Kellie and Joel LaFollette Join Portland Presentation Team

KELLIE LAFOLLETTE

Hometown: West Linn, Oregon

Years on the PPG Pace Car Team: 5

Racing Accomplishments: Kellie began racing in 1984, winning the Solo II A-Modified Championship. She switched to road racing open wheel formula cars in 1985, winning the first event she entered, and moved on to compete in the 1988 Escort Endurance Series, winning the Northwest Regional Championship in 1990. Her road racing career highlights include eight SCCA wins, 17 second place finishes, 14 third place finishes, nine pole positions, and bettering two lap records. Other racing honors include being awarded the Jamie Hughes Memorial Cup and the Oregon Region's R.E. Cup.

Career & Education: Kellie graduated with high honors from Idaho State University. She has been an elementary teacher for 25 years teaching grades 1-6 and Title 1A. She has been selected five times to Who's Who Among America's Teachers, and twice nominated for Disney's American Teacher Award. She has also worked as a teacher consultant on educational software.

Other interests: Kellie has completed the Portland Marathon and climbed Mt. St. Helens. She is active in her church and enjoys card making, scrapbooklrig; gardening, and fly-fishing.

JOEL LAFOLLETTE

Racing Accomplishments: Joel began racing SCCA Solo II in 1988, vaulting to the National Championships his first year. Twice Joel was Oregon E-Stock Champion. He switched to road racing in 1990 and moved on to become the Director of Operations at Pitarresi Racing School and Pro Drive at Portland International Raceway. Joel was a part of the 1992 Warren Miller Film Crew that did a special on IMSA GTP racing. His road racing career highlights include a fourth place finish in the 6-Hours of the Cascades Endro, 1991 Rose Cup Class Champion, multiple SCCA wins, and two lap records.

Career(s): Joel has worked in a broad spectrum of other fields. He has been an off-shore commercial fisherman, and a professional photographer with accounts that included Safeway, Volvo White, and Warren Wench. He has managed the racing school and skid-car activities at Portland International Raceway, and instructed other racers, as well as law enforcement officers, including the FBI, from coast to coast. He has managed multiple Oil Can Henry locations and is currently retail manager of Kaufmanns’ Streamborn, a large fly-fishing outfitter.

Volunteer Activities: Joel believes in making his time count and volunteers for several organizations. He is a streamside guide for Casting for Recovery, serving women with breast cancer. He leads an annual food drive for the families of River Grove Elementary School. Joel serves on the board of directors for Sharing the Water, an organization he founded to help those with life challenges fish.

Other interests: Joel is a published author. He has designed a number of fishing flies that are now commercially tied and sold. He maintains two websites: www.royaltreatmentflyfishing.com and www.uvlightburns.com. Joel hosted a radio segment on The Northwest Outdoor Show from 2003-2008.

Domonic Cicero Joins Portland Presentation Team

Dominic Cicero [Portland, OR] competes with Stevenson Motorsports, in their Crawford Z06 Corvette, on the Grand American Rolex series.

Cicero is also a consultant for all of the major car and tire manufactures in development and promotion of pre-production vehicles and products. He uses products and provides feedback that is used to design better products and to introduce the products to dealers and the public.

For several years, Cicero competed for Westernesse Racing LLC in Europe, North America and throughout the world progressing from junior Formula’s (Formula Renault) to (Renault V6) (Sub F1). His career progression was gauged by achieving set goals, and producing results allowing, him to move up motorsports ranks.

He developed and guided the team, including everything from organization of the team, to development of cars, to start-up of the Westernesse racing team’s operation.

Cicero has served as official spokesperson for numerous sponsors and organizations, making him very comfortable with public speaking and media interviews.

From 1998 to 2000, Cicero served in Le Mans, France and Portland Oregon as a professional factory racing driver and official spokesperson for ELF Oil and Renault Car Company, including weekly public speaking engagements.

He competed throughout Europe and Asia in the Formula Campus Classification, and was ranked as high as 4th in the Championship Series, with three races remaining, but had to pull out of contention to take care of his Father.

Cicero was offered a prestigious sponsorship, of which only three out of 30 drivers were selected, to drive for the La Filiere for a second season. He was selected for two assets: skill and marketability.

In 1997, Cicero attended the prestigious Winfield Racing School in Bandol, France, and as winner of the prestigious Pilote ELF Scholarship, was elected for international competition.

The School’s final competition, reputed to be the world’s most competitive driving competition, was among five drivers selected from a sequence of single elimination test sessions on the track. Fifty percent of the winners of the competition move on to the legendary Formula 1 race series.

The Pilote ELF competition began with fifty plus drivers from around the world. Cicero won the North American run-off promoting him to the world finals. The final five, four Europeans and Cicero, competed for the scholarship to race for ELF Oil Company and Renault Car Company. Cicero outdid himself, winning the competition, and launching his next career step as a professional factory racer for ELF Oil and Renault Car Company.

Prior to this, Cicero worked with Portland, Oregon-based Dan Obrist Racing, as a mechanic and race crew member on the NASCAR’s Late Model and Winston West Series. He also refurbished race cars and set them up for competition. He became very skilled with tools, understanding vehicle operations, and how to work as part of a team.

In 1989, Cicero began his professional driving career in professional Kart competition (Dirt Oval, Enduro, and Sprint), winning three National Championships, and numerous regional championships.

CINDI LUX JOINS RWC'S PORTLAND PRESENTATION TEAM

Racer Who Care spokesracer, Cindi Lux (Aloha, OR), is set to affirm and inspire Georgia High School students with Quick Tips on Winning in Life.

She will be taking time away from the track where she will be driving Team Mopar’s Dodge Viper Competition Coupe in the Sports Car Club of America’s World Challenge GT event as part of Road Atlanta’s 11th Annual Petit LeMans, October 1 – 3, 2008.

Lux, who has won a number of career championships and awards, is also a Member of National Women's Car Care Council and often conducts lectures to various groups on automotive safety and vehicle maintenance. Off the track she is an integral part of Lux Performance Group, which builds race cars. Additionally, Lux is an accomplished racing instructor.

Quick Tips presentations center on key universal truths RWC calls Quick Tips on Winning in Life, applicable to all children and teens regardless of age, cultural background, or life experience: find something to do in life that you really love, study, learn the art of teamwork, find a mentor, take the long view, be flexible with your dreams and goals, avoid the path of least resistance, and more.

Cindi Lux racing

TABOR CRESAP

My Name is Tabor Cresap and I was born in 1992. I have been competing in Hill climb races since I was 12 years old in the MSSHA circuit and then moved to the RMSHA circuit when I turned 14 years old. I am currently a Junior in Battle Ground High School.

I love riding and competing. I am not real fond of the extremely long car rides to go to all the races, but you gotta do what ya gotta do!

My goal is to be the points champion every year and take first at the World Championships in Jackson, Wyoming.

I love riding riding my Arctic Cat sled for fun and competition, and skateboarding when I am at home and hanging out with my friends

This year I drove for the first time in the “BITD” “Vegas to Reno” race in the Arctic Cat Prowler and took 6th in class, and am planning on driving again in the 2008 Baja 1000 in Mexico.

JIM CREAGAN