LA Presentation Team
QUICK TIPS ON WINNING IN LIFE PRESENTATION TEAM
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Chris Rado, owner of and professional driver for WORLD Racing, was born July 30, 1975 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He is chiefly noted for his participation in import drag racing and time attack in the United States. Chris currently drives an 1800 hp factory-backed Scion tC in the Pro FWD category in the Battle of the Imports series. In addition to this, Chris also participates in time attack events, in the FWD Unlimited class in a 700 hp Scion tC, particularly in National Auto Sport Association (NASA) time attack, Super Street Super Lap Battles and Redline Time Attack.
So far for Chris’s 2008 season, he holds seven consecutive 1st place finishes, and another three runner-up finishes. Chris holds track records at venues all over the nation, and always sets out to break even his own records.
In 2002, Chris founded WORLD Motorsports which now has locations in Pennsylvania and California. As one of the leaders on the professional compact drag racing circuit, Chris has always been viewed as an innovator paving the way for others to follow. Chris is the owner of WORLD Racing, a professional drag race, time attack, and show circuit team that has captured the hearts of millions of motorsports fans over a thirteen year time span.
One of Chris’s most known achievements occurred in 2002 when he became the first PRO FWD into the "8s" (8.91 @ 159.8 MPH). This achievement would set the stage for Chris’s career to be known for setting the pace for everyone in the drag racing industry.
A large sponsor of Chris's is WORLD Electronics, his family business, which builds high-tech circuit boards for companies such as Lucent and other cutting-edge communications companies. The first product released was a hit in the import-racing world. The company's Total Boost Controller (TBC-1) is a proportional controller that allows the user to control boost over time, over gear, and over rpm. It is adjustable from 0-100 psi with accuracy claimed to be within .10-psi and comes with a built-in ignition retard. A super-high-contrast LCD screen makes entering input a snap even under harsh daylight conditions and it's shielded from RFI and EFI interference.
http://www.world-racing.com
QUICK TIPS COORDINATION TEAM
RWC’s volunteer Coordinators work directly with professional racers, setting up and coordinating their Quick Tips on Winning in Life presentations to children and teens, both in the greater Los Angeles area, and throughout the country, near the tracks where they compete.
We cordially invite you to join us and become a Quick Tips Coordinator. If you love motorsports, this is an outstanding way for you to work directly with pros! Contact us at: 323/962-1832
STEPHANIE BARAHONA
Stephanie Barahona, is a 17 year old senior at Los Angeles’ South East High School.
Among her goals is to graduate from high school and college. She is interested in a career in cosmetology and dreams of owning a beauty salon.
Of European, Native American, African and Salvadorian descent, Stephanie has lived in South Central Los Angeles nearly all of her life, and is the third of six children.
She has always loved to help others in need. “I do every thing I can with much love and respect,” Stephanie exclaims about working with Racers Who Care.
CHARLENE MASON
Charlene is a professional photographer and artist.
She is also a distributor of MonaVie, a fruit drink loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, which promote good health and healing.
In addition to setting up and coordinating racer presentations, she also attends and takes photos for Racers Who Care.
She comes from a family of motorsports enthusiasts and recalls attending many races while growing up.
DENISE POON
Denise came to California from Hong Kong.
She is a licensed clinical social worker, who studied at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work.
Since graduation, she has worked with adolescent juvenile delinquents undergoing intensive therapeutic treatment.
“It caught my attention that racers are able to connect and educate youths and children through their own life experiences, letting them know that there will be challenges along the way,” she states.
JUDY STRAWN
Judy founded Racers Who Care in 1993, and developed the Quick Tips on Winning in Life presentation program.
She has set up and coordinated the presentations since their inception, and is training Charlene and Denise.
“I am SUPER happy to have Charlene and Denise working with me now, and fervently hope that more coordinators and racers will join us soon,” Strawn declares.
SWARTZBAUGH TEAMS UP WITH RWC
2008 American LeMans Series competitor, Nathan Swartzbaugh, is teaming up with Racers Who Care’s National Child’s Day Celebration SoCal community outreach program.
He will be making Quick Tips on Winning in Life presentations in greater Los Angeles throughout 2008 and 2009, and possibly as he travels about competing in American LeMans Series races.
Swartzbaugh began his career at the age of 14, by winning the NASA Pro-Truck Tour. In 2006, just 21 years old, he won the IMSA Grand Am GT3 presented by Michilen Series Championship for Porsche.
People who visit Swartzbaugh’s website first encounter this sum up of his winning attitude:
“The man who makes a success of an important venture never wails for the crowd. He strikes out for himself. It takes nerve, it takes a great lot of grit; but the man that succeeds has both. Anyone can fail. The public admires the man who has enough confidence in himself to take a chance. These chances are the main things after all. The man who tries to succeed must expect to be criticized. Nothing important was ever done but the greater number consulted previously doubted the possibility. Success is the accomplishment of that which most people think can't be done.”
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Nathan also looks to family and friends for guidance and support:
Nathan has been very successful in racing because of the people who surround him. Coming from a very supportive family and making friends with other Pro drivers like Craig Stanton, Patrick Long, Ross Thompson, Wolf Henzler, and Dominic Farnbacher have given him the right tools to make a successful career in auto racing. “Everyday I look to my mentors for guidance in racing, finances, and life in general. I believe that I am the luckiest guy on earth to have the friends and Family that I have to support me,” he reports.
RYAN "THE ROCKET" REGALADO JOINS L.A. PRESENTATION TEAM
Ryan "The Rocket" Regalado is a motorcycle road racer in Southern California participating in the WERA West (#148) and WSMC (#648) motorcycle clubs. He began his racing career in 2006 with impressive wins in two novice championships in the western region with the WERA road racing organization. Ryan won his road races with a custom-built 2007 Honda CBR 600RR motorcycle across the _WERA West_ (http://www.wera.com/) , _WSMC_ (http://www.wsmcracing.com/) and _AFM_ (http://www.afmracing.org/) organizations. He recently secured a regional championship in 2007 in WERA and is racing a Yamaha R6 in 2008.
Visit: http://ryanregalado.com
FAST JACK HAS JOINED RWC’S
QUICK TIPS ON WINNING IN LIFE
PRESENTATION TEAM
Drag racing champion, Fast Jack Beckman, has joined RWC’s Quick Tips presentation team, and will be making as many as 20 presentations in schools, hospitals and kids’ groups throughout the L.A. area per year. Beckman, who is Chief Instructor for the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School in Pomona, California, professionally competes on the National Hot Rod Association in the Mail Terminal Services Fuel Funny Car.
Best advice I ever received...Treat others as you want to be treated. Stick to your goals and maintain a positive outlook.
Worst advice I ever received...you’ll never make a living around those cars.
Advice to aspiring racers: Race within your means and enjoy it. If you don’t enjoy racing, find something else. Don’t gloat in you successes, and take the losses as an education. Never be a poor sport. Be dignified.
Jack Beckman, chief instructor at the California school, holds licenses in eight NHRA categories and has driven Top Fuel Dragsters, Nitro Funny Cars, Top Alcohol Dragsters, Top Alcohol Funny Cars, Front Engine Nostalgia Dragsters and Super Comp Dragsters.
After winning the 2003 NHRA World Championship in Super Comp, Jack drove the Menards Top Fuel Dragster for the 2005 season. In 2006 Jack started driving the Matco Tools Nitro Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing. In his 4th start he won the Nationals in Las Vegas and followed two weeks later with a runner-up in Funny Car at the Auto Club Finals in Pomona. At that meet Jack also got a national record and became the fastest Funny Car driver in history at 333.66 mph.
Jack Beckman came to Frank Hawley’s NHRA Drag Racing School having served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force, and has instructed thousands of students at Frank Hawley’s NHRA Drag Racing School.