SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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GIVING BACK: RACE FOR HOPE there and park it, and they're all over it," he said. "To them, it's their superhero; it's their big toy– it's their big brother. Some of these kids have some serious issues and problems, and I often think that for us going out to the desert and battling the Baja for them, also gives these kids the feeling that someone is finally standing up for them. We've been in some tight situations in the races, and there have been days that I wanted to give up, but when you sit there and look at those names and handprints on the car, it keeps you going. Whether we finish or not, we love to go to Casa Esperanza to let the kids see the reality of racing and the reality of life. The reality is, you don't always win, and you've got to be able to face your defeat with your head lifted up high. Seeing the car all beaten up and destroyed, then seeing it again all nice and new and ready to go is a good life lesson." When discussing this work with Jon Kilbourne of Dirt Days, they came up with the idea of providing SCORE finish medals to the kids who participated in the rides in the race car, in order to make it a little more special. Very quickly, one thing led to another. "The next thing I know, Jon calls me, and he's got Estero Beach opening up their closed course for us and that there are several SCORE racers coming in to provide more rides for the kids. It started out [as] just a small, intimate idea including a barbeque for the kids, and it just went crazy. It became a fun day for the kids, and it's an opportunity to raise some funds for Casa Esperanza and accumulate different types of donated items." HOLLENBECK'S "BOCHITO" IS WELL KNOWN IN SCORE RACING AND ALWAYS REPRESENTED THE CASA ESPERANZA ON THE SIDE GET SOME PHOTO SCORE JOURNAL 15