By David S. Wallens
May 6, 2014
News from our friends over at HSR:
“We are delighted to announce that Racing For Kids will be the official charity of Historic Sportscar Racing. Vintage racing brings cars of the past to life, and we look forward to sharing our passion for this form of motorsports in a way that will encourage support for the Racing For Kids program.”—David Hinton, president of HSR
HSR will bring the exciting world of historic racing to Racing For Kids with hospital and race track visits. Unique to the HSR events will be the huge variety of cars that race with the sanctioning body, as well as the ability to host outpatient children and their families at historic race tracks—think Daytona International Speedway, Sebring International Raceway, Road Atlanta and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Many of the HSR drivers are parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. Husbands and wives, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters—they all race together at HSR. Maybe future racers will come from the Racing For Kids program! We certainly hope so.
“Everyone at Racing For Kids is very excited about our new partnership with HSR,” says Robbie Buhl, former IndyCar racer and national spokesperson for Racing For Kids. “Visiting sick and hospitalized children is at the core of what we do, and so whenever we can bring a new team of drivers into our mission, that helps us expand our reach to even more kids. Being the official charity of HSR is a very special honor, and we are very gratified to be chosen.”
ABOUT RACING FOR KIDS
Racing For Kids is a Detroit-based national charity that uses the popularity of motorsports to focus public awareness and funding on the health care needs of children. Founded in 1989, Racing For Kids is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014 and has visited more than 27,000 children in more than 525 children’s hospitals in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Australia. It has raised nearly $6 million for the hospitals visited and other children’s health institutions.
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