APRIL 9, 2010, FOLSOM, CALIF. — Straw Hat Pizza in Folsom announced today that it’s sponsoring Desert Dingo Racing at the April 17-18 VORRA races at Prairie City and is offering all race teams and fans a special deal on pizzas delivered to the race track.
“We’re big fans of off road racing, lots of teams stop by on their way out to the track and we see this as an opportunity to make it easier for everyone to enjoy pizza at the races,” said Larry Lancelle, owner of the Straw Hat outlet at 1870 Prairie City Road in Folsom.
Race teams and fans ordering pizzas and drinks delivered to the race course will get a 10% discount Friday through Sunday. The discount also applies to customers who pick up pizzas at the restaurant and mention the “Prairie City Special” when ordering. Phone orders can be placed by calling 916-351-5888.
Lancelle is also sponsoring Desert Dingo Racing, a Baja 1000 race team that competes locally in the Stock Bug class. The team’s ’69 VW Beetle will be among several old school Volkswagens coming in from around the state to compete in “Bug Invasion I”, celebrating the return of stock VWs to the Valley Off Road Racing Association (VORRA) 2010 season.
“Like Larry, we’re very community oriented and greatly appreciate his support for the team,” said Desert Dingo co-founder Jim Graham. “Being able to order pizza and have it delivered to the pits is a tremendous time saver and allows us to focus on prepping the car between races.”
Desert Dingo Racing campaigns a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle in off road races in the U.S. and Mexico. The team is the official World Diabetes Day Baja 1000 race team and works with the International Diabetes Federation to raise money for diabetes education and awareness programs. Two Desert Dingo team members have Type 2 diabetes and several other team members have a history of the disease in their families. The team makes the car available for public events and distributes thousands of hero cards with the warning signs of diabetes printed on the back in English and Spanish.
The white No. 1107 VW will sport Straw Hat Pizza logos and the team will distribute “Prairie City Special” promotional flyers at the event.