BimmerWorld Racing Team and Wheelchair Foundation team up to provide mobility

The BimmerWorld Racing Team and the Wheelchair Foundation are teaming up for the remainder of the 2004 SPEED World Challenge Touring Car race season in an effort to both increase awareness and provide monetary support to further the Wheelchair Foundation’s effort. 

The Wheelchair Foundation is a nonprofit organization leading an international effort to create awareness of the needs and abilities of people with physical disabilities, to promote the joy of giving, create global friendship, and to deliver a wheelchair to every child, teen and adult in the world who needs one, but cannot afford one. For these people, the Wheelchair Foundation delivers Hope, Mobility and Freedom.

The BimmerWorld Racing Team has decided to donate a portion of the sponsorship space on the three cars and their transporter to the Wheelchair Foundation.  Additionally, drivers James Clay, Matt Richmond, and Seth Thomas have made the decision to donate a portion of their earnings this year to the foundation.

“This is very exciting news for both BimmerWorld and the Wheelchair Foundation,” says driver Seth Thomas.  “This will help me to be more motivated for the rest of the season to do well as the better I do then the more people the foundation will be able to help!  For every $75 the team donates this year, a wheelchair will be bought for someone who can’t afford one.”

Team owner and driver James Clay adds, “The Wheelchair Foundation is a great organization for us to work with this year.  We will not only be able to promote outside support for this great organization, but also make a strong direct impact by donating a percentage of our prize money from the year to the Wheelchair Foundation.”

More information on the BimmerWorld Racing team is available at www.bimmerworldracing.com.  SPEED World Challenge travels to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California July 16-18 for Rounds Four and Five of the 2004 Touring Car Championship.