LRRS racer #248 Chris “Jersey” Orcutt was injured Sunday, October 8th while racing at New Hampshire International Speedway. He was on life support until late last week — while healing from his injuries he contracted pneumonia and couldn’t keep any food down for weeks. He was moved out of ICU recently, and had wrist surgery on the 23rd. His friend Alex Dunstan, a Red Bull distributor, contacted colleague Geoff Hannen at Red Bull’s headquarters and got a pair of gloves donated. (See description below) They will be raffled in an event to be known as the “Jersey Drunkathon” on Nov. 11th @ the Players Pub, 369 Route 108 in Somersworth, NH. Winner need not be present at drawing. Each raffle ticket is $20. They will be sold at the time of the drawing, or by Paypal’ing $20 to [email protected]. That address belongs to Mark Connolly, who has raced against Chris since they attended the Penguin Racing School together. Online Paypal payment will close down on November 8th. Buyers will receive an email with their ticket number. (Alex writes: “I’m basically going to assign everyone a random number, put them all in a box, and have Jersey pick one out to declare the winner.”) All proceeds will be presented to Chris to help cover the incidental costs of his hospitalization. Please let any of your other roadracing friends know as the more the merrier for this once-in-a-lifetime product. Direct any questions to [email protected] Well-wishes can be sent to Jersey care of his sister’s email: [email protected] The Raffle will be for a pair of extremely limited edition Alpinestar GP Tech gloves. These gloves normally retail for $215.00, however, these aren’t a normal pair. This run was produced for the 2006 Red Bull US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca and were handed out to a very small number of V.I.P. guests at the event. The gloves were made in the USGP colors and have the event logo branded onto the gauntlet. This pair has been personally autographed by US MotoGP star Nicky Hayden! Alpinestars GP Tech Gloves – Develped with input from professional racers on the MotoGP circuit – PU knuckle and finger sliders for superior impact and abrasion resistance – Patented third and fourth finger bridge protects against “finger roll” and potential seam bursting during impacts – Strong, supple kangaroo leather palm is reinforced with Pittards digital leather and an advanced direct-inject Kevlar panel – Fingers have external seams for comfort – Kevlar stitching throughout for strength – PU-injected wrist closure for a secure, comfortable fit – Perforated cuff and ventilated finger forchettes keep your hands cool