IRI - Silent Auction - !

[Ricky Q.]

Originally Posted by Chris Fultz

Well, it just keeps getting better –

The 2005 IRI will include a “Silent Auction” of FIRST related and other great items. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Methodist Adolescent Child Life Center, in honor of Taylor Ritchie and the great staff of doctors and nurses that helped care for her this spring. Proceeds will support part of the Child Life Center that provides games, activities and materials in a play room for young patients and their families. This charity is the choice of Scott and Libby Ritchie.

Some of the items being offered:

Team 67 World Champions & Chairman's Award hat (Dave Verbrugge)
Team 67 black jacket with "HOT" flames - XL (Dave Verbrugge)
1995 Rumble at the Rock t-shirt (Mike Bastoni)
1997 Rumble at the Rock Crew t-shirt (rare - Mike Bastoni)
1994 Team Yearbook, provided by Xerox (Dave Kelso)
"Judge" shirt is from the 1997 competition (Vince Wilczynski)
Signed print of a Ron Spellman framed cartoon (Vince Wilczynski)
Signed Dean Simmons and the Kamens Brothers t-shirt
(Baker, Martus, Hibner, Pacsai, Sheck)
6" AndyMark "trick wheel" mounted on a plaque (Baker, Koors)
2 Brickyard 400 tickets with Police Escort in (Rolls-Royce, Fultz, McAtee)


Terms will be cash or check only, immediately after the auction closes. We will not be able to accept credit cards or IOU’s so bring your checkbook or a roll of cash and get ready to bid on this awesome collection!

What are the details of this? A police escort?

Haven't you ever had a police escort anywhere, Q (Other then getting arrested? )

Basically when you drive to the Brickyard, the Police will drive in front of you and clear traffic out of the way so you don't have to sit in a traffic jam.

Pretty awesome item if you ask me.

[Collin Fultz]

Originally Posted by Ricky Q.

What are the details of this? A police escort?

A parent with ties to FIRST has offered it as a donation. Anybody who wants it will have to out-bid me.

[JAH]

To those who are interested. I've been in one of these escorts by these same officers. Amazing. It's such a rush. You wouldn't think so, but you feel so special getting to make everyone else pull over and let you by. Driving through red lights is the best part. It's well worth a high bid.