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By Don Creasonposted on Aug 14, 2013 in News
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Steering Towards Hope: Driving MustangsAcross Canada For Good Cause
Often we can point to a single person who influenced us the most in our love for cars.Sometimes it’s a friend, other times it’s a family member. For Johnny Racine it was hisuncle Jim. The two worked on a lot of project cars together over the years, and evenworked alongside each other at a Midas shop.
A few years ago Racine’s uncle Jim was diagnosed with kidney disease, and sadly hepassed away in February of 2012. Racine noticed that not too many people heencountered understood kidney disease, let alone that it affects 10 percent of Canada’spopulation. So Racine took his talents with cars and turned it into a way to raiseawareness about the disease creating the Steering Towards Hope campaign.
Racine and his twin sons have built this 2007 Mustang GT into a high performance streetand show car over the last three years. The car features a built twin turbo 4.6 threevalveengine good for 500 hp at the rear tires. They also added an Exedy dual friction clutch,ROUSH Performance body kit, and Menzari 20inch wheels. They lowered the car withEibach springs, added Koni adjustable shocks, and a Steed antihop kit as well. They kept
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the stock 3.55 gears in the differential allowing the car to cruise easily on the highway. Itaverages 500 km with 65 liters of 94 octane fuel on the 94 octane performance tune, that’sa little over 18 MPG (for those of us not on the metric system),. The father and sons alsoupgraded the exterior of the car with a ROUSH body kit and a set of vertical openingdoors.
Raising Awareness
Racine used his experience with both motorcycles and car shows to organize events andfundraisers for Steering Towards Hope. Racine had had his motorcycle creations featuredon magazine covers, so he knows a thing or two about the industry. Driving the Mustangaround the area, he’s drummed up the support of numerous sponsors and features themwith magnets on the car. The car is present for numerous car shows, often taking homesome awards, and always garnering a lot of attention which is the whole idea.
Racine wanted to make a bigger impact though, and began thinking outside just the localshow and poker run scene for his efforts. This gave Racine the idea of driving his Mustangcrosscountry to raise awareness for kidney disease, the idea for the 2014 SteeringTowards Hope Tour was born.
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Next spring, Racine along withfriends Jean SebastienPoudrier and Bianca Mo willship their Mustangs to westernCanada and then begin drivingthem crosscountry on amonthlong tour. They’ll alsobe joined by Racine’s fiancéStephanie Bailey and his twin15 year old sons Tyler andRyan who helped build the car.Cody McClelland, a teenagekindey transplant patient whoRacine met while escorting theWorld Riderz (who are alsoriding for kidney disease) willalso be joining the tour.
Along the way the teams willmake stops at dialysis units,and speak to patients, and offer support. They’ll also be talking with anyone they can andhope to spawn Steering Towards Hope car shows and events nationwide as they passthrough.
The Proposed Steering Towards Hope 2014 Tour schedule is:
Day 1 Mission BC
Day 2 Victoria & Nanaimo BC
Day 3 Vancouver BC
Day 4 Calgary AB
Day 5 Medicine Hat AB
Day 6 Saskatoon & Moose Jaw, SK
Day 7 Brandon MB Day 8 Winnipeg MB Day 9 Kenora ON
Day 10 Thunder Bay Day 11 Toronto ON Day 12 Val D’Or & Quebec City
Day 13 Labrador City Day 14 Travel day Day 15 Charlottetown PEI
Day 16 Halifax & Fredericton
Day 17 Montreal QC
Day 18 Ottawa
The entire journey will be video logged, with regular updates, and ends at the Steering For
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Johnny Racine · Top commenter · CEO & Founder at Steering Towards Hope Canadian Tour 2014
Thank you Stangtv and Don for helping us out! We hope to gain momentum and be able to help outon a broader scale now as well. Thanks from our entire team.Reply · Unlike · · Unfollow Post · Edited · 14 August 2013 at 12:581
Marc Leblanc · IT Helpdesk at Industry Canadakeep up the good work!Reply · Unlike · · Unfollow Post · 16 August 2013 at 18:051
Mike Ford · Heavy Equipment Operator at Highland Valley Copper Minelooking forward, sure to be able to meet the tour in kamloops b.c. next spring, great job guys.Reply · Unlike · · Unfollow Post · 16 August 2013 at 10:511
Johnny Racine · Top commenter · CEO & Founder at Steering Towards Hope CanadianTour 2014
Thanks Mike! We look forward to meeting everybody on our Campaign tour! We appreciatethe support and spread the word!!!! cheers!Reply · Like · 16 August 2013 at 15:17
Louise Pilon · Gatineau, QuebecThat tour is going to be awsome. What a great photo too! Can someone make a $$$ donation? If yes,where and how?Reply · Unlike · · Unfollow Post · 14 August 2013 at 14:152
Johnny Racine · Top commenter · CEO & Founder at Steering Towards Hope CanadianTour 2014
Thanks Louise. at the moment we do not have an online page for donations as we arelooking for sponsors and as we progress we will have a section letup for those who want todonate online. Many items are still in the works as we gather sponsors etc I will keep youposted. Thanks for your support.Reply · Like · 14 August 2013 at 14:36
Vickie SnowWhen does the tour start? There is a schedule but not dates...Reply · Like · Unfollow Post · 14 April 2014 at 10:10
Poirier RitaAnn · Glengarry District High SchoolAwesome John. Very proud of our workmate. Keep up the good work and let us know where we candonate.Reply · Unlike · · Unfollow Post · 14 August 2013 at 14:591
Johnny Racine · Top commenter · CEO & Founder at Steering Towards Hope CanadianTour 2014
Thanks AnnReply · Like · 15 August 2013 at 11:44
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