Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Road Adventures Contributing Endowments (RACE) is NOT a high speed competition based on speed. . RACE is a car rally, which has been best described as an extremely large board game: public streets are the board, and your car is the playing piece. In each car, the driver and navigator(s) carefully follow instructions that direct them along a given course. There is a friendly competition at the finish to see which teams followed the course most accurately.

You must NOT place any bets of any kind in relation to the Event. You must drive safely and with proper courtesy to all other participants and members of the public. In particular you must not drive recklessly. The organizer (RACE) encourages you to drive safely with due respect to other participants and members of participants and members of the public. Many of the roads used in RACE have unlimited speed limits, and RACE highly promotes safety above all other measures in these conditions.

Drivers/participants must comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the Country in which they are traveling, including without limitation, all speed regulations, laws of the road, laws relating to the safety of the vehicle and laws relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or other prohibited substances. If a participant consistently or flaringly breaches speed regulations and laws of the road the Organizer reserves the right to prohibit the participant from continuing further in the Event.

September, 2008. Our rallye race is held the week prior to the Formula 1 event in Monza, Italy of 2008. This is typically the second week of September.

The event will begin in Munich Germany and end in Monza Italy. The road course will not be divulged until the beginning of each rally day until the event is completed.

The entry fee for the Event is $15,000 (Fifteen Thousand Dollars U.S.) which is based on two (2) people per car. The entry fee covers one (1) driver plus one (1) passenger. If you wish to have additional passengers in your vehicle the fee is $1,500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars U.S.) per additional passenger. You are responsible for paying the entry fee for your vehicle plus any additional fees for any additional passengers in your vehicle or for your support vehicle.

If you want to have a support vehicle accompany you on the Event (in addition to the vehicle in which you are participating in the Event) a fee of $5,000 (Five Thousand Dollars US) is payable per support vehicle, which fee covers two (2) people in the support vehicle. This fee will allow the support personnel access to all events but will not entitle the support crew to any accommodations.

All drivers must be over [21] years of age in order to participate in the Event.

The entry fee includes hotel accommodations for 4 nights at 4-5 five star hotels, three (3) breakfasts, three (3) packed lunches, three (3)dinners, nightly ceremonial events with top entertainment, and tickets to the Formula 1 Race in Monza. Ten percent of the $15,000 entry fee will be issued to the participants selected charity totaling $150,000 for all charities; $250,000 in excess contributions to charity will be made depending on the final placements and a final grand prize to the first place winner of a Porsche 911 Twin Turbo. The winner must pay all applicable taxes and fees on the automobile. It is at the sole discretion of the final winner to keep the car or donate the automobile to charity for auction.

The entry fee into the Event does NOT include airfare, car rental or transportation fees, personal acquisitions, petrol (gas), telephone bills or other expenses and disbursements incurred while staying in a hotel (including courier/postal charges relating to sending left luggage with you), fines of any sort, or damage caused at any venue visited, which you will be responsible for paying to the Organizer in addition to the entry fee within ten (10) days of receipt of an invoice from the Organizer.

Participants may obtain a position in line with a $1,000 (One Thousand Dollar Deposit U.S.) which is non-refundable. Placement in line from 1-100 will be determined by the date RACE receives the deposit payment. The number one place will leave the starting location for the duration of the (Event) first; second will leave second; and so forth. Time delays between each participant will be three (3) minutes with the number one car starting at 6:00am sharp. If a participant’s car is not at the start line on the precise minute registered to leave, the car will be sent to the end of the line. The car may regain the numerical status the following day assuming the participants show up on the start line at the correct time.

Participants in RACE are highly encourages to promote themselves and the selected charity with any memorabilia for marketing and public relations efforts that will directly help the charity. Furthermore, participants are allowed to promote their own organization/self through the same venue to show support for the charity. This would include, but is not limited to logos, official Event sponsors' stickers attached to your vehicle (and any support vehicle), clothing/garments promoting the charity and /or organization, memorabilia, educational material, and any other promotional regalia that will support charity.

RACE does have access to sources for printed/promotion items. Contact the public relations firm for more information.

First payment: $1,000 deposit due prior to May 29th, 2008 for car placement at the starting line. Second Payment Due: May 30th, 2008 $7,000. Third Payment Due June 30th, 2008 $7,000 All payments are payable to RACE the Roadway.

Ten percent of the $15,000 entry fee will be issued to the participants selected charity totaling $150,000 for all charities and $250,000 in excess contributions to charities will be made depending on the final placements of the participants for first through fifth place. Proceeds will be distributed within 15 days after the final day of the Event in the participant’s name.

Participants can donate/sponsor any legal non-profit 501(c)(3) entity recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS). For more information on 501(c)(3) entities, see the IRS Web site.

NO refunds of the entry fee will be made under any circumstances after six (6) months prior to the Event start date. However, six (6) months prior to the event start you are unable to participate, a full refund will be given minus a $1,000 (One Thousand Dollars US) administration charge.

After the commencement of the Event, the Organizer will NOT make any refund of the entry fee or pay compensation to participants if they are unable to continue in the Event for any reason whatsoever. Although all vehicles have sufficient time to arrive at each destination, the route of the Event is very demanding. If you do not manage to complete any part of the route and are unable to stay at the provided venues you will NOT be entitled to any refund of the entry fee. Upon entering the Event, venues are divulged and “dropping out” does not entitle you to any compensation.

The entry fee is transferable at any time to another party.

Participants can use their own vehicle or rent a vehicle in Europe upon arrival. Again, speed is not the winning factor of this Event and precision/navigation is the key component. Some roads have unlimited speeds; however RACE has structured the Event so speed is not an element of winning. Most basic rental cars in Europe exceed 280 kilometers per hour (160 m/ph) prior to hitting a governor.
Autobahn: Car Roadway