22 Pit Stop April Wrap up

May 26, 2025|Operation Motorsport|constant contact

OpMo 22 Pit Stop – April Wrap up edition

Hello Martin,

What’s been happening in April

First 2025 SRO Activations
eMotorsport League Champs
6 Hours of Spa
Tee it up for Veterans
Thank you CrowdStrike
Meet our new Board Member!
Calling Canadian Beneficiaries

First Two SRO Activations

We enjoyed a (very, very) rare chance to get most of our Operation Motorsport veteran beneficiaries, alumni and volunteers working in the SRO Motorsports Group paddock together in one photo at the second SRO activation of the year, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

The largest portion of our Motorsport Immersion program is in the SRO paddock. We can’t thank SRO and our team partners enough.

Thanks to them and supporters like you, we are able to give our veterans Team, Identity & Purpose.

For a behind-the-scenes look at both SRO weekends, check out our LinkedIn page.

Photo: Courtesy of Fabian Lagunas Photography.

Congrats Champs! 🥇 These virtual racers led their fields in Season 10 of the Operation eMotorsport iRacing League.

This important community continues to grow. Its competive (virtual) racing gives veterans in our Diversionary Therapy program goals to reach and a supportive environment in which to heal and regain self-confidence. To support programs like this, donate now at https://operationmotorsport.org/donate-us/ Thanks to partners trophi.ai, CrowdStrike & Michelin.

Thanks to you our competitors & supporters for racing, watching & cheering our veterans on! Graphics by Tyler Manning Design.

Porsche Silver Spring and Porsche Club of America – Chesapeake Region hosted current Motorsport Immersion veterans Nolan Yuke (Meyer Shank Racing) and Johnny Salada (Czabok Simpson Motorsport) for an in-person qualifying event at the dealership for the Six Hours of Spa virtual race held May 4.

Between the event at the dealership, the virtual race and accompanying auction, Porsche Silver Spring, the Porsche Club of America – Chesapeake Region and Porsche Club of America Sim Racing raised more than $11,000 for Operation Motorsport.

Big thanks to these corporate donors for supporting our Tee It Up FORE Veterans Golf Tournament on March 31.

Dr. Squatch • LA Bodega Brewing Company • Supreme HR Company • Sip Social Orange County • Contrast USA • Patricia Avila Farmers Insurance • Fescue Golf Club

Proceeds benefit our programs for medically released/retired military veterans or veterans with a service connected disability.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://birdease.com/opmogolf

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We are continually amazed by CrowdStrike’s ongoing support of our veterans at Operation Motorsport. From monetary support to volunteer hours to genuine empathy & understanding, the dedication they’ve shown as a company & as individual employees is unmatched – and that’s a high bar here!

Thank you, CrowdStrike, for supporting our mission to provide Team, Identity & Purpose to medically released/retired veterans, or those servicemembers who have a service connected disability, in the U.S. & Canada. Your funding & work continues to make a real difference in the lives of our veterans – we can’t thank you enough.

Photo by Brian Cleary

Meet our new Board Member!

David Dal Bello is an avid fan of motorsport who was introduced to Operation Motorsport in 2022 through Rilli Racing. He first became involved in competitive motorsports in 2017 when he joined the Porsche Club of America. He joined the Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs in 2021.

A career investment banker, Dal Bello was recently named the Global Co-Head of Power, Utilities and Infrastructure at BMO Capital Markets.

Please help us welcome David to his new role!

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ABOUT OPERATION MOTORSPORT:

Operation Motorsport is a Veteran Led and Operated, Canadian Registered Charity, based in Brighton, Ontario, serving Canadian Service Members and Veterans and is based on three core values: Team, Identity, and Purpose. Operation Motorsport supports the recovery of medically releasing or retired Service Members affected by military service through Motorsports opportunities. Our motto is One At A Time.