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Gay race team in Fireball run
3,500-mile event goes from Orlando to
L.A.
Outsports.com
Out race car driver Evan Darling and
Gaywheels.com founder
Joe LaMuraglia will be among those racing in The Fireball
Run, a cross-country race that starts Sept. 29.
The race features 100 drivers who trek 3,500
miles from Orlando to Los Angeles. Darling (photo left) and
LaMuraglia (right) will be racing in a Saab 9-3 convertible
as Team G.L.A.M. in this year’s run.
“I can’t wait to get out there and rip on the
open road across country in the Saab 9-3,” said Darling,
whose career in racing has spanned more than 14 years. “This
is a once in a lifetime opportunity for us to race for a
good cause in a great car and let people know that a couple
of gay guys do know a thing or two about cars.”
Team
G.L.A.M. (Gay & Lesbian Automotive Maniacs) is the first
openly gay team to compete in an event of this kind.
Sponsored by Gaywheels.com, Saab Automobile USA and
GLEE.com (a gay and
lesbian social networking site) the team of Darling and
LaMuraglia will be racing to raise awareness of missing
children, the designated charity for the Fireball Run.
Their car will sport a decal of 7-year-old
Jonah Ferrell from Clarksburg, W.Va., who has been missing
since May. In each of the cities they stop in along the
route, they will put up posters and hand out flyers to help
in the search for Jonah. Each of the teams in the Fireball
Run will be racing for their own individual child.
“Gaywheels.com not only educates lesbian and
gay consumers about
gay-friendly automakers, but also
relishes the opportunity to show the world
that we
are as avid about automobiles as any other enthusiast,” said
LaMuraglia. “There is no better
way to do that than by taking the checkered
flag in this year’s Fireball
Run.”
Gaywheels.com provides detailed information
to LGBT car-shoppers. The site features information and
reviews on vehicles from gay-friendly auto manufacturers.
The site also has a dealer directory to help consumers
locate dealerships that are especially welcoming to LGBT
customers.
“Saab, and its parent company GM, have been
strong supporters of the LGBT
community for many years and
we’re glad to have them on board as a sponsor,”
LaMuraglia explained.
The Fireball Run kicks off in Orlando on
Sept. 29, and the nine-day race will make stops in cities
including Baton Rouge, Houston, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque,
and Henderson, Nev. as the racers make their way to the
finish line in Los Angeles. For more details on the race go
to fireballrun.com.
Sept. 27,
2007 |
