Engines roared at the Legislature grounds Saturday afternoon as dozens of eye catching exotic cars toured city streets with smiling passengers for the fifth annual Racing for a Cure event.
“We know we’re doing a good job when we see the thumbs up and smiles on every single persons face that gets in and out of the car,” Mike Christiansen said, organizer for Racing for a Cure.
50 kids battling cancer were given the chance to ride in a car of their choice Saturday morning.
“Just to be driving downtown Edmonton on closed city streets in an exotic car, the car you have a poster of on your wall- it’s an amazing experience for everyone that comes down to see it,” Christiansen said. He estimated the total value of the vehicles participating in the event to be over $50 million.
Saturday afternoon it was open to the public, with a $50 donation to the Kids with Cancer Society.
“We put them inside one of these amazing exotic cars and take them for two full laps of closed off downtown streets around the legislature grounds and through the tunnel,” Christiansen added.
13-year old Holden Kootenay took a ride in a Lamborghini Gallardo and rated it: “Very enjoyable, good adrenaline rush, amazing ride overall.”
Organizers of the event hope to raise over $500,000 this year. Over the past four years, Racing for a Cure has raised over $1.18 million.
This year the event moved downtown, from its previous location on Castrol Raceway.
“It was really nice, it was really fun, it’s really loud- it’s quite thrilling,” Lindsay Ceminchuk said who took a ride in a Ferrari 458.
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