Wednesday, 6 August 2008

The Children’s Charities Grand Prix

Since the departure of the immensely popular Vancouver Molson Indy, local race fans have been starving for a Professional-style event providing them with the sights, sounds and thrills that go along with Motorsport Entertainment.

The Children’s Charities Grand Prix is the most exciting Motorsport news in British Columbia since the Champ Cars last graced the streets of Downtown Vancouver in 2004.

The first CCGP will take place September 20th and 21st at the new and improved, River’s Edge Raceway. The CCGP concept was derived from the ultra-successful fan-favorite SCCBC Invitational that ran along with the Vancouver Indy from 1990 through 2004.

The SCCBC Invitational thrilled the Vancouver Indy crowds with its wheel-towheel racing action and fan-friendly format. Huge grids of up to 60 cars kept fans on the edge of their seats with lots of passing, close calls and diverse grids.

The CCGP will continue to feed the fans need-for-speed by featuring a vast array of beautiful P1 and P2 class, big-horsepower cars and amazing driving talent from all over Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest racing for a $10,000 prize purse.

The CCGP race will take place during round 4 of the Pacific Region CACC Championship. The weekend will also feature a variety of exciting classes from Open Wheel Formula Cars right through to Vintage and everything in between.

The Children’s Charities Grand Prix will benefit the BC Children’s Hospital and Children’s Wish Foundation. Partial proceeds from gate will go to both charities as well as funds raised from a silent auction and the infamous ‘Hot Laps 4 Kidz’. This unique offering will give fans the opportunity to go for a ride on the newly configured 9-turn 1.3 mile race track in a variety of Supercars and Race cars with Professional Drivers at the wheel.

This concept offers a fantastic opportunity to all those involved in Motorsports (and beyond) to come together to benefit sick children and demonstrate on a grand scale that great road racing action is alive and well in BC.

I am pleased to annouce that the Anduccis/RE/MAX racing car # 49, Panoz GTS will be competing in this event.

For further information please visit: http://www.sccbc.net/