Toyota Pro/celebrity Race Sparks Celebrity Interest In Racing

Rumbling along a road at lightning speed while weaving through competition in an adrenaline-pumping race to the goal is a dream shared by fans around the world and celebrities are no exception. For years, stars have tried their hand at several careers, quality, and careers to the top of the list among the Hollywood stars, including Patrick Dempsey, Frankie Muniz, Jason Priestley, Lorenzo Lamas, Perry King, Alfonso Ribeiro, Sean Patrick Flanery, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Donny Osmond, Robert Hays, Gene Hackman, Bruce Jenner, Josh Brolin, Paul Williams and Walter Payton. Apparently, these artists turned into motorists stung by the bug of Racing during their participation in the annual race for Toyota Pro / Celebrity, which in the past 30 years has faced celebrities of film, television, music and sports against each others in a heartbeat, rich action, 10-lap race through the streets of downtown Long Beach, Calif.One of the six major attractions of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Pro / Celebrity Race-star hotel A sample of the actual races, beginning with an intensive course of four days training session teaching stars how to manage their vehicles properly and how to manage the complexity of the track. After the training, they hit the street circuit in Long Beach for a weekend of practice and qualifying, which is followed by the actual race, who cries in front of a crowd of over 50,000 fans loose, and spreads nationally by Speed Channel. "Most of the characters involved in our event are already racing fans," said Les Unger, national motorsports manager for Toyota Motor Sales, USA "Following a weekend taste the thrill of the track, these stars are lit with a new passion and enthusiasm for the sport, and very few want to follow events at a competitive level." Many Toyota Pro / Celebrity Race participants have a great experience who want to go racing again. A benefit to winning the race: The group winner is invited to celebrities to go racing again in the "Pro" added year.In below to learn the fundamentals of the competitive race and control of the car, full of stars committed to eight days of charity participation, preparation of the car and real competition to raise funds for Racing for Kids, a "national organization for children's hospitals. Each year the celebrities visit Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach to spend time with sick children, evoking smiles, laughter and inspiration. Since 1991, the race has raised about $ 1.5 million for charity. The donations are divided equally between Miller Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital of Orange County, which are located in southern California.As longest companies sponsored event of its kind, the 2007 Toyota Pro / Celebrity Race will be held on Saturday, April 14th through the streets of downtown Long Beach, California 10-lap race became the drivers of cars and show million raised for charity.