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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′

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

Guardian Angel Motorsports - Team Ledoux - finishes P2

Victory Celebration P2 of 1500!!!

Victory Celebration P2 of 1500!!!

It was a tough battle with the women in the family leading the charge and taking a last turn pass taking the corner from a Nanna & her grandson…;)  (not really)….but we did it!  YTD in 2009 we’ve helped raise over $78,380 for children’s charities…that’s the good news, the bad news is that we still have $21,620 to raise to meet our $100,000 goal for the year.   Personally, I find it daunting and wonder where we’re going to find the time and means to raise the remaining number.

The Food & Anaphylaxis Shock Network has been on our family radar since the birth of our first son Colin.   Born with 7 food allergies, we’ve spent lots of time working with this organization to get educated on how to deal with these allergies.   Sadly, this affliction is growing dramatically with over Continue reading ‘Guardian Angel Motorsports - Team Ledoux - finishes P2′

Watkins Glen Drama

 

May 7, 2009- Guardian Angel Motorsports team practice brings high drama as the hunt for lap time underscores the need for precision and accuracy.   Driver Bruce Ledoux was working to find time in the infamous ‘Esses’ of the track as the data showed a flat footed approach on the accelerator was both appropriate and would represent almost an entire second of gain in lap time.  Driver Bruce Ledoux put a high value on this potential time gain ahead of the team’s pending efforts with the PCA Club Race - The Clash at The Glen in just 3 weeks time.
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Big Day today for Guardian Angel Motorsports

Big score today for the team effort, which was great news as the market took another header. Week 8 of

Nonnamaker Car 43 - Rolex 24 at Daytona 2008

Nonnamaker Car 43 - Rolex 24 at Daytona 2008

market antics is getting old and incredibly wearing. In past corrections, we’d been able to play both sides of the swings (up and down) for clients netting GREAT profits and lots of loyalty, but this time is different. I’m not sure if it’s overall confidence in the market or what, but we’re only minimally able to capitalize on the swings and it’s quite frustrating.

So great news today was several fold: Continue reading ‘Big Day today for Guardian Angel Motorsports’

“Hello, I am Jim France”

The gentleman stuck his hand out and said, “Hello, I am Jim France.”

The star factor is honestly a giggle. Dave Quinlan and I were doing a data debrief when Kevin Buckler was walking his next appointment into his office in the trailer. He stopped to introduce us to a very kind, tall, older person. The gentleman stuck his hand out and said, “Hello, I am Bill France.” We laughed about spec miata racing together. So casual, non-chalant…like it’s nothing big.

Daytona Infield Entry Tubes

It’s over….and I’m so exhausted.Despite all the excitement…I’m realizing now there was HUGE stress associated with the effort.

My cue should have been when I awoke on Monday, 10.27 at 5 a.m. in a panic that the person transporting the car down to Daytona had gotten a hair cut and shaved his beard so I couldn’t find him OR the car. There was huge anxiety……about the track, the speed, the other ‘pro’ drivers, the infamous DP (Daytona Prototype) cars….and of course, the money.
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This Racing Stuff is Bi-Polar

Guardian Angel Motorsports - Toby takes the finish line

Wow….this just keeps getting better.

The morning started out cool (49 degrees) and sunny. Lots of power on a day like today. Teammate Dan Watkins was first at bat and SHOT out of the box with a TWO second improvement in lap times. Dan is putting his foot down…literally. Continue reading ‘This Racing Stuff is Bi-Polar’