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 ‘Racers
For Walt' On-Line Auction Benefitting Late Official Walter Burson Now
Up-And-Running
CONCORD, NC - Dec. 30, 2009 - An on-line auction to benefit the family
of late World of Outlaws Late Model Series technical inspector Walter
Burson is now up-and-running.
Organized by Arizona Sport Shirts and GottaRace.com, the ‘Racers For
Walt' auction is stocked with an ever-growing list of intriguing dirt
Late Model-related items. Supporters of the well-known and respected
official can log on to
www.racersforwalt.com to check out the available items and place
bids.
Bidding will continue through the dedicated Web site until at least
mid-January and all auction proceeds will be forwarded to the family of
Burson, who passed away on Dec. 26 at the age of 66 following a
year-long battle with cancer. Burson's friends decided to launch the
fund-raising effort to help the family of the ‘Big Guy' pay some of the
excess medical expenses resulting from his treatment.
Current items up for bid at
www.racersforwalt.com include:
* The No. 14 door of the dirt Late Model that NASCAR star Tony Stewart
drove in the 2009 Prelude to the Dream event at Eldora Speedway.
* A door from the Rocket Chassis No. 1 house car driven by 2009 WoO LMS
champion Josh Richards.
* A dirt Late Model wrap courtesy of the Indiana Decal Company.
* An order of 144 custom t-shirts from Arizona Sport Shirts.
* Four new Genesis Racing Shocks.
* Pairs of tickets to the 2010 Firecracker 100, World of Outlaws World
Finals, Dirt Track World Championship and Hillbilly 100 events.
* Four pit passes and two nights of lodging for the 2010 Dirt Track
World Championship and a firesuit worn by Scott Bloomquist, both
courtesy of Arizona Sport Shirts EVP of Operations Gerald Newton.
In addition, supporters can purchase ‘In Memory of Big Walt' inspection
stickers and/or make a donation to Burson's family by visiting
www.racersforwalt.com
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