From a press release issued by Safety First Racing:

Safety First Racing is proud to report a successful raffle held Saturday, July 17th, to benefit the “Safety First” helmet program for kids.

The raffle was held in conjunction with a Customer Appreciation Day at Sportland Motorsports in Urbana, Illinois.

Safety First Racing owner, Kevin Hanson, gave his account of the day: “The day was a huge success. We had our new race hauler and Suzuki GSX-R1000 racebikes on display. Team rider, 16-year-old Jesse Janisch, drove down from Wisconsin and was present to sign autographs and visit with customers. Sam Selle, owner of Sportland Motorports, really went out of his way to make it a great day by giving away several door prizes, free food, and having a band play in the afternoon, on top of several financing and discounted promotions.”

The highlight of the day was the raffle drawing for a new Suzuki SV650S, an AMA Road Atlanta trip and a new Suomy Helmet. Winners included:

1st prize–2004 Suzuki SV650S: The winner, Marcy McAnnally, a Champaign, Illinois State Farm agent, said her husband was extremely excited about getting a new motorcycle after she purchased the winning ticket.

2nd prize–airfare, hotel, crew passes for 2 at AMA Road Atlanta round: The winner, Champaign Police Lieutenant Holly Nearing, actually donated the prize to a co-worker and her 11-year-old son who is a huge motorcycle fan and has never been to a motorcycle race.

3rd prize–Suomy Spec 1R helmet: The winner, Derrick Cantrell, stated that he saw a post about the raffle on Roadracingworld.com and just wanted to make a donation to the “Safety First” program.

Safety First Racing would also like to thank the following sponsors of the raffle for all of their help: American Suzuki, Suomy, Champaign Cops for Kids, 1-800 Motorcycle, Sportland Motorsports and Parts Unlimited.