Help Tux and Linux Sponsor a car in the Indy 500 2007 April 13
There is a community effort underway to get Tux on the side of a race car at the Indy 500. This was covered in an article that was prominently placed on the front page of the official Indy 500 Web site so I believe it is a legitimate effort. Linux-advocates can donate towards this effort and every little bit helps. According to a press release Tux will be riding with driver Stephan Gregoire in the Chastain Motorsports car. Their goal is to raise $350,000 or more in order to have Linux as the primary sponsorship. I’m not sure if they will make the ultimate goal since they only have $2,151.01 when I looked, but to get a Minor Associate Sponsorship they only need $25,000 so I think Tux will easily make it on the car. Hopefully they can raise more than the $25K and get a bigger/better spot on the car because as a racing and Linux fan I think it would be great to see a Linux car in the race. More information can be found at Tux500.com. I have not donated yet, but I plan on making a small contribution after I get my next pay check.
[...] Tux made it into the Indy 500 on Sunday. As I previously reported, there was a community effort to get Tux into the Indy 500 by raising up to $250,000. They fell well short of that, but still raised enough money to get an associate sponsorship. Originally the car was supposed to have Stephan Gregoire as the driver, but he crashed and broke a vertebra, so the owner put Roberto Moreno into the car. I’m a little disappointed that Jimmy Kite and P.J. Jones didn’t make it into the show, but it is cool to see Tux in the race. [...]