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I’ve been really down

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Bruce
on January 27, 2010
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About this undertaking this year.   It’s been such a battle royale.   Last year’s race had us signing contracts and commitment checks in August.  This year, we were doing that just 18 days before the race….a huge testament to Debra & Kevin Buckler.   Talk about magicians.  They gave us world class, championship quality preparation in days & hours when other teams can’t get it done in years.  I love you guys ;)

2010 Rolex24hr GT Field

2010 Rolex24hr GT Field

I find I’m feeling SUPER guilty about the expense vs. the family and find myself asking lots of questions, like, Is this over indulgent?  Am I being selfish?  Is this fair to Linda, Emily, Colin & Ryan?  and most importantly, Is this worth it?  I mean, who really cares? Then yesterday, amid all of the fury of packing and getting ready, Linda hands me this note that Colin’s aid at school sent home with him. “Mr. Ledoux & Team GAM”   (btw - I’m 41, Mr. Ledoux is my dad). I want to wish you luck on your race this weekend.  I think it’s truly amazing that you get behind the wheel not to win a race but for the purpose that goes beyond getting a trophy at the end.  In your blog on the web, you said that you were a ‘nobody’, (basically comparing yourself to the professional drivers out there) and I disagree.  I think there are a substantial amount of people that would agree with me on this.  You truly ARE a hero in the eyes of not only your own children and family members but to everyone who knows what it actually is that your driving for. Christopher Reeve once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”  This is exactly what you and your team stand for! Congratulations already on everything you have accomplished and I wish you the best of luck in all of your races to come. Good Luck this weekend, Go Get ‘em!!! “Miss A*****” PS - I hope that my small donation to FAAN will somehow make a difference.

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….and then I could sleep…..for a few hours anyway…
Thank you Miss A*** for letting me know that we are in some how, some way making a difference. Bruce Ledoux Rolex GT #18

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To see a 5′ 17″ guy huddled over his blackberry….

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Bruce
on January 27, 2010
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….using his index fingers to painfully hunt & peck out each letter….gives you the complete mental imagery that you need when you read Guardian Angel Pilot Tommy Sheehan’s tomb below.   As I was casting around the house, awaiting my airport ride (at 3:38am), I sent him an email with the subject line reading: “What gear are you in?”

- Bruce Ledoux

from Tom Sheehan
to Bruce Ledoux
date Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:49 PM
subject Vacation thoughts

Driving in the Rolex 24hr race was not the plan. The entire experience has been organic and grown from Continue reading ‘To see a 5′ 17″ guy huddled over his blackberry….’

We’re fathers…..and this is personal.

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Bruce
on January 20, 2010
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Colin behind the wheel

Colin behind the wheel

How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
Many the miles

Jamie, Colin & Emily are grade-school students with severe food allergies.  If someone accidentally spills milk on Jamie or gets peanuts or sesame near Colin and
Emily during school lunch, the resulting anaphylactic

Jamie in headband, Emily facing on right

Jamie in headband, Emily facing on right

shock would be life threatening.

  • More than 12 million Americans have food allergies.  That’s 4% of the population.
  • The incidence of food allergy is highest in young children, 1 in 17 among those under age 3.
  • Anaphylactic reactions requiring hospital treatment appear to be increasing.
  • Authorities in England report a threefold increase between 1994 and 2004.
  • Peanut allergies doubled in children over a five-year period, 1997 to 2002.

How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
Many the miles


Little girl #146 is missing.  If you have a daughter, her story will sicken you.  That someone would rob a girl of her childhood innocence erodes our humanity.  The recent stats released by the U.S. Department of Justice paint a bleak picture for young women and girls.

  • More than 1,200 incidents of human trafficking were reported in the U.S. over the 21-month period from January 2007 to September 2008.
  • Over 90% of the victims, overall, are female.  Hispanics are particularly hard hit, constituting 37% of all sex trafficking victims and 56% of labor trafficking victims.
  • 83% of reported incidents involve sex trafficking, and one-third of the total involve sex trafficking of children.  71% of sex trafficking victims are under age 25.
  • U.S. citizens account for 63% — a clear majority - of sex trafficking victims.


How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
Many the miles
But send me the miles and i’ll be happy to follow you…

Many Miles - Sara Bareilles (click to listen)

2009 Rolex24hr 18th in Class Finish

2009 Rolex24hr 18th in Class Finish

Guardian Angel Motorsports’ founders Bruce Ledoux, David Quinlan & Dan Watkins triumphantly return for their sophomore effort at the 2010 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with co-drivers Bob Doyle and Tom Sheehan. Their mission - as a team of amateurs - is not to win on the track, but to win in the paddock & in race fans’ hearts.  The goal is simple:  Raise over $100k for children’s charities by driving 1750 laps at four events in 2010.

It’s deeply personal.

“Thru our own experiences as fathers of children with disabilities and allergies, we want to help as many children as possible by simply giving them the luxury of a chance to win.  Right now, so many don’t have the luxury of even a chance.” (Bruce Ledoux, father of Colin & Emily)

In 2009, Guardian Angel Motorsports raised over $75,000 for Children’s Hospital of Boston. This year they race for two charities:  www.LOVE146.org, working toward nothing less than the abolition of child sex slavery and child exploitation, and FAAN, the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (www.foodallergy.org), raising public awareness, providing advocacy and education, and advancing research on behalf of millions affected by food allergies.

The Rolex 24 at Daytona is a chance of a lifetime for Guardian Angel Motorsports

…and a chance of a life for the kids we support.

Would you please help us to defend the defenseless?

DONATE HERE

Thank you,

Bruce, David, Dan, Bob and Tom
Guardian Angel Motorsports
Rolex GT #18

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Uh-0h: A note home from the Teacher AND the Principle..eeek!

Published
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Bruce
on January 16, 2010
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Toby Gearbox Replacement

Toby Gearbox Replacement

From: Shannon

Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 7:44 PM

To: Bruce Ledoux

Cc: David Quinlan; Travis Hill; Bob Doyle; Tom Sheehan; Kevin Buckler; Debra Buckler

Subject: Data Report

Hello all.  This is your friendly neighborhood data guy.

At several people’s request I have gone through all of the data from the weekend and found a few problems.  The main thing is shifting needs to be cleaned up.  There are many instances of poor shifting.  These will land you in the garage with a broken gearbox or out of the race completely with a blown motor.  For some of you I know we discussed specific issues, but I wanted to bring these to everyone’s attention.  Below are some specifics that I have found.

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Hugginz….(don’t ask)

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Bruce
on January 16, 2010
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From: Tom Sheehan
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 1:17 PM

Toby's 'Prom Dress' Rendering

Toby's Render for the 48th Rolex24 @ Daytona

To: ‘M****, K A.’

Subject: RE: Hugginz

K,

It was all surreal. I walked in to the Grand Am credentials office in Daytona Beach. I handed them my paperwork. I walked out in 35 min with a Grand am License, and FIA card. Being used to complicated SCCA licensing and registration processes with lots of lines, I walked back in to the credentials office seeking my next task to get me into the” Roar Before The 24“. The registration worker pulled down her glasses and peered over at me with a pleasant but puzzled expression. Her next words floored me. “Honey, you are all set, done, you don’t have to register for or stand in this or any other line again until this time next year. ” I shook her hand and knew I had reached into an entirely different world than the one I knew.

I drove to the track, in through the tunnel, parked the rental rig, and walked into the Garage area with Montoya and one of his buddies. I found the TRG garage. Got a trailer assignment and started to drop off my Continue reading ‘Hugginz….(don’t ask)’