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IMSA Michelin Pilot ChallengeMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioMay 15, 2022 Last Minute Letdown at Mid-Ohio The legendary Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, surrounded by banks of leafy trees and manicured fields, played host to a memorable leg of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge this past weekend. With early season rankings still […]
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Racing to End Alzheimer’s founder, Phil Frengs, was invited to share his story with Alzheimer’s News Today. Phil Frengs is on a coast-to-coast mission to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease, always thinking of, and honoring, his wife Mimi, who was diagnosed with the condition in November 2013. Frengs, […]
In the race to lessen the impact of Alzheimer’s, we are focused on funding the care AND funding the cure, which is why we contribute to both UCLA and the Nantz National Alzheimer Center at Houston Methodist respectively. Houston Methodist was one of the clinical trial sites for aducanumab, the […]
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There is another side to the FDA’s decision on Monday to approve a new Alzheimer’s medication. The cost. More than six million Americans with Alzheimer’s will be eligible to take the drug, which will be sold under the brand name Aduhelm and must be given as a monthly intravenous infusion. […]
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As soon as she noticed the small signs that her husband’s memory was slipping, Carolyn and John Perrygo were sitting in a doctor’s office, charting a path forward. “We weren’t going to put our head in the sand on this,” says Carolyn. More than a century after it was first […]
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The racing season resumes this Saturday 5/1 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas where the #36 Racing to End Alzheimer’s BMW will proudly race with a new livery emblazoned with the names and hometowns of your Champions. And now you won’t have to miss one action-packed moment, […]
What is a Champion? In racing, it’s someone who overcomes all obstacles to reach the winner’s podium. But in life, it’s someone who, with love and encouragement, champions us through adversity, helping us overcome our obstacles and become our best. The Racing to End Alzheimer’s Wall of Champions is a […]
What is a Champion? In racing, it’s someone who overcomes all obstacles to reach the winner’s podium. But in life, it’s someone who, with love and encouragement, champions us through adversity, helping us overcome our obstacles and become our best. The Racing to End Alzheimer’s Wall of Champions is a […]
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One of the reasons why we took on a 4,000 mile cross-country tour during the middle of a pandemic, was to meet up with some of our contributors so that they could see their Champion’s name on the car in person. At the Nantz National Alzheimer Center we spent some […]
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We are underway! Starting today at Daytona International Speedway, our team, led by our founder Phil Frengs and lead driver, Nick Galante, is driving across the country on a 4,000 mile road trip to fund Alzheimer’s care and research: Please join us by making a $250 donation today. Our […]
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The 2020 racing season started off with the most successful fundraising to date; 75 names on our car for the first race. Then COVID-19 hit and the season ground to halt. While we waited for the season to restart, we wondered: What could we do to honor our Champions, and […]
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My Champion: My Dad, Dr. Alan Singer By Meredith Singer-Moreadith Dr. Alan Singer lived by the belief that “we are our brother’s keeper.” This maxim would be reflected across his entire life. Born in Washington DC in 1942, Dr. Singer grew up an only child to working class parents. Music, theater, […]
My Champion: My Wife, Jean Wilson By Aaron Wilson Aaron and Jean Wilson shared a love for travel and sportscar races. The couple first met in 1975 and, after graduating from the University of Dayton, they married and moved to Solon, Ohio where they raised 3 children while both working […]
My Champion: My Dad, Dr. Bernard Gagnon By François Métivier François Métivier was 10 or 11 when his father, Dr. Bernard Gagnon, took him to his first race weekend. Dr. Gagnon was a big fan of the Formula One racing circuit and as an anesthesiologist, he also worked as a […]
My Champion: My Dad, Ignas Peter Janavicius By Paul Janavicius Ignas Peter Janavicius emigrated from Lithuania after World War II and settled in Cleveland, Ohio where he and his wife would raise their family. While Ignas may have spent his entire career as a mechanical engineer, his passion was automobiles […]
My Champion: My Dad, Edward Johnston by Meredith Johnston The Johnston Family of Glen Ellyn, Illinois is on intimate terms with Alzheimer’s. “My mom is the 4th generation in her family to have the disease.” says Meredith Johnston. “We’ve been dealing with her slow descent for more than 10 years.” […]
Who is a champion? In racing, it’s someone who overcomes all obstacles to reach the winner’s podium. But in life, it’s someone who, with love and encouragement, champions us through adversity, helping us overcome our obstacles and become our best. Natalie Gelman was born in the old West Village of […]
A celebration of 64 years of marriage At first Shirley Ahmed thought her husband was just being irritable and unreasonable. And then Hurricane Katrina hit. “We went to sleep with everything we needed and woke up the next morning with nothing.” Her sister moved them to California, but Abdullah just […]
