3/16/03

Take celebrities, add 4 days of race car training and what do you get???  A bunch of highly motivated individuals who will put on a great show at this year's Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Long Beach Grand Prix.

For the past 4 days, I was asked to help train and keep safe some of the best athletes, entertainers and an Apollo astronaut at Willow Springs Racetrack.  This training was a lot of fun and let me tell you............some of these guys wicked fast.

Among this year's celebrity racers that I helped train are: Angie Everhart (actress and model), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11 astronaut and second man to walk on the moon), Picabo Street (Olympic Alpine Skiing champion), Adam Carolla (co-creator and co-host on Comedy Central’s “The Man Show” and “Crank Yankers,” , Jesse James (Host of Discovery Channel’s “Monster Garage”), Peter Reckell (“Bo Brady?” on NBC’s daytime soap “Days of Our Lives”),  and Tony Potts (“Access Hollywood” correspondent).

Josh Brolin (“Senator Bill Sterling?” on NBC’s “Mr. Sterling”) and the 2000 Toyota Pro/Celebrity race champion, is returning for this year’s classic. As a former participant, Brolin will compete with three other drivers in the “pro” category this year, including Jeremy McGrath (seven-time AMA Supercross champion)  and Shawna Robinson (NASCAR Winston Cup driver).