Jim Filanc with the Husqvaran 250 WR Motorcycle

Motorcycle Raffle to Benefit Scleroderma Foundation

Motorcycle enthusiasts will have the opportunity to win a fully restored 1974 bike and benefit the Scleroderma Foundation on the same night. A fundraising raffle will be held Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Lake Elsinore Casino in California where the Husqvaran 250 WR will be awarded.

Net proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Foundation, along with the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Tickets are $3, or four for $10, and may be purchased the day of the event, at Temecula Motorsports in California, or www.racingforlife.org.

Jim Filanc and his Nitro Tire Racing for Life teammates have been raising money for both foundations all year. The team has been on a cross-country tour to raise awareness of scleroderma, making visits to 11 cities and events, including Bike Week 2006 in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. At each location, fans of off-road racing have purchased the Scleroderma Foundation wristband, and received a raffle ticket for the motorcycle.

Jim’s sister Julia Lynn died of scleroderma and cancer last October.

The raffle will be held during the drawing for race positions for the season-ending Tecate Score Baja 1000, to be held Nov. 15–18. Nitro Tire Racing for Life will use the Julia Lynn bike at the event, and later make it available for raffle at an event to be announced.