Laps for Life - fundraising event

The 3rd annual laps for life event will raise money for the Pediatric Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation Unit at the new Diamond Children’s Medical Center at UMC (opening in spring 2010. Event Founder, Peter Davis has set a fundraising goal of $50,000 this year! This year, there will be three karts participating. Each kart will have a team of drivers (comprised mostly of Sonoran Desert Karting Association members) who will race to complete the most laps in the allowed time of 26 hours. $10,000 kart sponsors include Tim and Kathy Torrington for the “California Girl” kart ; Buck and Holly Bland for the “Sundt-Bland” kart and Peter and Nancy Davis and John and Anne Duffy for the “Laps for Life” kart. In attendance, adding a little “celebrity” cachet to the event will be three generations of the internationally renowned McGriff racing family.
New this year, a $10,000 sponsorship from On Any Moto of Tucson, two motorcycle rides have been added to the event for Sunday, December 6th. The first is an off-road drive that will depart at 8am from Sertino’s Coffee located at S. Rancho Sahuarita Blvd. and I-19. The 135-mile street ride will depart at 10:00 AM from On Any Moto at 1655 W. Grant Rd. All three events are timed to end simultaneously at the Musselman Honda Circuit at 1pm. Admission to the Musselman Honda Circuit track is free and parking is plentiful. To sponsor a motorcycle rider, call On Any Moto (269-6606) or go to their website for information: onanymoto.com. To sponsor a kart driver, call Peter Davis (444-3284) or email him at peteredavis@lapsforlifeaz.com. For more information on the Diamond Children's Medical Center visit www.DiamondChildrens.org .