35 years of supporting education… the Colonial Challenge Cup (CCC) has been raising funds for Education by holding an annual sailing regatta on the Chesapeake Bay since 1986. Fast forward to 2006 and a Track Day was added to the CCC calendar. Obviously this is the polar opposite to the regal sport of sailing, but what it has done is provide motoring enthusiasts and sailors, a chance to experience the fun and exhilaration of learning how to drive their everyday car in a controlled environment on a road course. Telling the story about this long standing tradition of the CCC is Leslie Prewitt (Marketing/Logistics) and Crispin Etherington who as Leslie puts it “is the mastermind of the CCC, and co-founder of the Annapolis Scholarship Trust.”
In our discussion with Crispin & Leslie, we cover topics like:
- How do you go from Sailing to Track Days? Origin of the CCC.
- The scholarship, who is it designed for, how do people qualify, etc. How does the scholarship payout? Is it applicable to any school?
- The CCC Track Day event structure, how does the day/weekend work?
- How does someone sign up for this event? What does it cost, what are the pre-requisites and expectations.
- Most memorable experiences in CCC thus far, and what does the next 25 years look like for the CCC?
- and much, much more!
The Annapolis Trust is the direct beneficiary of the CCC Trackday Experience!
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