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Rolex Sports Car Series Drivers’ Fine Paves The Way For Camp Boggy Creek Scholarships
Eustis, Fla. (March 04, 2004) – When the leadership of Grand American Road Racing Association levied fines this week to two of the drivers in last Saturday’s Grand Prix of Miami, they instituted a penalty with compassion. The fines that Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers Max Papis and Jan Magnussen will pay will go directly to Camp Boggy Creek, Florida’s camp for seriously ill children, to fund six camper scholarships for the 2004 summer session.
Each driver was fined $5,100 each for "unacceptable driving tactics" following a review of the final stages the Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In addition to the fines, each driver will also be required this year to spend a day of community service at one of the U.S.-based Hole in the Wall Camps, the world's only network of camps for children with life-threatening illnesses founded by actor and racer Paul Newman in 1988. The $10,200 the drivers will pay will allow six Florida children to experience the life changing effects of Camp Boggy Creek.
“While penalizing drivers is never an easy thing to do, we respect that Grand American Road Racing instituted the penalties in a way that would ultimately have a very positive impact on Florida’s children,” said Roger Murtie, Executive Director of Camp Boggy Creek. “The children who attend Camp Boggy Creek struggle year-round with chronic or life-threatening illness. That one week at camp is an opportunity to enjoy the pastimes of summer like any other kid.”
Battling for the lead with less than 10 laps to go in Miami, Papis, driving the CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing No. 01 Lexus Riley XI, and Magnussen, behind the wheel of the Doran-Lista Racing No. 27 Lexus Doran JE4, made repeated contact for nearly an entire lap around the 2.3-mile road course. The door-to-door banging ended with both drivers spinning off course in turn one just after completing lap 101 of the 109 lap race. Magnussen was eliminated on the spot while Papis nursed his damaged Daytona Prototype to a seventh-place finish. The race was won by Andy Wallace and Milka Duno, who co-drove the No. 2 CITGO Pontiac Crawford to the first Rolex Sports Car Series win for Howard-Boss Motorsports.
Papis and Magnussen met with Grand American officials immediately following the race and were advised then of the pending review and penalties.
Camp Boggy Creek is a year-round camp for children ages 7-16 who have chronic or life threatening illnesses. The camp, located on 232 acres in Eustis, Fla, allows children whose lives have been a series of medical procedures and hospital stays to enjoy summer camp as just a “kid.” Between early morning swims and evening campfires, children have a chance to enjoy the summer camp experience with others coping with the same illness or condition and realize that they are not alone. There is no charge to attend camp. Camp Boggy Creek is solely supported by contributions and donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.
In 2003, a record number of Florida’s children experienced the transforming effects of Camp Boggy Creek thanks to the support of groups like Grand American Road Racing. During the summer sessions at the Florida camp, 1,124 seriously ill children were served and an additional 2,118 campers and family members attended weekend programs throughout the year.
For more information on Camp Boggy Creek, including how you can help, log onto http://www.BoggyCreek.org or call 866-Go-Boggy.
Rolex Sports Car Series Drivers’ Fine Paves The Way For Camp Boggy Creek Scholarships
Eustis, Fla. (March 04, 2004) – When the leadership of Grand American Road Racing Association levied fines this week to two of the drivers in last Saturday’s Grand Prix of Miami, they instituted a penalty with compassion. The fines that Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype drivers Max Papis and Jan Magnussen will pay will go directly to Camp Boggy Creek, Florida’s camp for seriously ill children, to fund six camper scholarships for the 2004 summer session.
Each driver was fined $5,100 each for "unacceptable driving tactics" following a review of the final stages the Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In addition to the fines, each driver will also be required this year to spend a day of community service at one of the U.S.-based Hole in the Wall Camps, the world's only network of camps for children with life-threatening illnesses founded by actor and racer Paul Newman in 1988. The $10,200 the drivers will pay will allow six Florida children to experience the life changing effects of Camp Boggy Creek.
“While penalizing drivers is never an easy thing to do, we respect that Grand American Road Racing instituted the penalties in a way that would ultimately have a very positive impact on Florida’s children,” said Roger Murtie, Executive Director of Camp Boggy Creek. “The children who attend Camp Boggy Creek struggle year-round with chronic or life-threatening illness. That one week at camp is an opportunity to enjoy the pastimes of summer like any other kid.”
Battling for the lead with less than 10 laps to go in Miami, Papis, driving the CompUSA Chip Ganassi Racing No. 01 Lexus Riley XI, and Magnussen, behind the wheel of the Doran-Lista Racing No. 27 Lexus Doran JE4, made repeated contact for nearly an entire lap around the 2.3-mile road course. The door-to-door banging ended with both drivers spinning off course in turn one just after completing lap 101 of the 109 lap race. Magnussen was eliminated on the spot while Papis nursed his damaged Daytona Prototype to a seventh-place finish. The race was won by Andy Wallace and Milka Duno, who co-drove the No. 2 CITGO Pontiac Crawford to the first Rolex Sports Car Series win for Howard-Boss Motorsports.
Papis and Magnussen met with Grand American officials immediately following the race and were advised then of the pending review and penalties.
Camp Boggy Creek is a year-round camp for children ages 7-16 who have chronic or life threatening illnesses. The camp, located on 232 acres in Eustis, Fla, allows children whose lives have been a series of medical procedures and hospital stays to enjoy summer camp as just a “kid.” Between early morning swims and evening campfires, children have a chance to enjoy the summer camp experience with others coping with the same illness or condition and realize that they are not alone. There is no charge to attend camp. Camp Boggy Creek is solely supported by contributions and donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.
In 2003, a record number of Florida’s children experienced the transforming effects of Camp Boggy Creek thanks to the support of groups like Grand American Road Racing. During the summer sessions at the Florida camp, 1,124 seriously ill children were served and an additional 2,118 campers and family members attended weekend programs throughout the year.
For more information on Camp Boggy Creek, including how you can help, log onto http://www.BoggyCreek.org or call 866-Go-Boggy.
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