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Parathyroid.com announces awards for Skip Barber National
17th March 2010
Parathyroid.com has announced a contingency awards package totaling
$9,000 for drivers participating in the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda. Starting
with the season opening weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the “Parathyroid.com Winner’s Circle
Award” will be paid to the top three point earners at each race weekend.
Parathyroid.com will also award two prizes at the season ending banquet. The $1000 “Parathyroid.com
Most Improved Driver Award” will be presented to the driver who has made the biggest improvement
over the course of the season as voted on by the Skip Barber National Core Coaches. A second $1000
prize, the “Parathyroid.com Spirit of Racing Award”, will be given to the driver who has been chosen by
their peers to be the one who is most anxious to help his/her fellow drivers, showing respect for his/her
fellow drivers on and off the track.
“The young men and women racing in this series are some of the most talented young drivers in the
world.” said Parathyroid.com founder and Skip Barber cup driver Dr. Jim Norman. “Our goal is to not
only supplement their earnings as they get their professional racing careers up to speed, but to help them
learn about prize money and relationships with sponsors.”
“The addition of these contingency awards to our existing prize package really boosts the value of the
National series to our current and prospective drivers.” noted Todd Snyder, VP of Competition at Skip
Barber Racing School. “We really want to thank Dr. Norman and Parathyroid.com for this generous prize
package.”
At Homestead-Miami Speedway, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development driver Spencer Pigot earned
66 points on the strength of a pole, a win and a third place finish to pick up the top prize of $500. Second
was Dennis Trebing earned $300 with a pole, a win and an eighth place finish, while 2009 Skip Barber
Summer Race Series champion Nick Andries, with fifth and second place finishes, will receive $200 from
Parathyroid.com.
The next races for 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda are March 18 and 19 at
Sebring International Raceway as part of the 58th annual 12 Hours of Sebring. Follow the races almost
live on twitter.com/SkipBarberNatl and look for the race weekend wrap-up on www.skipbarber.com.
About Parathyroid.com
Parathyroid.com is the world’s leading authority on diseases of the parathyroid glands. This
comprehensive educational website informs and educates patients and professionals about parathyroid
disease and hyperparathyroidism. Parathyroid tumors affect one in 1000 people worldwide causing high
blood calcium, osteoporosis, and chronic fatigue, among other conditions. Parathyroid.com is managed by
the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, Florida, the world’s leading parathyroid treatment center.
About Skip Barber Racing School
For 35 years, Skip Barber Racing School LLC has operated a fully integrated system of racing schools,
driving schools, racing championships, corporate events and OEM events across North America. The
Skip Barber Racing School is offered at more than 20 of the most prestigious race tracks in North
America, while the Skip Barber Driving School, utilizing Mazda's performance sedans and sports cars,
operates at five world-famous tracks in destination locations.
The Skip Barber Race Series is collectively six separate, arrive and drive equalized-car racing
championships – the Skip Barber MAZDASPEED Challenge; two regional race series featuring race
prepared Mazda MX-5 Cup race cars, three regional open-wheel amateur series in Formula Skip Barber
cars, and the first rung on the Mazda open-wheel ladder system; the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National
Presented by Mazda. All the series are part of Mazda's unique MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development
ladder system. Skip Barber trains the best drivers in the world.
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