health.

We are also planning to have the car at several events around the Washington DC metro area where individuals can put their own personalized ZERO sticker on the One Lap car for a donation. This will be a great way to get people involved and raise awareness. Please stay tuned to the One Lap for Life blog for updates on these events.

I will also be posting updates as we move closer to the golf tournament and the start of the One Lap of America. We have a test and tune date with the car (same BMW 335i) at Summit Point Raceway on April 8th. In regards to a test and tune for the golf tournament, there is no hope for us, so we have opted to stay home on weekends and leave the golf to the "pros". So again, please check the blog site for updates. In fact, there is a "Subscribe for Updates" link on the blog that will allow you to receive e-mail notifications of any updates. Just sign up, it's easy and I promise you'll love the stories.

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Anonymous said...: Nice going, Champ!!; April 22, 2009 at 5:51 AM

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2014 Corporate Donors/Sponsors

THE 2014 TIRE RACK CANNONBALL ONE LAP OF AMERICA ROUTE/SCHEDULE

Ten Days - 4,550 Miles
May 1 - Drive to South Bend, IN (days drive 650 miles)
May 2 - One Lap Registration & Tech, South Bend, IN (days drive 0 miles)
May 3 - Wet Skid Pad Event, Tire Rack HQ's, South Bend, IN
May 3 (cont.) - Grissom Air Force Base, Peru, IN [autocross]
May 3 (cont.) - Sticker Stop at Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, KY
May 3 (cont.) - Bowling Green, KY to Memphis, TN (days drive 641 miles)
May 4 - Memphis International Raceway [time trial events]
May 4 (cont.) - Memphis International Raceway [bracket drag races], Memphis, TN to New Orleans, LA (days drive 406 miles)
May 5 - NOLA Motorsports Park [time trial events], New Orleans, LA
May 5 (cont.) - Mobile Raceway [time trial events], Mobile, AL
May 5 (cont.) - Sticker Stop USS Alabama, Mobile, AL
May 5 (cont.) - Mobile, AL to Dawsonville, GA (days drive 555 miles)
May 6 - Atlanta Motorsports Park [time trial events]
May 8 - Carolina Motorsports Park [time trial events], Kershaw, SC
May 8 (cont.) - BMW Performance Center [time trial event], Greer, SC to Alton, VA (days drive 388 miles)
May 9 - Virginia International Raceway [time trial events], Alton, VA to Wampum, PA (days drive 455 miles)
May 10 - Pittsburg International Race Complex [time trial events] Wampum, PA to South Bend, IN (days drive 343)
May 11 - Dry Skid Pad, Tire Rack HQ's, South Bend, IN to Arlington, VA (days drive 613 miles)
May 12 - REST and HOME, Arlington, VA

ABOUT THE DRIVERS

ROBIN SPARROW:

Robin Sparrow is a Director of Project Management Services in Studley's Suburban Washington office. Last year Robin and his co-driver, Robert Grace, finished the 2013 OLOA in the top 20 overall and third in class - thanks Robert!!! Robin also joined the racing ranks in 2012 by competing in the NASA Series Spec 3 for BMWs. Stay tuned to Robin's Blog as he travels the country again raising money for ZERO - The End of Prostate Cancer during the 2014 Tire Rack One Lap of America / Drive Against Prostate Cancer!

WOODY HAIR:

Old fart, hot shoe use to be, generally all around good egg. Woody hails from Arlington, Virginia - his life long home. Woody is the former HPDE Champion of North America. He has also won numerous SCCA, NASA, and BMW National Capitol Chapter autocross events. This is Woody's 12th One Lap of America.