Porsche has already won a race, that of solidarity. Yesterday, before the drivers’ parade in the city center of Le Mans, the German manufacturer launched “Racing for Charity”, a wonderful initiative linked to the 75th anniversary of Porsche Motorsport celebrated just in the days leading up to the 24 Hours of the Centenary.
The three 963s that will start the Sarthe marathon at 4 pm will have a goal that will not only be linked to the final result: for each lap completed by each Hypercar, Porsche will collect 750 euros which will be used to support associations that help children in difficulty in Worldwide.
At Le Mans, the three official 963s lined up by Team Penske showed up with a celebratory livery that brings together the colors with which the German manufacturer has won 19 editions of the 24 Hours (it is the most successful manufacturer), but the sticker #75 Racing for Charity which identifies this commendable initiative on the cars which will support a series of worthy associations such as “Kinderherzen retten eV”, “Interplast Germany eV” and the Ferry Porsche Foundation to raise funds for seriously ill children from all over the world the world.
#75 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 of Felipe Nasr, Mathieu Jaminet, Nick Tandy
Photo by: JEP / Motorsport Images
The manager of the “Kinderherzen retten eV” in Freiburg was keen to underline how much the association that works closely with the local university clinic is able to intervene on children suffering from heart disease in less developed countries, offering them a second chance to live , because otherwise they would certainly be condemned to death.
Not only that but these extraordinary associations are able to activate pools of specialists on a voluntary basis who are capable of plastic surgery operations to treat in particular wounds and burns of children from regions in crisis or from developing countries: with a single mission a hundred children can be saved with on-the-spot interventions.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans of the three Porsche 963s deserves to be followed with attention and curiosity: many in the paddock are wondering how many laps the cars will be able to complete, to understand if the expected and announced rain will slow down the pace of the Hypercar expectations and how much any safety car will affect the race average. Whatever happens, Porsche has already won this challenge…
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