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Do those words sound familiar? They were adapted from a speech delivered in 1962. Worlds spoken so eloquently by John F. Kennedy. Of course, JFK was referring to the race to land a man on the moon. I'll concede winning a motorsports championship is not akin to landing on the moon but taking on this endeavor can, and I believe will, have a similarly far reaching effect and I intend to work tirelessly to make it a reality. Beyond the competition, there is so much to be gained by this effort. It will be a shinning example of what America can do when we put our sights on a goal. I believe in the next quarter century the automobile as we know it today will change dramatically. From safety to alternative fuels, motorsports has always been the proving ground for today's street cars. Our plan has several components. The corner stone is our junior team driver development program. It takes funding out of the equation and allows any driver with desire and talent to compete for a series of professional rides leading to a seat in F1. The training ground for these young drivers will be first karts then both open wheel and sports cars in North America. Casmir Autosport will field teams in Formula Mazda, World Challenge, ALMS and/or Grand Am, Formula Atlantics and/or Indy Lights, Indy Car and eventually Formula One. This ladder goes against the conventional wisdom that drivers must compete in the European junior formulae prior to going to Formula One. We contend that's one of the reasons why American drivers have been unsuccessful in Formula One. European teams won't hire driver's they have never heard of, American companies don't want to sponsor drivers in European series and American drivers don't want to move to Europe. This shuts most doors to Formula One. We're going to fund our program in several unique ways. We're going to solicit private contributions to be placed in an endowment of sorts. We'll use a combination of traditional sponsors and the revenue from the endowment to fund the team. In addition we will partner the American automotive industry, technology firms, universities and colleges; all of which will benefit from participating in this endeavor. I'm convinced that what we learn from this process will end up on the street cars of tomorrow. The final piece of our puzzle is our Racing for Charity program. A charity organization will be featured prominently on each car for every race we compete in from Formula Mazda to Formula One. A small donation through the Racing for Charity program earns the charity money and a chance to be featured on the car. This costs the charity nothing and 100% of the donations made through the program are passed on to the intended charity. The critics may contend I am out of my mind. Those who know me might agree. The critics will question whether Casmir Autosport and America has what it takes to make this happen. To that I would say just one thing, there were critics in 1962 and America proved them wrong. I don't know who said it first but I start every day with one thing in mind. Dream big or don't dream at all. The work has just begun. I look forward to updating you regularly on our progress. Please don't hesitate to join our team. Contributions large and small are needed. This will only work with your help. Best regards, Brian Bielanski, Team Principal Contact Information
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