In October, the association held its first Racin’ For a Cure event, during which charity donations, raffle tickets and a Powder Puff race helped raise more than $4,100 for donation to Breast Cancer DIY, in the San Jacinto Valley, and Michelle’s Place in Temecula, both resource and support groups. 14, to remove fencing and other equipment, he said. Association volunteers were allowed to return to the track on Saturday, Dec. Racers bought special fuel at a local shop, purchased auto parts and patronized restaurants. “We filled up a couple motels in town with race people,” De Nunzio said.
Council members believed the races would attract visitors and possibly lead to more automotive and racing businesses opening in the area. The city of San Jacinto supported the events with a $5,000 contribution for a race season and space on the city’s billboard at the Ramona Expressway and Sanderson Avenue. The November races completed the association’s third season of racing in the San Jacinto riverbed adjacent to the tribe’s Soboba Casino off Soboba Road.
