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Is Three the Charm?

Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona

Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona

Revving up for the Rolex 24hr at Daytona

For Immediate Release:
Boston, MA - December 19, 2011

Guardian Angel Motorsports and Banner Racing are returning to North America’s toughest endurance race, the Rolex 24hr at Daytona.  Oliver Gavin, Gunter Schaldach, Eric Curran and Bruce Ledoux complete The KWL Trucking Camaro GT entry.  Leighton Reese’s Banner Racing will be working hard to prep and support the team’s brand-new car.

“It’s such a thrill to be driving with such a strong line up,” says Ledoux, “I’m humbled to be with such an experienced team and am excited about the exposure we should be able to gain for our target charities this year.”  Having donated more than $115,000 the past two Daytona 24 Hour races, this year Guardian Angel Motorsports is fundraising for a young girl that could really use our help. Continue reading ‘Is Three the Charm?’

Guardian Angel Motorsports and partners off to a great start in Pole Position

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Curran in Pole sitting #31 Rolex GT 'Vette

Curran in Pole sitting #31 Rolex GT

Boston, MA-September 11, 2010-Guardian Angel Motorsports (GAM) and Marsh/Whelen with sponsor ModSpace take pole position for the GT Class at the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Season Finale.

GAM Partners and drivers Eric Curran, Boris Said, and Marsh Racing/Whelen Engineering in the No. 31 Chevrolet Corvette sponsored by ModSpace, capture pole at the qualifier. They snagged a best lap time of 1:51.659 heading into today’s GRAND-AM race at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.

Guardian Angel Motorsports (GAM) is readying itself for the upcoming 2011 season. GAM co-founder, Bruce Ledoux, is raising money for children’s charities. For Ledoux, it’s personal as his son Colin has a chromosomal disorder resulting in permanent global delays. “Colin needs a guardian angel, so do a lot of kids with disabilities. That’s how we came up with the idea for the charity.” GAM has competed in the Rolex 24 Hour for the past two years, raising over $140,000 for children’s charities.

GAM’s title sponsor, ModSpace, is not a new player to motorsports or to using their racing program to support a worthy cause. ModSpace Motorsports, currently competing on a national circuit in the ARCA series, donates all of their race earnings to the American Red Cross.

ModSpace CEO, Charles Paquin, sees this as an opportunity to use motorsports to benefit the worthy cause of GAM, which supports children’s charities by helping children who cannot help themselves.

William Mann, Director of ModSpace Motorsports says, “We are extremely proud to be a part of this important and heart felt cause”.

Ledoux added, “But this weekend, it’s all about racing and raising awareness.”

Saturday’s Rolex race will be televised live on SPEED TV, starting at 2pm ET. Sunday the team will be driving a Toyota Camry, owned by Bill McNally Racing, in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West event.

To make a donation to children’s charities in support of GAM, visit guardianangelmotorsports.com. To learn more about the title sponsor, visit modspace.com.

About Guardian Angel Motor Sports:
Guardian Angel Motorsports is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to harness the power of motorsports to raise money for children’s charities. For info, or to make a donation visit: www.guardianangelmotorsports.com

About ModSpace:

ModSpace is among the largest global suppliers of permanent modular construction and temporary modular space. Headquartered in Berwyn, PA, ModSpace remains a leading innovator in modular construction. With 40-plus years of experience, and 80 sales and service offices throughout North America the company is consistently offering new products to fulfill emerging needs. ModSpace has completed major modular building projects and related services for many prestigious clients including Pfizer, Boeing, Eli Lilly, General Motors, Motorola and the U.S. Army. For more info about ModSpace, visit www.modspace.com

About Whelen Engineering:
Whelen Engineering Inc. was founded in 1952 by George W. Whelen III with the development of a rotating aircraft “anti-collision beacon” product that quickly found use with police, fire and public safety departments across the country and around the world.  Whelen is now the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of emergency visual and audible warning products. Whelen is the only United States manufacturer of emergency warning equipment that continues to design and manufacture all of its products entirely in the United States.  Whelen is the entitlement sponsor of three NASCAR grass-roots racing series and is the major corporate sponsor of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, Inc., the designer and supplier of bobsleds to the USA Bobsled Team, including the “Night Train”  four-man bobsled that won the Olympic Gold Medal  at the Vancouver Olympics. Located in Chester, CT, Whelen Engineering is owned by George W. “Sonny” Whelen IV, son of the company’s founder. The company’s website is www.whelen.com.

Race Day - from Pole Position

Boris Said, Bruce Ledoux & Eric Curran

Boris Said, Bruce Ledoux & Eric Curran

Wow - what a fast & furious two days it’s been so far.  Race day is today and I’m feeling exhausted.  The pilot program with our sponsor ModSpace has been overwhelming.  Seeing that we’re (GAM) first timers at the sponsor game it’s hard to differentiate protocol/precedent from simple (’figuratively’) team management.

But I think we’re there….how do you beat pole position?

The hard part is dealing with the constant pressure that if this or that little detail does not go right, it could jeopardize the entire undertaking and sink our hopes for a collective deal together next year.    A deal that would mean so, so much to Guardian Angel as it would largely guarantee our ability to operate on a planned, organized schedule so that we could get into the swing and build dramatic fund raising momentum.

So today we race to raise awareness and the prospects for a sustained 2011 season where we can start to raise some serious money.   My personal target is $750,000 for charity in the year.   With 78 million motorsports fans, that means we only need each one to give a penny…..easy huh?

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Guardian Angel Motorsports races the Rolex Season Finale gearing up for 2011

Boston, MA-September 10, 2010-Guardian Angel Motorsports readies for the 2011 season at the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Season Finale this weekend. They’re partnering with drivers Eric Curran and Boris Said in the Marsh Racing/Whelen Engineering No. 31 Chevrolet Corvette, sponsored by ModSpace.

Guardian Angel Motorsports (GAM) co-founder, Bruce Ledoux, is raising money for children’s charities. For Ledoux, it’s personal as his son Colin has a chromosomal disorder resulting in permanent global delays. “Colin needs a guardian angel, so do a lot of kids with disabilities. That’s how we came up with the idea for the charity.” GAM has competed in the Rolex 24 Hour for the past two years, raising over $140,000 for children’s charities.

GAM’s title sponsor, ModSpace, is not a new player to motorsports or to using their racing program to support a worthy cause. ModSpace Motorsports, currently Continue reading ‘Guardian Angel Motorsports races the Rolex Season Finale gearing up for 2011′

Bonding as only a trailer haul can

Traveling down to the Lime Rock Grand Am race on Thursday, the 3 D Guardian Angel race team got a chance

Maynard Fueling Up

Maynard Fueling Up

to bond as only a trailer haul can create. The team took two 40′trailers. That’s what it takes to haul all the gear and the car to a Grand Am race . The preparation and equipment needed to support a single car team can make you do a double take.

The two trailer’s required two trucks and the team split up to fill the seats in each. Interestingly, the trucks divvied up by age and musical taste. The Young truck with speed metal spilling out of the windows. The Senior Race team members (40 plus) old men in this game. I am proud to be a member of the old guys in racing. I am 41 and I do feel it. Dan Maynard is the glue on the team. This guy is incredible. I was having trouble diagnosing a trailer break problem and had spent the early part of Thursday pulling fuses and relay’s attempting to fix the lack of trailer breaks. I had driven back from Ohio in this state. Continue reading ‘Bonding as only a trailer haul can’

Ride in a race car through the streets of Boston

Ride in this car!

You could ride thru Boston in this car!

Bid ASAP for a drive in a Rolex GT race car w/police escort

Ride is @2pm, Thursday, May 20th

Only 3 seats available

All proceeds go to Davids-House.org

Here is why

Top 3 Bidders as left in comment section below for all to see at 12pm 5.20.10

Starting bid is $100 per person

Driving half way across America…..

I have had a few perspective awakenings.

- By Tommy Sheehan
Guardian Angel Emptor
Co-Driver Continential Challenge ST #82

Texting last minute details and delegating tasks that I am incapable of delivering ( that list is quit long) Preparing for the May 20th Guardian Angel Motorsports presents “Liberty for Lime rock “ I am walking a fine line between doing the good work and being a road hazard that will result in more good work needing to be done. I am managing but at moments I may have been a road Hazard texting while driving a F-350  with a 40’ goose neck half way across American in search of Mid Ohio.

I heard it on the radio in a song “Misery loves company but she will never foot the bill” I had a day that will flip that lyric

This all feels good there is no doubt, I am on the right side of this. I am traveling to mid Ohio. I needing to familiarize myself with the race track. This is my first trip to Mid Ohio. I will be returning latter this season to Race the BMW flying the Guardian Angel wings. I want to be ready I want to be worthy.

O crap I have to be honest. I am really escaping. I am escaping the madness of life. I am living the dream traversing the county in search of track time. Did I say that out loud? Continue reading ‘Driving half way across America…..’

ROLEX 24: This Is Personal

ROLEX 24: This Is Personal

Southborough man’s fundraiser shifts into overdrive - Southborough, MA - Wicked Local Southborough

Southborough man’s fundraiser shifts into overdrive - Southborough, MA - Wicked Local Southborough

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….6:03 a.m. - Catastrophic Failure

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Daytona, FL - At 6:03 a.m. Guardian Angel Motorsports was forced to withdraw from the 48th running of the Rolex24hr at Daytona.   The car suffered a catastrophic gearbox failure resulting of the loss of gears; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5 & 6…yes, that’s ALL of them.   The 3rd gear cog had suffered some difficult shifts earlier in the race which led to it’s split into three pieces which then navigated around the gearbox taking everything with it.

Driver Bruce Ledoux was completing his double stint which had begun at 3:53am.   Ledoux was quoted as saying, “…the car was handling superbly, the crew & team had done an excellent job…”   Ledoux was able to set fast lap of the day at 4:47a.m. on the 93rd lap for the tires.    When asked about his feelings on the team’s defeat, he replied, “…it’s so sad……We coulda’ been a contenda’s…”   The team was in 14th position at the time they withdrew.

When the team was asked what they wanted people to recall about their valiant effort to complete Laps for Love146, they’re reply was one of solidarity and unanimity, they drew upon their iconic idol, Theodore Roosevelt and his speech from Sorbonne, Paris that they had all recently attended…;)
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