Racing For Kids kicked off the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series with an exciting visit to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. The visit brought smiles and laughter to the faces of hospitalized children and was a most welcome diversion for hospital staff. On Thursday, March 9 IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay headlined a […]
RACING FOR KIDS AND INDYCAR PUT CHILDREN IN THE DRIVER SEAT – IN FIRST VISIT OF THE 2017 RACING SEASON
Racing For Kids® Closes Out Successful Year, Eyes Bright Future
When 2017 was welcomed last night at the stroke of midnight, Racing For Kids® capped off the busiest year in its 27 year history. That is because 2016 saw Racing For Kids drivers from more racing series spend more time with more children in more hospitals than ever before. In the past year, Racing For […]
Red Bull GRC Drivers Bring International Flavor To Miller Children & Women’s Hospital Visit
There was an international flavor to Thursday’s Red Bull Global Rallycross/Racing for Kids® visit to Miller Children & Women’s Hospital. American driver Cabot Bigham, Joni Winman of Finland and Sweden’s Sebastian Eriksson entertained several dozen children during a 90 minute “Pit Stop” at the prominent Long Beach Medical facility. Ambulatory patients paraded out of the […]
RED BULL GRC LIVE ONLINE AUCTION TO BENEFIT RACING FOR KIDS
In February, Racing For Kids joined forces with Red Bull Global Rallycross as the official charity of the series and has brought many of their young and energetic drivers to the bedsides of hundreds of hospitalized children during the past racing season. Now RBGRC is sponsoring a fantastic online auction to help Racing For Kids […]
Red Bull Rally Cross Race Drivers visit sick kids at Seattle Children’s Hospital and get involved
SEATTLE.—-When it comes to visiting sick kids with Racing for Kids, drivers from the Red Bull Rally Cross Series are not afraid to “get involved,” so to speak. Upon entering the “Play Room” at Seattle Children’s Hospital on a Racing for Kids Visit Thursday, September 14, 2016, Red Bull Drivers James Rimmer and Conor Martell […]
Spencer Pigot Recruits New Fans At Santa Rosa’s North Valley School
IndyCar Rookie, Spencer Pigot delighted 80 students at North Valley School today (Thursday) at Racing For Kids annual stop at the highly regarded Santa Rosa (CA) school. Engaging kids from grades 2 to 12 in an assembly outside the school, Pigot gave an impressive tutorial on IndyCar racing from inside the cockpit of his Ed […]
Indy Lights Series Racers Drop in on Golisano Children’s Hospital
Three stars of the Indy Lights racing series took time Sept. 1 to cheer up children and represent Racing for Kids at the Galisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester. Racers Neil Alberico, Kyle Kaiser and Zach Veach met patients and their families with the hope of creating new fans. The three racers signed […]
RFK Atlantic City Visit With Red Bull RallyCross Drivers
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ.– Racing for Kids, the Michigan based nonprofit that visits kids at Children’s Hospitals and other children-centric organizations around the United States, joined forces again with drivers from the Red Bull Global Rallycross Series (GRC), who were in Atlantic City for a race. Team Subaru Drivers Bucky Lasek and Sverre Isachsen and Alex Keys […]
Red Bull Rallycross drivers Foust and Martell share racing knowledge at HSC Pediatric Center
Two of the most popular drivers from the Red Bull Global Rallycross series gave children at the HSC Pediatric Center, a reason to brave the heat Thursday. Tanner Foust and Connor Martell showed off the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross show car and met with several dozen children throughout the morning. The two racers signed Racing for […]