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Autobahn Indoor Speedway hosts two-year anniversary event, benefiting Brigance Brigade
For its 2nd birthday celebration, Autobahn Indoor Speedway donated 25 percent of the day's revenue to the Brigance Brigade Foundation
Autobahn Indoor Speedway in Jessup hosted its Two-Year Anniversary event on Thursday, June 4, benefiting the Brigance Brigade Foundation.
Each time racers took the track and raced in Autobahn’s European style go-karts during the second birthday celebration, they were racing to support people battling ALS. Twenty-five percent of the day’s revenue will go to the Brigance Brigade.
For this celebration and special fundraising event, Autobahn Indoor Speedway throughout the day gave away prizes including Six Flags passes, Orioles tickets and race packages. Food and games, including a dunk tank, were also provided for those in attendance.
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The event also included a special appearance by O.J. and Chanda Brigance, co-founders of the Brigance Brigade Foundation. O.J. Brigance is the current Baltimore Ravens Senior Advisor to Player Development and a former Baltimore Ravens linebacker.
About Autobahn Indoor Speedway:
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Autobahn Indoor Speedway is a premiere indoor karting center. The European style go-karting takes place in a 70,000 square feet state-of-the-art facility near Columbia, MD. There are two Grand Prix style tracks for two completely different racing experiences. Racers take to the tracks in unique, high speed electric Italian pro-karts. These F1 inspired karts reach speeds of up to 50 mph. The attractive, upscale facility has the latest technology and is ideal for corporate events, team building, fund raisers, and competition racing events. For more information, visit: www.autobahnspeed.com.
About the Brigance Brigade:
O.J. Brigance is one of the few professional football players to win both a Canadian Football League and National Football League championship, and the only one to do it in the same city, Baltimore, MD. Brigance joined the Ravens in 2000, helped the team claim a Super Bowl victory, and now works as Senior Advisor to Player Development. In 2007, Brigance was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a motor neuron disease and is determined to win his fight against it. Following his diagnosis with ALS, O.J. and his wife Chanda created the Brigance Brigade Foundation to equip, encourage and empower people living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis); they improve the quality of life for patients and their families by providing needed equipment, resource guidance and support services, in addition to funding various research initiatives. For more information on the Brigance Brigade, visit www.brigancebrigade.org.
