TampaRacing - "Cars Against Cancer"

[Billy]

Cars Against Cancer


TampaRacing.com, Hillsborough Community College, Florida Blood Services, Checksmart, and partners present Cars Against Cancer.

We will be having a car show, vendor midway, blood drive, and Bone Marrow drive for Casie Snow and others in need of a donor from the National Registry.

When: Saturday, February 28th, 2004
Where: Hillsborough Community College, Dale Mabry Campus
Time: 11am till 4pm

Cost to enter Car Show: $10
Cost to spectate: Free
Car Show Registration: 10am till 11am

Judging: 12pm till 2pm
Awards Ceremony: 3pm

Judging will be in the following categories:

Best in Show (Car)
Best in Show (Bike)
Best Import Car
Best Domestic Car
Best Classic Car
Best Sport Bike
Best Cruising Bike
Best Audio/Video Setup
Best Work in Progress


We will be allowing 100 cars to prepay for a guaranteed spot in the show, otherwise you can pay at the gate. For further information or to prepay, contact myself or Frances via Private Message or e-mail. You can paypal me the money at Billy@TampaRacing.com . If using PayPal please include your full name, year, make, and model of car.

There will also be a drawing during the show. Chances will be $1 a piece. Current prizes include:
(2) Free Baseline Dyno pulls donated by Secret Services
(2) Pair of Busch Garden tickets donated by Ryland Homes


95.7 FM "The Beat" will be playing music and giving away prizes.

There will be an onsite food vendor with drinks and food the day of the event.

Feel free to take a look at Casie’s page (http://www.caringbridge.org/fl/casie/index.htm) to learn more about her fight against leukemia. And to learn more about Bone Marrow donation visit Florida Blood Services (http://www.fbsblood.org/).


Contact Info:
Billy@TampaRacing.com
Frances@TampaRacing.com

For a list of prepaid exhibitors and a complete listing of sponsors and vendors check HERE (http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=131567).

**Updates will be added here so keep checking back for the newest information.**

[Kirk]

Now thats a great idea, I'll be there for sure!! :)

[Sneakin Deacon]

You know im there and willing to donate :)


dunno how many other people know this but here is a run-down of what to expect as a donor.

-Once you are in the registry, you open yourself to be a donor for anyone looking (i.e. 5 years from now, you may be a match for a 10year old with leukemia and would donate then)

-Costs - normally, it would be quite expensive to had the bloodwork done, but as this is a sponsered event, i dont believe it will cost you anything.

-If you are a match - you would either 1) sit in a hospital for about an hour where they hook you up to a filter and filter what they need from you and this is done 3 times or 2) 1 operation, where you are sedated and it is all extracted at once.

-Hospital Bills - will be covered by the person you are donating to, and you see no charges.

-it takes about 8 weeks for a healthy person to replenish what all was donated, and no adverse feelings of sickness or anything such as that would happen.

i hope i included everything, but im sure billy and frances will add/modify info when the time comes.

Also, hope to see a great turnout aswell...if it is anything like the bennigans meetup it would be nice, but everyone is asked to come, even if you just wanna hang out and such.

[WHY_NOT???]

I'm there, Casie Snow is a good friend of mine, and I strongly urge anyone who can attend to do so as well.

[Suspect]

The token will be there.............I lost family members through cancer so I consider as a way to pay my respect to them

[Hillary]

I'm SO there. :-D Seriously, this is a great idea. <3

[Billy]

Kenny, you are right. The normal cost is $75 dollars to be tested as a bone marrow donor, but this will be free for all who come out on the 28th.

[03Hatch]

I will try to get out there. The shop is moving I think that weekend...all else fails ill donate some $$. My dad had cancer, when we didnt have good insurance :(

[Rob]

i can dig it, i'll be there. i'll see if i can help out.

[Keith]

you know i will be there...
-Keith

[Regina]

I am there and going to register to be in the show. Like others, I've had family members die from cancer.

[Billy]

PayPal information added above.

[LightningToGo]

I wish there was Best in Show (Truck) :(
Great Cause! :)

[IntegraL]

im there...

[Frances]

Originally posted by LightningToGo
I wish there was Best in Show (Truck) :(
Great Cause! :)

Don't worry, a best in show truck could win "Best in Show Car." Come out and try your luck.

[NXSpoon]

Count me in as well

[gabe]

so do we have to prepay $10 for one of those 100 spots? im confused as far as parking/admission goes.. if i do go, im only coming to spectate.

[Billy]

It's $10 to enter the car show, and we are accepting 100 prepay'd spots. If you just want to come and spectate it is free.

[Chris]

I'll try to get it there for "Work in progress" if it's not running yet :)

[Frances]

You can always trailer it in Chris.

[97blkz]

I will spectate and donate as my car is no beauty queen!

[Big Top GT]

Hey, if I come will I win longest trip award?

I'm going to be in West Palm that weekend. How far is it from this event?

Alan

[Billy]

:lol: It's about 215 miles via MapQuest.

[J-Dizzle]

maybe ill enter the 240:? i should be lowered , brembos and maybe system by then:D

[Guado]

Is there a best Pooter T/A award? ;)

I should be there or at least make a donation!

[03AcuraCLTypeS]

Hey im gonna try to make it up there that day would love to start gettin into yalls events and meet up with some of u and get to know ya..but ill try hard to make it there..hope to see some of u and get to know u

[gsrnos1]

I'LL BE THERE

[Frances]

This is an e-mail I received from one of my old patient's parents. Thier son J.R. passed away last September from Burkitts Lymphoma just days before turning 13. I wanted to pass on her message to everyone here as some inspiration to become a bone marrow donor. This is a post she made on her own messgae board regarding this event.

It has been just a short time since our son J.R.Passed away from Cancer in Sept 2003. J.R. made many friends at All Childrens Hospital in St. Petersburg. One of his friends Casie Snow is in need of a Bone Marrow Transplant and is unable to
find a matching donor. Tampa Racing is holding a Bone Marrow Drive called CARS AGAINST CANCER. You can find the information at www.Tamparacing.com. The Blood moblie and the Bone Marrow coach will be at Hillsborough Community College (Dale Mabry exit)for FREE donations on Feb 28th 2004 between 11:00 and 4:00. Normally there is a cost of $80.00 or less. Please save a child. If not Casie Snow you can be a Hero for one of the many
children who are in need of a Bone Marrow Transplant. J.R. had his Bone Marrow taken 15 days before he passed away. If my 12 year old could do it. So can you. The testing is just as easy as giving blood.

http://www.tamparacing.com/gallery/data/3004/11546Furman_Wilbanks.jpg

[pr52002infl]

I'm the Vice President of Team Profile of Tampa Bay. I brought this up to the team in our meeting last friday and we will be there. You can count on us. Our sponsor will be doing the arrangements for the prepay. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[Miles]

i'm funna be there to spectate and donate at the very least... hoping my work will be progressed enough so that it runs by then :)

[JuicedSS262]

Mullet Racing Representin'!

[Sneakin Deacon]

Originally posted by JuicedSS262
Mullet Racing Representin'!

:werd:

[Billy]

Updated with info on the drawing and prizes we will be having.

[nsxbadboy]

Count me in.

Joe

[labmixz]

I spread the word on newtibur.com, elantraxd.com, and teamsr.org -- Hopefully we'll see a big turn out for this, great idea...

I'll be there and I'm sure most of the Tampa Tiburon owners will be there as well... :)

[HerHotRod]

I'm in, already registered. I'll pass the word at work as well.
Great Cause!
Can Bennigans help out at all, I heard the "Show and Shine" went real well?

[Frances]

We want to see if Bennigans would like to contribute in some way. Not sure how though.

[HerHotRod]

Originally posted by Frances
We want to see if Bennigans would like to contribute in some way. Not sure how though.

Maybe donate some gift certificates, I'm not sure. Thats kind of a tough one. Or maybe pick up the tab on getting a DJ or some music out there?

[Civic11s]

I will be there. . . . . . I will donate I do not have an import anymore but I will drive the crew cab out there. . . . . can I enter the truck even if I know I can't win. . . . . . It has allot of work done to it. . .. . . either way i am there

[Frances]

Anybody is welcome with whatever car or truck

[iculost]

i'm definately entering under Bike...

http://www.xtremesaturn.com/donor-day/don-burnout.jpg

[Frances]

I added updates about having 95.7 playing music there and giving away prizes.

[Billy]

Also added the addition of an onsite vendor who will be selling food and drinks at the event.

[Graves]

I'm down cause I know what it is liek to have serious health issues. Can you register there?

[Billy]

Yes you can.

[TBSpyder]

How is the parking going to work for the cars in the show? Do entries park where they want or are we going to be grouped by a category?

[Billy]

There will be people there to direct entrants to help keep order, but there won't be any specific groupings.

[HerHotRod]

Originally posted by Billy
There will be people there to direct entrants to help keep order, but there won't be any specific groupings.

That sounds cool to help mix things up a little.

[Billy]

Exactly ;)

[Mike]

I will be there in my busted probe!

[2wdBlazer]

Can I still prepay? Any slots left? Classic Truck here.

[Frances]

There are spots left. You can payapl the money to billy@tamparacing.com. If anybody has any questions feel free to pm me.

[accordgirlie69]

i wanna go can anyone tell me how to get there from springhill taking 41 there if u can tell me the address this place is at and how i can get there would be great thanks in advance

[TBSpyder]

If you know how to get to the Bucs stadium you'll find it...it's right across the street. On Dale Mabry.

[Honda98typeR]

Wow!! I really wish i could be there but i have to work. My best wishes to the family and all the paticipants entering the show. Have fun everyone!!!

[spoolinturbo]

me and my brother (joeyk) will be there...both our cars are out of commission at the moment so we wont be entering our cars in :(
jeff

[John Sr]

Hi guys Im John's dad I noticed you were running a fund rasier for Cancer. I have prostate cancer and 240,000 new cases will be found this year. About 30,000 will die from it.

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for your efforts to help with the research costs that run in the millions, :)