RWC SPEEDSTERS TO ADVISE COVINA, CA, STUDENTS ON MOTORSPORTS CAREERS
www.MySpace.com/racerswhocare P R E S S R E L E A S E RWC SPEEDSTERS TO ADVISE COVINA, CA, STUDENTS ON MOTORSPORTS CAREERS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOLLYWOOD, CA SCBA # 725708-692 PU WHO: Racer Who Care spokesracers champion National Hot Rod Association speedster, Fast Jack Beckman, and world land speed record setter at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Scott Horner, are to advise kids on entering and developing careers in motorsports, at Sierra Vista Middle School’s Career Day in Covina, California, February 5, 2010 at 8-11 a.m. WHEN: 8:00 A.M., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010 WHERE: SIERRA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL 777 E. Puente Avenue Covina , CA 91723 CONTACT: Traci Forgey 626/974-7310 Office: 626/974-7300 tforgey@cvusd.k12.ca.us JACK BECKMAN: A leading NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Fuel Funny Car contender, Beckman has high hopes to win this year’s national championship with the Don Schumacher Racing Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger R/T. His fastest speed is 333.66 mph. Beckman was 2003 NHRA Super Comp Champion. He has been an instructor at the Frank Hawley NHRA Drag Racing School, where he has taught nearly 6,500 racing students. SCOTT HORNER: Scott Horner, Chair of RWC’s Board of Directors, recently relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah from Southern California, and will be actively involved in making racer presentations and setting up a Quick Tips on Winning in Life Presentation Team in the area. Horner is a world land speed record holder in naked bike competition at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He entered, and is a lifetime member of, the prestigious Bonneville 200 MPH Club, with an initial record speed of 205.589, then beating his own record at 217.850 MPH, scored on a Suzuki Hayabusa he built himself. He has also set a new world speed record in naked bike competition at the El Mirage dry lake bed (206.761), and has vaulted into the El Mirage 200 MPH Club, where he is now a lifetime member. Bonneville competition was a childhood dream realized. Through his business, Heads Up Turbos, Horner built a record-setting competition motorcycle for Leslie Porterfield, who set a world land speed record in women’s competition with it at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He ha also built other speed record-setting motorcycles. WHY: Racers Who Care, Inc.’s Quick Tips on Winning in Life racer presentations to children’s groups, schools, hospitals are an avenue through which professional racers can give back to the communities where they live and race, by inspiring, affirming, empowering, and fueling the dreams of children and teens. Founded in 1993, Racers Who Care is a Los Angeles, California-based group of motorsports professionals dedicated to making a difference for our next generation. Through racers, the program has unforgettably impacted children and teens throughout the U.S. with a variety of excitingly educational presentations centered around major American geographical areas and racing venues. Using personal observations from their own experiences, racers bring to children and teens a stirring message of positive alternatives to substance abuse and negative behaviors. Their presentations will center on key universal truths, applicable to every young person regardless of age, life experience or cultural background. Topics include: Learn the Art of Teamwork, Study-Knowledge is Power, Find a Mentor, Take the Long View, Explore Your Talent and Creativity, and more. CONTACT: FOR JACK BECKMAN: JUDY STROPUS, JSTROPUS@EARTHLINK.NET FOR SCOTT HOPRNER: SCOTT HORNER, HEADSUPLV@AOL.COM FOR RACERS WHO CARE, INC.: JUDY STRAWN, RACERSCARE@AOL.COM FURTHER INFORMATION: WWW.GOFASTJACK.COM WWW.HEADSUPTURBOS.COM WWW.NHRA.COM WWW.SALTFLATS.COM WWW.VALVOLINE.COM WWW.MYSPACE.COM/RACERSWHOCARE WWW.RACERSWHOCARE.ORG WWW.NATIONALCHILDSDAY.COM -- ### -- --- JUDY STRAWN RACERS WHO CARE, INC. RACERSCARE@AOL.COM 323/375-9225 WWW.MYSPACE.COM/RACERSWHOCARE WWW.RACERSWHOCARE.ORG WWW.NATIONALCHILDSDAY.COM FACEBOOK GROUP: RACERS WHO CARE