For a long time now, Gamers Outreach Karts (GO Karts) have been loosely associated with racing through name alone. We refer to volunteers as members of our “race crew,” and send “tune up kits” to hospitals when new games need installed on deployed units.
Today, we’re excited to share our official entry into the world of ACTUAL racing. Gamers Outreach is partnering with professional racing consultancy / karting team Phil Giebler Racing (PGR) in support of providing entertainment to hospitalized patients!
Based in Anaheim, California – PGR was established in 2010 to bring higher, more professional standards to karting, with the goal of developing young and emerging talent in tomorrow’s IndyCar, NASCAR, and Formula 1 drivers.
For those unfamiliar with the world of racing: karting is the bedrock for most all professional drivers. It’s through karting young racers develop the necessary skills to compete in professional class events (just like Forza, but in real life).
We’ll be working with the PGR team to raise awareness and funding in support of Gamers Outreach programs during an assortment of their upcoming events – one of which included their 2019 kickoff with 2009 Formula 1 world champion, Jenson Button (see video below)!
What’s more: one of the team’s drivers, Nicky Hays, is repping Gamers Outreach on his Formula 4 vehicle as he works his way to the top of the racing ladder throughout Europe and here in the states! We’ll be posting about Nicky’s racing accomplishments occasionally on social, because honestly, how cool is it knowing the Gamers Outreach logo is on a race car!?
We’re proud to share the PGR crew has already funded a GO Kart through their 2019 kickoff event, and we can’t wait to deliver the unit to a hospital in SoCal!
We’re excited to see this crossover integration develop, and look forward to being a part of PGR events! If you’re ever interested in joining us at the track, drop a line over to our contact@ box with the subject line “Let’s race!” We’re hoping to organize a few track days with our supporters in the future!
A big thanks go out to the PGR crew for supporting our work in hospitals. We hope to see you on the grid!