Hood Sponsor announced

JimBob Racing announces that we have signed a new Hood Sponsor for 2012. The Hood Sponsor is Engle Printing Company of Mount Joy, Pa. The Engle printing Company is celebrating 58 years in business this year and is a very respected and involved member of the local community. I would also like to mention our other sponsors without which I couldn't put this effort together. The Mount Joy Diner, Auto-Locator, Faulkner Chevy, Jim's Tire Service, Top of The Line Roofing, Krunch Kritters, PA. Breast Cancer Coalition, Jim Roberts' West Main Auto, Mick's All American Pub, SSC Tint & Graphics and the Lancaster County Corvette Club. We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their support.

Just an update on our fund raising for the Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition. As you can see from the attached picture we are filling up the roof and will soon have to start on the back window. We started out with a bang and announced a goal of raising 50% more than last year. While we are ahead of last years pace we still have a lot of work to go to realize that goal. Don't forget if we get your donation before we leave in early May we will put your name on one of our Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition stickers and place it on the car and you can "ride along" on this amazing adventure. We will also put someones name who you would like to honor who has delt with breast cancer or another cancer. You can also name someone in memorial. We have also had familes who for $10 each have put all the members of the family on to show their support for the fight against Breast Cancer. Steve Barrett, my Transit Driver is from the Ohio area and he is active in getting donations from his friends as well. If you would like to donate please send your donation to Jim Roberts 14 W. Main St. Mount Joy, Pa. 17552. Please make any checks payable to Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition.

It won't be long now and I'm working on the final details on making sure I have the right parts, stuff, etc. to take along. Space is certainly a consideration so we have to pack ligh, though not a light as some. Last year an Ultima GTR exotic sports car had so little space for luggage they had to put their clothing and stuff in baggies and fit it into any crevice in the cabin they could find. Be sure to keep checking the blog and I will try to make updates each evening to share some of the results and stories of the day. Feel free to share the blog address with anyone who might be interested in this type of thing.

Just put all new brakes and rotors on the Vette and doing the final check over. Received my tires and mounted and balanced and installed them. It is now less than a month away and I'm getting anxious. It is a relief to have Steve Barrett in the transit driver position. Steve is really excited and is helping to spread the word and is also collecting donations for our charity. Now I need to get the vinyl graphics on the car finished for the sponsors.

I have started to put the names on the car for the people who have donated to Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition. Just a reminder anyone who donates $10 or more to our charity we will put your name, or a name in honor of or in memory of, on the car. With your name on the car you can "ride along" on the trip and help the Breast Cancer Coalition help women and help fund research for a cure at the same time. I don't want to miss anyone who has given in past years, so if you want to give again this year and I have not contacted you, please see me, give me a call or send me a check to, Jim Roberts 14 W. Main St. Mount Joy, Pa. 17552, but make check out to Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition.

At this point there are 76 vehicles registered for One Lap and SSGT1 Big Bore which is our group, has 21 cars. We have several Corvettes including a ZR1, a few Vipers and Nissan GTRs, a couple of Porsche and BMWs, a Ferrari and a Jaguar XKR coupe. BTW SSGT1 is usually the largest and most competitive class in the field.

Just as a reminder I have included the official map so you can follow along and know where we are each day. My plan, as in the past, is to blog each night to report on the events and/or success of the day. Don't get too excited if I don't post each night, sometime the days are just too long and something has to give.

Great news, I now have a Transit Driver. His name is Steve Barrett, he is a longtime Corvette enthusiast and lives in Fairfield Ohio. When Rick couldn't do it this year, I went through my list of people who said they wanted to go and scheduling conflicts etc. just kept getting in the way. JD White, a fellow Corvette guy that we hung out with last year during One Lap came to the rescue and pointed Steve in my direction. I think Steve is going to work out well, when I said the car had a heavier cam and clutch, his response was "That sounds like fun".

Went down to Summit Point for a Friday at The Track to instruct and also give the Corvette a shakedown before starting final preparation for the One Lap which is only about a month away. Everything ran fine and I was able to put some nice hot laps on, running on street tires as we will with the One Lap effort.

Most days we will finish at that days track by 3pm and then put on 500-600 miles to the next track. This really is an endurance event for man and machine.

BTW we are still collecting money for the Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition and will put a sticker on the car with your name on it for anyone who donates $10 or more. We can also put stickers on the car in Honor of or in Memorial to. Please send any donations with checks made out to Pa. Breast Cancer Coalition to Jim Roberts 14 W. Main St. Mount Joy, Pa. 17552. Last year we raised a couple thousand dollars and our goal is to improve that by 50%.