The Perfect Gift for the Petersen/White Lightning Fan On Your Shopping List
Bergmeister and Long Championship Items Available on eBay with Proceeds Going to Salvation Army Grid Kids
LAS VEGAS, Nev., December 5, 2006 – Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing and the American Le Mans Series have the perfect Christmas gift idea for the sports car fan on your list. Adding to the allure of the gifts is that the full proceeds of the sale of these items will go to support the Salvation Army through the Series’ Grid Kids program. Items include a Petersen/White Lightning driver’s fire suit worn by Jörg Bergmeister (Langenfeld, Germany), a Porsche factory driver fire suit worn by Patrick Long (Las Vegas, Nev.) and a signed bottle of champagne. All items can be found at www.eBay.com.
Following the season-finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, 2006 GT2 Driver Champion Bergmeister handed over to the Salvation Army the uniform that he wore throughout the season’s championship effort. That uniform, signed by the two-time American Le Mans Series GT2 Driver Champion, is available under the search words ‘American Le Mans Series’ or ‘Bergmeister’ and directly at:
Long also contributed generously, donating one of the last Porsche factory uniforms manufactured by Puma. The white uniform with the familiar red and blue markings of Porsche is signed by the 2005 American Le Mans Series Driver Champion and carries elaborate embroidery of both Porsche’s sponsors, including Michelin, as well as Long’s personal sponsors. The suit can be found under the search words ‘American Le Mans Series’ or ‘Long’. It can be found directly at:
A third item available on eBay by virtue of the American Le Mans Series auction for the Salvation Army Grid Kids is the bottle of champagne that Bergmeister and Long celebrated with in Laguna Seca’s victory lane. The bottle, signed by Bergmeister, also carries the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca logo and can be found under the same search words as Bergmeister’s suit or at:
All three of the eBay items are available through December 11. See each item for individual closing times to get your bid in on time.
“Team Work”, a limited edition print celebrating Petersen/White Lightning’s 2005 sweep of the GT2 Championships, remains in short supply. As he has since the first print, artist Paul Holroyd will donate all proceeds of the print to the Salvation Army Grid Kids. The print can be purchased in the Merchandise section of AmericanLeMans.com.
All these items make a once-in-a-lifetime gift for a friend or family member that they will display proudly. You can be proud of the fact that not only have you given a special gift but have helped make a difference in the lives of the very deserving Grid Kids of the Salvation Army.
Please visit eBay’s Non-Profit Site to bid on these items at ebay.com.
More on Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing can be found at PetersenMotorsports.com.
For more on the American Le Mans Series please visit AmericanLeMans.com.
