[h=2]SCCA Foundation announces Triple Play raffle[/h] Monday, 03 July 2017
By Jeff Jacobs / Images by Eric Schofhauser, Porsche, Nigel Kinrade/LAT
Building on the excitement generated by last year's SCCA Foundation raffle of an all-expenses-paid trip to the Formula 1 race in Austin, Texas, the Foundation has launched the 2017 Triple Play Raffle with tickets on sale until Aug. 16 of this year. As the charitable arm of the SCCA, the Foundation raises funds to support three core programs: the preservation of the history of American motorsports through the SCCA Archives, saving teen drivers' lives through the Tire Rack Street Survival program, and encouraging automotive engineering programs through Formula SAE competition. These raffles help fund that, and more.
Last year's SCCA Foundation raffle winner was SCCA Houston Region member and Spec Racer Ford driver Mike Littrell. Proceeds from that raffle have already been deployed to pay for the work by the archivists at the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen, N.Y., who are pouring through the SCCA collection with enthusiasm, and to support the growing teen driving program.
The "Triple Play" branding for this year's raffle reflects the fact that the Foundation will be awarding three prizes instead of the usual single prize, thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the organizations that donated them. The prizes will be awarded in the order the tickets are drawn on Aug. 18.
Individual tickets are $20, but buying in bulk brings more bang for the buck as 20 tickets cost only $10 each. "SCCA members and Regions have been very generous in their support for the Foundation," says Foundation President John Zuccarelli, who urges members to buy tickets "early and often" since the raffle is the single biggest fundraiser of the year for the Foundation.
The first ticket drawn will be for two passes to a two-day, high-performance driving course at the Porsche Sport Driving School at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala., plus $2,500 in cash for travel expenses. The holder of the second ticket drawn will win a NASCAR race weekend experience. This prize includes four tickets to the Bank of America 500 NASCAR race at Charlotte on Oct. 7, 2017, plus race day pit passes, a private behind-the-scenes tour of the Hendrick Motorsports campus and private car collection, four tickets to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and $4,000 in cash for travel expenses. The lucky third ticket will earn its owner a trip for two to a three-day rally driving course at the DirtFish Rally School in Snoqualmie, Wash., and $3,500 in cash for travel expenses.
There's no restriction on the transfer of the prizes, except that the driving courses may have minimum age or license requirements (for example, the minimum age is 21-years old for the Porsche program). Tickets are available for sale online at
www.sccaraffle.org.
Find out more about the Sports Car Club of America at www.scca.com.