Salvation Army Benefits from Petersen/ White Lightning Championship Celebration Print

LAS VEGAS, Nev., December 7, 2005 – Noted artist Paul Holroyd of Batley,
Great Britain, has created a special, limited edition print commemorating
the 2005 success of Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing. A run of
just 100 prints of the piece, “Team Work”, will be offered to the public
with all profits from the sale going directly to the Salvation Army. The
Salvation Army is the charity partner of Petersen/ White Lightning and the
Official Charity of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) through its “Grid
Kids” program. The print depicts, in full-color, ‘05 ALMS Drivers Champion
Patrick Long — who co-drove to the title with Jörg Bergmeister (Langenfeld,
Germany) — behind the wheel of the Team and IMSA Cup Championship winning
No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR at the
Petit Le Mans. Below that primary landscaped image are two black and white
pencil portraits; team owner Michael Petersen (Las Vegas), team manager Dale
White (Bozeman, Mt.), Long (Las Vegas) and Bergmeister on the podium in one
corner while the Petersen/ White Lightning team lines-up on the Laguna Seca
grid on the other. 

 

A devoted Porsche fan, Holroyd’s works center around the German sports car
master. “Team Work” is the second painting of the Petersen Motorsports/
White Lightning Racing Porsche 911 that he has created. The first painting,
“Lightning Strikes Twice” was presented this past June at Le Mans to
commemorate the team’s second victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2004.
Other works include modern interpretations of Porsche motorsports events as
well as events from its past in sports car racing, rally and more. Further
strengthening the act of charity for “Team Work”, Holroyd will donate five
dollars (US) from the sale of prints from other works of art he has brought
to life. 

 

 “This is a tremendous honor for us,” commented Dale White. “Paul’s work is
awesome. To have a second piece centered on our team is special enough but
to have him step-up and donate all the profits from the sale of ‘Team Work’
to the Salvation Army makes Mike and me even prouder to be a part of this.
This print will hold a place right next to the one he gave me at Le Mans.
But knowing that it will help people through the efforts of the Salvation
Army makes it even more special to me.”

 

The print will be available exclusively through Holroyd’s studio in England
and the American Le Mans Series in the United States. Fans and motorsports
art collectors can buy their artist signed and numbered prints through the
American Le Mans Series Shoppe at www.AmericanLeMans.com
<http://www.americanlemans.com/> . The print is currently available for
purchase.

 

“The Petersen/ White Lightning team is one of the friendliest teams I have
ever known,” Holroyd commented on his latest work. “Not only do they do an
outstanding job with the Salvation Army but they take time out to talk to
their fans too… not to mention their success on the track. I want to help in
any way that I can and it's a great honor to be working with Dale and Mike
on this project. The painting is to celebrate their well-earned championship
title and to help with the outstanding work that they do for the Salvation
Army. The painting is titled ‘Team Work’ and I think that is a very fitting
description of the Petersen / White Lightning team.”

 

More on Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing can be found at
www.PetersenMotorsports.com <http://www.petersenmotorsports.com/> . 

To learn more or donate to the Salvation Army, please visit
www.SalvationArmy.org <http://www.salvationarmy.org/> . 

To purchase the Paul Holroyd print “Team Work”, please visit
www.AmericanLeMans.com <http://www.americanlemans.com/> .