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CB Motorsports, the Bingham Family Foundation, and DLGL Software are today announcing they each will contribute $10,000 to the American Red Cross to kick off the "Race To Recovery" campaign to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina. While the flood waters are just now stating to recede, and inroads are being made to rescue all of the victims, the tragedy continues for the people of that region. And the need to lend financial support continues as well.
In announcing this campaign to raise funds for the American Red Cross, the CB Motorsports / DLGL Software partners are also announcing a challenge to every other team running in the Grand Am series to show their support by donating to the campaign. The campaign is open to participation by everyone in the Grand Am racing community - including the many great fans that follow sportscar racing with so much passion.
Team Owner Chris Bingham "Everyone is encouraged to participate in this extremely worthy "Race To Recovery". And with every contribution the real winners are the good people who lived along the Gulf Coast and who have had their entire lives wrenched away from them overnight. With every 'competitive contribution' the racing community takes the lead in this race to resurrect this devastated region of the United States."
On the Grand American Road Racing Association website it was recently announced that, "Synergy Racing and its sponsors have partnered with the Virginia-based, disaster-relief charity God's Pit Crew to help bring supplies to the devastated gulf coast region."
CB Motorsports Driver and DLGL R&D Director Hugo Guénette: "Synergy and God's Pit Crew are to be commended for taking a lead role in this extremely important recovery effort. We salute them and we hope to find that the other teams in Grand Am - as well as the fans - will show their support as well by joining us in this campaign. The people of the American Gulf Coast are counting on us for help and we will make sure that they get it."
And, since every racer likes to have an edge when 'competing', CB Motorsports and DLGL Software will also donate any and all prize money they win for the balance of the racing season.
CB Motorsports, the Bingham Family Foundation and DLGL Software are hoping to find that there is a full field for this race! So ladies and gentlemen, let the green (as in dollars!) flag wave!
Race To Recovery
There are three ways to make a contribution to the Race To Recovery campaign. All monies are to be sent directly to the American Red Cross via one of the following methods:
1. Go online at https://give.redcross.org/?http://www.att.net/hurricane_relief.htm
2. Call the American Red Cross and make a donation by phone. The numbers are:
1-800-HELP-NOW (1-800-435-7669) English speaking 1-800-257-7575 Spanish Speaking 1-800-220-4095 For TDD Operator
3. Mail in your contribution to this address: American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013
Make your checks payable to the American Red Cross and in all cases, please indicate you wish your donation to be applied to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort!
The CB Motorsports / DLGL Software Pontiac-Riley team includes the following personnel:
Drivers: Chris Bingham, Hugo Guénette, Jacques Guénette
General Manager: John Petherbridge
Crew Chief: Sean Creech
Chassis Engineer: John Mills
Data / Engineer: John Snook
Car Chief: Christian Manseau
Crew Members: Aaron Edman, Nat Dorsay, Ben Kurtz, Dave De Nardo,
Rich Smith, Michel Guénette, Stefan Bedard
AV / Crew: Jonathan Scholtz
Transportation Manager: Sam Dunlap
Truck Driver: Burt Smith
Photographer: Regis Lefebure
Public Relations: Andrew S. Hartwell
Travel: Alexis Curran
Chris Bingham Bio:
Chris Bingham is a two-time driver's champion in the Grand-Am GTS class, taking top honors in 2001 and 2002, in the Park Place Racing Ltd. Saleen SR7. In Grand-Am, Bingham had 21 starts with 14 podium finishes, 11 wins and 2 season championships. He has also raced in Indy Lights and in the NASCAR Busch series. An injury while riding recreational watercraft put him out of commission for several months but he eventually recovered and was able to run in the VIR Rolex event in a Chase Daytona Prototype, along with Johnny Miller and Robert Chase. For more info go to www.chrisbingham.com.
Bingham and his wife, Cherish, and their young son Race, live in the Bellevue, Washington area
Hugo Guénette Bio:
The R&D Director for DLGL Software, Hugo Guénette has driven a Daytona Prototype at four events. He drove the Picchio at the 2004 Daytona 24 hours, finishing 7th in class. He also drove the Picchio at Phoenix, and again at Mt. Tremblant. His most recent drive in a DP came at California where he qualified the Chase DP 15th but was unable to race the car due to mechanical difficulties.
Guénette has raced in vintage events with HSR, Grand-Am Cup in the GTS class, in the Canadian Touring Championship (for Hyundai Canada), in the F125 Karting Quebec Championship, Canadian Formula Ford races and ¾ scale stock cars in the MBNA Cup Lites series. Prior to racing on four wheels, Guénette was a competitor on the AMA Superbike and Pro 750CC Supersport motorcycle tour.
Guénette lives in Canada with his wife and two daughters.
Jacques Guénette Bio:
Jacques Guénette Sr. is the Administrator, President and CEO of DLGL Ltd Software. He has a varied array of racing experiences including the F1600 and F2000 Race Series at the Jim Russell school at Mt. Tremblant, the Canada Challenge Cup (running in several events in a Porsche 911 and 935), and in vintage racing with HSR - taking first place in the 2001 HSR Enduro at Daytona and the HSR Thundersports TS3, also at Daytona.
Guénette has also driven in Grand-Am Cup events in the GTS class running in several races between 2001 and 2003. In 2004 he co-drove the Chase DP at Homestead and the Picchio DP at Mt. Tremblant.
Guénette, 58, lives in Laval, Q.C., Canada with his wife Diane, their 3 children, and 6 grandchildren
CB Motorsports Sponsor information:
Primary sponsor for the Lexus-Riley is D.L.G.L., an HRIS provider based in Canada. D.L.G.L. offers integrated software solutions for human resources management, bringing Payroll, Pension, Time Capture and Employee data elements together in a seamless environment. D.L.G.L. provides 100% web-based HRIS solutions for large employers across the North American market. Clients include such names as the Canadian Pacific Railway, Chevron Texaco, CAE, Celestica, Avon, Tim Horton' s, as well as a number of major financial institutions and banks, among others.
D.L.G.L. will be using the racing program for both internal and external promotions, giving a few lucky employees of DLGL - and its clients - an opportunity to participate with a top notch racing effort, an experience none of them will ever forget.
The D.L.G.L. mission is specialization in the conception, implementation and complete support of advanced, user-friendly, integrated HR / Payroll / Time Capture & Scheduling / Pension / Recruitment Systems for large and very large employers, using the best available proven industry standard tools, with a total commitment to quality before volume, in the North American marketplace.
Associate sponsors include:
Park Place Ltd - The west coast's largest luxury, sports and special interest auto dealership
Gatorz eyewear - Nothing defines you like gatorz eyewear. It's more than just a symbol of strength, precision and freedom of expression- it takes you well beyond the limits of your imagination. A technological dream, Gatorz revolutionizes the world of eyewear.
Stronger than steel and lighter than plastic, our trend-setting designs will carry you through life in comfort and style. It's eye-wear with an attitude. And a perfect fit for your lifestyle.
Zipfizz - Zipfizz is an all-natural, citrus flavored, effervescent drink-mix powder that delivers a powerful charge of micronutrients to the body's fuel system. It contains no ephedra or other artificial stimulants. Most people experience an immediate, revitalizing burst of energy after taking Zipfizz.
Zipfizz is healthy energy in a tube! Give your body a rush of vitamins, minerals and key amino acids to protect the immune system. Zipfizz has created an advanced formula that provides a significant amount of vitamins, fewer calories, lower carbohydrates, superior taste, variety and unique packaging! Simply put, it's different because it's good for you!
Use Zipfizz as a morning or afternoon pick-me-up, or enhance your training by taking it before, during, or after a hard workout. Because Zipfizz contains no sugar, users will experience an increased energy level for up to 2 - 3 hours with out the sudden "crash" associated with other energy drinks. Add one tube of Zipfizz to a 16 - 20 oz. glass of drinking water
Contact and Sponsor website information:
Team website: www.cbmotorsports.com
Team Contact: chris@chrisbingham.com
D.L.G.L. website: www.dlgl.com
Gatorz website: www.gatorz.com
Park Place Ltd. website: www.parkplaceltd.com
Zipfizz website: www.zipfizz.com
Key Bank: www.keybank.com
McDonald Financial Group: http://www.key.com/html/H-2.6.html
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