with Patrick Long, Rafael Navarro IV, Vic Bruckmann and Rafael Navarro III
Limited Edition CTF/R4R Oakley Jupiter Squared™ Sunglasses Available for Premium Donations through the CTF/R4R Pete’s Camp Racing SCORE Lites Jimco-VW Buggy Effort
The Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF) Racing4Research (R4R) program will participate in its first Baja 1000 in just a few weeks, and Oakley has stepped up in a big way to support the effort and the ongoing CTF/R4R mission to raise funds for research in the fight against Neurofibromatosis.
Former Baja winners Rafael Navarro IV, Vic Bruckmann and Rafael Navarro III will be joined by top American sports car road racer Patrick Long in the CTF/R4R Pete’s Camp Racing SCORE Lites Jimco-VW buggy in the 46th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, November 14 – 17.
The Baja effort is being organized by the unique CTF/R4R motorsports initiative that is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by Neurofibromatosis – known simply as NF – which is a common yet under-recognized genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body. Found in one of every 3,000 children born, NF is a more common disorder than many more widely known illnesses, including cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and can lead to blindness, bone abnormalities, cancer and excruciating and disabling pain. Donations to CTF/R4R can be made directly at www.Racing4Research.org.
Oakley has also joined in on the CTF/R4R Baja 1000 campaign by offering another way to donate to the cause and receive a truly priceless pair of Oakley Jupiter Squared™ Sunglasses. The limited edition Oakleys are finished in matte black with the CTF logo engraved on the left of the CTF-blue tinted lenses. Each side of the glasses also features a custom Oakley icon in CTF blue.
Only 50 pairs of the limited edition sunglasses have been made and donated by Oakley, and CTF/R4R supporters committing $1,000 or more through the Baja 1000 campaign will automatically receive a pair. Additionally, every donation made in honor of the Baja 1000 race will be entered in a drawing to win one of the limited edition CTF Oakleys. No donation is too small in the fight against NF and every donation counts as an entry to win. Make a donation now to get a pair of CTF/R4R Oakley Jupiter Squared™ Sunglasses at http://ctf.kintera.org/r4r2014/baja1000.
The CTF/R4R program raises awareness and funds for research in the fight against NF through a busy and diverse racing program that includes annual participation in the prestigious Rolex 24 At Daytona sports car road race and a variety of racing series. Long, America’s only factory Porsche driver, raced for CTF/R4R for the first time this year in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series and joins the organization in making their off-road racing debuts in the Baja 1000.
Long (pictured wearing CTF/R4R Oakley Jupiter Squared™) will partner with 2011 SCORE Lites Champion Navarro IV – who is better known in racing circles as “Cuatro” or simply “R4” – Bruckmann, and R4’s father Navarro III. Cuatro and Bruckmann won the Score Lites class in the Baja 500 earlier this year for the second time after earning their first Baja win in the 2011 edition of the race with Navarro III. Like Long, 20-year-old Cuatro is an official CTF/R4R driver after first racing for the organization last year in Traxxas TORC Series Pro Lights.
Additional CTF/R4R programs in 2013 included the full-season GRAND-AM Rolex Series GT effort of Long and teammate Patrick Lindsey, a championship runner-up Pirelli World Challenge GT effort with GMG Racing and James Sofronas and the ST-class series runner-up Compass 360 Honda team with Ryan Eversley in GRAND-AM’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series. The CTF/R4R program was also active in regional NASCAR K&N Pro Series stock car competition for the second season with Daniel Graeff. TELMEX/Chip Ganassi Racing also carried the CTF logo on its team title winning Daytona Prototype as did the Rolex 24 GX-class winning Napleton Racing Porsche Cayman S.
About Children's Tumor Foundation/Racing4Research: Developed by the Children’s Tumor Foundation, the Racing4Research (R4R) program utilizes competitive, professional auto racing as a vehicle to increase awareness of neurofibromatosis and raise funds for research through corporate sponsorship, personal donations, and individual fundraising by NF Heroes: children and adults from around the country who live with neurofibromatosis. NF affects one in every 3,000 children, more than cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Huntington’s disease combined, and can lead to a wide variety of complications, including blindness, bone abnormalities, cancer, deafness, disfigurement, learning disabilities and excruciating and disabling pain. The Racing4Research program offers children and families living with the disorder a uniquely empowering weekend, and has raised over $2 million dollars since its inception six years ago. Donations can be made at www.racing4research.org.
About CTF/R4R Oakley Jupiter Squared™ Sunglasses: Oakley Jupiter Squared™ is attitude with refinement. Its stress-resistant O Matter® frame ensures all-day comfort, and with a Three-Point Fit, avoids those irritating little pressure points that come with the curved earstems of ordinary frames. Unobtainium® is also featured, so this frame actually grips better when you sweat. All Oakley lenses are engineered with Plutonite® that filters out 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC and harmful blue light up to 400nm.
