`````````````````````````````````````````````````` I haven't changed out an engine or done much work on cars since getting sick years ago ...
But last night I designed a race car and entered it in a contest!
The winner of the contest gets a bunch of stuff- a week long paid trip to the NASCAR race in NC, hotels, plane tickets, cash, etc.
If we won the contest, I'd donate the prizes to two Lyme patients who are able to travel and enjoy the excitement.
But the best part... the car is designed to educate others about Lyme disease. If chosen as the winner, the race team would put the Lyme design on a real race car that would be seen by millions!
The design is going through the review process and being judged to see if it meets all the preliminary standards. If it passes that hurdle, people can vote on the car they like best.
Millions of people watch the races ... so I am hoping it will bring attention to Lyme disease, especially in the south (North Carolina, etc) where it is desperately needed.
I'll let you know when I hear from the judges!
PS. Since I don't Twitter or Face Book... I would need your help to spread the word so folks can vote for our lean green Lyme Machine!
[ 03-18-2010, 10:26 PM: Message edited by: Tincup ]
Posted by just don (Member # 1129) on :
You know what I think??
Probably not,,,but I say what I think anyway!!
I "THINK" we should have YOU for a driver!!!
(IF) you promise not to get lost on a circle track!!
I know darn well you can outrun the rest!!!
Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
Wow, TC good idea. It could read some sort of catchy message that got others thinking about their loved one that's ill with ????
or even get a loved one thinking that "hey, this lyme stuff must be an important thing. Maybe I should be more supportive of my wife, sister, mom or friend, that's living with this lyme disease thing?"
Pam
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Good Luck!! And keep it posted so we can get the vote out for it! I'd love to see it in a race!!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
lol -
race for a cure? e-race Lyme and co's (electronic communication) these diseases can run circles around ya track progress on Lyme and co-infections get up to speed on Lyme and co's
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Just Don said.. "I "THINK" we should have YOU for a driver!!! (IF) you promise not to get lost on a circle track!!"
Funny one you are! HA! If I could promise to not loose the car keys it would help!
Map... good ideas! I had a hard time putting all we know about Lyme on the side of a race car.. but I did try. And you are right. If we can raise awareness it would be nice!
Hey there in Jackson... nice place! Thanks for the offer to get the word out! But don't be disappointed if we don't win. It's a long shot at best. At least we'll be trying. And lots of folks will have a chance to see "Lyme" that wouldn't otherwise.
Hey Robin 28573659...
Good ideas... and truth is.. we may need them.
I just heard from the judges... posting it below.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Yep.. the news just came in and the design was NOT approved. The note said..
Unfortunately, something is holding up the approval process. Now don't fret. This doesn't mean you can't get into the competition. It just means you need to go back and clean up your design a little bit.
That means making sure that there are no privately owned images, or content that could be deemed inappropriate or offensive to our audience. Please feel free to review the rules section of the contest here. Good Luck, and thanks for participating.
Reviewing the rules section is like reading Webster's Dictionary from cover to cover... lots of fine print and legal stuff.
I may have been one of the few who actually read them before I submitted the design... but I'll have to go back and re-read them and try again.
I did mention the car manufacturer and the driver's name... in a nice way of course ... but that may be a violation of their rules? I dunno?
We'll see. Back to the drawing board!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
What a great idea, TC!!!
We'll help out if you get it approved!!! Go for it!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Maybe they're talking about even naming a topic like Lyme? Would be nice to be able to refer to something -
You said: If we can raise awareness it would be nice -
How about: If we can race awareness it would be nice -
[ 03-03-2010, 03:45 AM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
Don, I don't know about having TC as the driver? The woman can be a tad crazy sometimes? She could go into a lyme rage and turn the race into bumper cars.
Pam
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Tincup,
Hope you are doing a re-draw! Keep changing and submitting!! Love to see one of those Toyotas in "Lyme Green!" - and you know Kyle can go 3-wide all by himself.... has he been checked for "Lyme rage"????
Welcome to TN - wear tick repellant!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
IT PASSED!!!
Please help get the word out there!
The Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car has passed final inspection and is now ready to "race" awareness for Lyme disease!
The winner of the 'design a race car contest' will have their original design painted on an official race car in time for the weekend NASCAR races in North Carolina, where millions will see it live and on TV!
Please click on the link below to see the cool 3D pictures (watch for the bulls-eye rash to appear) and then cast your vote! You can vote once a day, so be sure to re-visit the site and watch the number of votes climb!
Boogity, boogity, boogity, let's go racing Lyme Awareness boys!
Please share this with your email lists, Twitter and Face Book friends too! Thanks!
PS. The winning car designer receives an all expenses paid weeks vacation, race passes, etc for the Charlotte, NC NASCAR races. If we were to win the contest, the grand prize will be donated to a family dealing with Lyme disease.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey Robin235638264..
See... I used your catchy phrase! Good idea! Thanks!!!
Map.. your post makes me hurt just reading it! OUCH on those bumper cars!
HA!
Jackson... Yes, Kyle and rage may go together? Although Stewart might also fit that bill too! HA!
Glad we all don't have to get behind the wheel of a race car... for sure!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Congrats, Ms TC, on your recent efforts to race awareness for Lyme disease, drawing on everything you know...guess you figured out the manual...(yes, you may color your car, etc)
So, since Just Don thinks you should be the designated driver, maybe it's Let's go racing Lyme Awareness boys and girls!
Your exercise for the next couple months is to walk in circles, in the direction that this race goes - wouldn't want you to go in the wrong direction, 'cause then you might be a hazard on the track.
If you need to chat with someone about how not to get dizzy when turning in circles, I've got a skater referral in mind.
After you've mastered - or mistressed - turning in circles while remaining upright, you can then add sound effects:
vroooom wroooom No roooom for Lyme!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Hey TC,
Stewart's my guy... but he's back in a Chevy now! So... hope it is Kyle in the "Lyme Machine!" It will get lots of attention!
Got to check out your link and let everyone know about the most important car!!
Great work!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
It's me again...
JOEY LOGANO #20!!! (ok...it used to be "my" Tony) LOOKS GREAT!!!! Oh, I'm shouting... but I'm excited!!! Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
I've just emailed this vote site and plea for all of my friends and family to vote for Lyme Disease awareness.
I love the design TC. You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pam
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Done..noticed that we can vote once a day so will trying and remember to go back tomorrow.
When I first came down this, I thought it would be great to travel across the US, staying at campgrounds, set up a science board and provide info
This car would attack attention for that.
Posted by Karen Mc (Member # 23354) on :
THIS IS AWSOME. GREAT IDEA and I just voted. If I can figure out how to send linkes (i hate computers) I will send to everyone I can.
WONDERFUL IDEA.......SO KOOL
So far it seems to have 140 votes
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT!!!!!!!
It also said youcan come back and vote tomorrow...so I guess you can vote EVERY day.
Lets get on it kids (:
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Yes.. vote EVERY DAY! Please!
We are doing great with it too.. thanks to you!
Yes... Joey is the driver. I had to pick a Toyota driver from a bunch of great ones... hard to do... but I picked Joey. He smiles a lot!
And here is the list of races where the car would be seen IF we won!
You all sure are picking on me a lot! Makes me laugh too! HA!
Posted by imagine2 (Member # 3136) on :
Just voted and am sending to everyone I know. Fantastic idea.Thank you, Tincup!!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
great idea, TC!
your car has over 200 votes- the most for any car i saw flashing by on the "featured: page. closest was 158 .
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
262... Up...
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
YIPPEE! This is great! Thank you all. 262!!!
It would be wonderful if we could make it to the top 10 list! They go by the number of votes.
So let's keep voting and hoping! I also didn't see too many with high numbers, but I also didn't go through all 7,000 plus cars there either.
Who knows... we MIGHT have a chance? Too cool of we did!
Appreciate you all spreading the word! Keep up the good work!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
This is one funny site, looking at all those cars! None as important as this cause -
If you click on gallery and then featured, you will supposedly see the cars with the highest vote counts. I'm guessing 'bout that.
I think TC's car has a good chance to come in 2nd, after Hugs and Kittens with 37,024 votes! They must have gotten a ton of elementary school districts to vote for it!
Hugs and Kittens and Lyme, in that order!
On second perusal, however, it says this car is sponsored by sponsafier, so maybe the host site has done this cutesy animal car - ?
Meaning that if the voting keeps going up daily on your car, TC, you have a chance to come in with the top vote after the sponsor's car!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
379 votes now
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hugs and Kittens was the one featured in the TV commercial. I have to admit I laughed to see Kyle Bush dressed in a pink jumpsuit that has baby kittens, rainbows and ponies on it.
BUT.. you are right. I realized this contest is judged in the first phase by votes alone... the most wins or gets in the top 10 finals.
So please do keep voting and ask friends to do the same!
You can send these easy instructions out to others, if you will please?
Please click on the link below to see the cool 3D pictures (watch for the bulls-eye rash to appear) and then cast your vote! You can vote once a day, so be sure to re-visit the site and watch the number of votes climb!
Boogity, boogity, boogity, let's go racing Lyme Awareness boys!
And how about getting the kids involved? They can certainly help out with this fun project and spread the word to their friends.
A fun project that the whole family can enjoy!
Thanks everyone!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
650!
Posted by Need Lots of Help (Member # 18603) on :
TC,
Why doesn't your race car show up in the featured which was supposedly the cars with the highest votes.
You have more votes than most of the cars in the featured area?????
Shalome
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey Needs...
I can't find an answer to that, so I will make a guess.
Each car, from the day it is approved and registered, has 15 days to get votes... and ONLY 15 days.
The car (hugs & kittens) with 30 some thousand votes... and the Love Car (529 votes) are the ones featured in the TV ads announcing this contest ... and those ads have been running a while now.
So I am thinking...
Could it be that the "featured cars" are only "featured" after the voting closes and there is a final total for that car?
OR..
Do they just put up randomly selected cars there and change them out once in a while?
Seems to me I saw different cars there with only a few votes each at one point.
So I don't know ... but MAYBE our car will be featured eventually? That would be nice!
With over 8,000 cars now registered that are competing against us we would get some attention if that were to happen.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
I just remembered I saw a couple of cars at one point with over 1,000 votes, so my guess is they just change the "featured" ones at random?
??
Posted by imagine2 (Member # 3136) on :
Just voted again....734 votes! YAYYYYYYY!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Great! Keep posting the totals if you will. Nice to see it climbing!
MAYBE we will eventually reach 1,000?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Here are some of the ads about the car design contest.
788 votes last look
Posted by Need Lots of Help (Member # 18603) on :
I have voted daily!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
838 votes!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tincup: MAYBE we will eventually reach 1,000?
Yeah, like pretty soon!
Imagine: 734 at 4:50pm Tutu: 838 at 8:50pm Robin123: 934 at 1:10am
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Calmom and Needs... a big thank you for your votes! And for remembering to vote! Some of us, eh hem, don't remember so well! HA!
BTW- Any of you already NASCAR fans? Got a favorite driver?
Either way, glad to have your votes!
Tutu... looking good! I don't have to check cause I can see your totals! Thanks for posting them!
And Robin 4932764... As of right now...
943 votes! Can you believe that?
I'm wondering if I should go to sleep now or not?
Will it happen.. will we hit the big ONE THOUSAND while I'm sleeping? I'm too excited to think about it!
I think I need some ice cream, for sure!
You all let me know!!!
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
I voted again today and sent everyone in my friends list the information and I'm sure there will be some serious voters in that group .
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
BTW- Only TEN days left!!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey Bill plus...
Good for you! Thanks!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Just got a message from Lymefriends - the message is being sent out!
Hm - what kind of ice cream do you get for this occasion?
Speedo - it's melted already so goes down fast. Tick Bonbons Anything mint green. Lymapolitan - vanilla, chocolate and lime. Co-confections Ice caream
[ 03-09-2010, 02:30 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Vision is not good this am...but we either have 988 votes or 969 votes
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
My cousin also designed a car when I sent the word out to vote for TC's.
Sheri has a long way to go to catch up to TC's....but it was nice she wanted to get involved and support the cause.
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
you asked- can we break 1,000???
well lookie here: 1015 as of 9:15AM EST.
and the day ain't even right proper begun.
PS- Robin- i definitely cast my vote for "ice caream" Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
I had a dream we would hit 1,000 votes! I did!!!
And this is what I did in my dream .... just like Carl Edwards does when he wins a race!
TC...I think I goofed up when I posted what I thought was the link to your car on FB...
I wrote something like support lyme disease...
But, posted the link for creating a car..
I think that is how the other car got designed by my cousin..
But, my thinking is in pieces now a days so who knows.
All of this has just been plain fun...something most of us can do no matter how limited we are each day.
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Hey TC!
It's me again! Just voted AGAIN and we are at 1120!! WOW!! The word is getting out!
Now... you know how I feel about "My Tony (Stewart #14)"!!! He just has to get back in the winners circle!!!
Oh... just to let everyone know... we had warm weather here in TN yesterday, and this morning I pulled a tiny little tick off the back of my leg - first one of the new season for me!!
It's in bag - anybody want it???
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
The thought of that tick TN gives me the hibby jeebies.
Just did a scan of the pages for cars designed....so many have very few votes....so we are looking good.
Can't figure out how to find out which ones are in the top 10
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey KAM..
You did fine. I am happy to see such a nice car and the talent she has! NEXT time maybe she will help me with a design?
I've never done anything this goofy before.. well, yes I have, of course I have.... but I've never even considered designing a race car.
And you are right. This is just a little bit of plain old fun meant to brighten up a LONG dreary winter.
And the timing for the final selection and big event, May 2010, would be right in time for May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month!
So keep voting and letting us know our new totals. OK?
Hey Jackson... you Tennessee Flower Child you...
You will have to have Stewart run over that little sucker with his big tires! After all, we know how much he loves his Goodyear tires! HA!
That made me laugh when it happened and still makes me laugh!
Gotta love the bad boys of racing! And as long as Mark Martin doesn't have a chance of winning .... I don't mind if Stewart spends a little time in the winner's circle!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
BTW-
Meet our driver... Joey Lagano. His nick name is "Sliced Bread", as in the greatest thing since.
Joey is the youngest driver to ever enter the Daytona 500 and holds many records for being the "youngest driver" to have many different accomplishments in the field of racing. He is only 19 now.
At age 18 he was racing in Delaware at Dover's Monster Mile Track when this happened.
When entering the contest I had to pick from several wonderful drivers, which was the hardest part because they are all so good!
I went with Joey because he is highly recommended by my favorite driver, Mark Martin.
But more importantly, he smiles a lot and you can tell just by listening to him that he is doing exactly what life is all about, and win or not, he is having fun!
"Ice caream, you scaream, we all scaream for ice caream!"
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I just voted, but forgot to look at the total!! Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
1254...
I sent out a broadcast email to our over 1200 members on Lymefriends asking them all to vote...looks like it helped!!!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
TC,
Love Mark Martin too! If Tony can't win, I'd be tickled to see Mark there (my generation!)!!!
Maybe Tony could splat this teeny tick with his "favorite Goodyears!"
Joey is doing very well - it is too funny that Zippy has to pick the Budweiser for him at the Daytona Draw - oh well, he'll be 21 before you know it!
Posted by imagine2 (Member # 3136) on :
New total is 1276!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Thx, Tracy9! Up, up and away!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
1302-- at 8pm EST
Vote again tomorrow!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
1,358 at about midnight! Yee-haw!
Hey Bird Brain! Yeah, you... Robin 4826584.
You MUST know I have NO ice cream in the house! You are just TRYING to make me crazy, huh?
Tutu... 1 out of 2 ain't bad. Unlike you, I forget to vote but I do check the numbers! So goes the saying.. with both our brains together we might have enough for one regular one!
Good deal Tracy! Thanks so much! We are getting a nice response and folks are having fun with it. That is great! I'll send out an update in a few days with a reminder for those of us who need a reminder!
TN... Yes, he can drive 180 mph for 3 or 4 hours straight and get paid to do it... but can't have a cold beer afterward! Too funny!
```````` Imagine.... thanks for checking and posting! I stopped in earlier on my way to do something and was able to get your update rather than having to go there. Great!
Yo Dill Pickle... I saw that note. So you need a reminder too? HA!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Just heard our car was also put on another Lyme disease website. Good deal!!!
Hi all , just voted total 1375
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
So I thought I'd check back in 24 hours later than last night, and what a difference a day makes -
now at 1378, which is almost 50% more than last night's 934, when you were wondering if you'd make 1000!
So, no ice caream? Well then, bird brain says snow cones will have to do for now, with any edible green liquid tossed on top...
Ha - just saw Bill's post - a little picture of what's going on - we're already 3 votes higher than three minutes ago - sorta like a leaky faucet...
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
I keep getting asked where we stand in the vote count. Since there is no way to check it from that view point... I have no clue.
Tonight I did a small random sampling and found that most cars (90% approx. guess) have under 100 votes.
I certainly can't go through 8,000 plus pages to check them all... but I did go through 400 pages to check. There were several with high votes.
Here are the results listing cars with more votes than ours has now in the 400 pages checked.
Checked Page 6,000 to Page 6,200
Dreamer 2,887 votes (pg 6150)
Checked Page 7,000 to Page 7,200
Greyhound Adoptions 9,090 (pg. 7026)
Gay Car 136,810 (pg. 7079)
Drive Wild 1,825 (pg. 7105)
Cry Baby 56,279 (pg. 7114)
So keep voting!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
NJ just wrote that they have it out there too! Thanks NJ!!!!
Hey Bill and bird brain!
Good to see you again tonight!
Thanks!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
1457 for the green machine
50 for the tick machine
Sheesh....wondering how we can spread the word more so we can get the numbers pass the other cars.
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
#1495 at 9:54am CST!!!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Here is the link so you can vote now if you haven't done so today!
Also thinking it would be great to have a child be the one who is able to ride in the car.
Thinking it would need to be a child that is no longer struggling with lyme disease
As the lights, smells, movement, sounds, etc would be just too much for someone still battling the disease.
I am sure Dr. Jones could help us out.
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
Hey Robin , to answer your question ,no , the + 1 was something I stuck on bill at the time cause i just couldn't come up with anything better . Just voted @ 9:15 now 2450
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
I should have added I am central time
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
ok, just saw a car with just over 6,700 votes- "A'int Scared," number 8295. The voting on that car is closed.
seems a tall order to top that number, but we don't have to- just have to be in the top 10, and who knows anyway.. we still have time to go way higher....
vroommm...
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
2517 at 11:44 CST!
Thanks for continuing to post the link, kam!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
2623 at here time!
Posted by just don (Member # 1129) on :
More importantly,,,how many votes does the competition have??
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
There is no way of knowing Don. I did a search for cars that had to do with cancer....something like 16 pages of designs.
But, the few pages I looked at the numbers were low.
I also did a search for Chronic Fatigue, Fibro, MS, etc..and came up empty handed.
But, TC's car does not show when you do a search for lyme disease either.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Just Don, see TC's note near bottom of page one on checking for high car counts - there are a few - keep voting!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
9 PM...
2,677 votes!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
there are 8890 pages of 8 cars each.
the cars entered most recently are listed first, so I'm starting from the last page and working back.
[ 03-12-2010, 11:05 PM: Message edited by: sometimesdilly ]
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
For those interested in looking through a zillion pages:
TC looked through 7,000-7200, I looked through 7201-8897.
TC also looked through 6,000- 6,200. -----------
voting is closed for cars beginning on page 3691 (through 8897).
at page 1,000 cars have 9 more days for votes at page 1,500- -6 more days page 2,000-- 4 more days page 3,000--2 days
[ 03-12-2010, 11:29 PM: Message edited by: sometimesdilly ]
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Initial top 15 list:
(the voting has CLOSED for just about every car with more votes than ours. so far it looks like with a little bit of oopf we can make the top 10!.)
1. 136,810 Gay Car 2. 56,279 Cry Baby 3. 26,148 Purple Heart 4. 23,835 Media Target
9. 5,779 Remembering My Mom (open) 10. 5,139 DS Awareness (voting closed) 11. 3,556 Save A Pet (voting closed)
12. 2, 887 Dreamer
13. 2, 737 LYME AWARENESS CAR!!!! 6 more days to vote!
14. 2, 692 Learn to Knit (voting closed) 15. 2,540 Fast Track
[ 03-13-2010, 02:43 AM: Message edited by: sometimesdilly ]
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Holy COW! You did a lot of looking and thinking!!! Thanks for that!
VERY interesting too! Ok.. using your list... we should probably try to beat out ..
Car #8 with 6,740 Aint Scared (voting closed)
We have 2,721 right now.
So we would need just over 4,000 MORE votes!!!!
Everyone would have to REALLY push push push cause that is a really TALL order.
I would have been happy with 100 votes. So we've WAY passed that.
What do you all think? Can we do it? I've been sending out updates and doing all I can.... so what do you all say?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Just found one...
Remembering My Mom- 5,779 with voting still open. It was on the Featured Page tonight.
My bet is there will be a number more in there moving us further down the list. I hate to be a bummer dude... but it is so hard to tell.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
1,739 Jbill (2 days)
I just went through pages 3,000 to 3,200 and the car above had the most votes... and we are higher than that one already!
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
just voted @ 12:55 am CST 2730
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
Hey Robin , your pm box is full . BILL
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
the number of votes we already have is AWESOME!
and, even if that's the final number we ended up with, we should be proud that so many people have taken the time to vote.
Looking through literally thousands of cars(though I know there are many thousands more we haven't seen), what I've seen is that most cars didn't reach 100, and only a few dozen have made it past 500 or so.
I agree that 4,000 more would probably clinch a top 10 spot. Can we do it?? Maybe! Its sure worth a shot, given how far and well the Lyme Car has raced in just a few days!!
Go Team Lyme!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
2,739 votes and 6 days left.
I've counted enough cars for the night (like counting sheep) so I am hitting the hay!
Glad Bill made it here finally. Was missing him!!!
PS. Dilly... maybe you can do some figuring on how to get more votes. My brain is shot... and yours seems like it is working.
For a change. HA!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
So, tis a couple votes past Bill's again - 2739. Cleared some messages, Bill.
I agree - the voting has been awesome -
Looks like around 400 votes a day coming in. 2739 plus 2400 more makes 5139 - the 10th car is at literally at 5139 - lol
Now, if we could think about who to contact this weekend for the last push. I just took a little action...
[ 03-13-2010, 03:28 AM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Tick Mobile 100
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
I didn't see a post on CANLYME this morning on this topic.
And my brain can not recall my sign in information.
So, hoping someone else will post on CANLYME
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
This may be posted all ready...but read this am that on April 1st the top 10 will be announced for the second phase
Not sure what is involved in the second phase yet.
And things will be wrapped up on Monday, the 15th.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Kam - Canlyme has been notified... Still, it wouldn't hurt if you were to post too.
CALDA did some notifying -
Lymeinfo sent out an email today!
Dilly - are you car-dizzy?!!
TC, you have everyone car-crazy this week!
****************** 3006 *******************
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
robin-
yes, literally dizzy, actually, and i'm seeing visions of racing cars dancing in my head.
last night i had high hopes of going through every last page, but cried uncle after a few thousand, and I'm not going to try again.
i figure, better to just go flat-out gathering up votes. Days ago I sent out to my rarely tapped list of over 200 kind folks who have acted on behalf of the Lyme community before in all manner of ways, especially lovely since none of them are friends or relatives and few on the list have Lyme.
For the past few days I've been digging deep and sending individualized emails to dozens of people who no doubt thought I'd forgotten them, its been so long...
Crazed by cars? Nope, not hardly, but I'm loving seeing so many people feel personally invested in raising Lyme awareness.
Because of that, we've already won the biggest prize out there, as far as I'm concerned. Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
THREE THOUSAND AND TWELVE VOTES!!!!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
This is fun!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
You all are FANTASTIC!!!!!
3,000 votes!!!! HOLY COW! That is amazing!
I just sent out another note reminding groups to vote, vote, vote!
GREAT to see you doing it too! Let 'em all know!!!
Thanks and keep having fun with it!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Now watch me get busted. I am going to post this in the Medical Section to see if we can get more help with votes.
I wasn't going to... but since we are getting close and have a chance... I am going to take a chance!
Get the chocolate bars ready to bribe the moderators.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Hi - since the vote is going to be close, I suggest we all send out the word to our friends/family, etc, anyone who has a email contacts base - I just did a couple email reach-outs -
question - do you know which day is the last voting day? March 17 0r 18?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
So for those plans I made earlier. That didn't work. Kinda flip flopped on me. Instead of bribing the moderators and voting on our car....
I am sitting here eating a chocolate bar and am hoping the moderators are out there voting!
But that chocolate is SOOOOOOOOOO good!
3,131 is the total now.
Yee haw!
Robin... Not sure what day it ends. From what I am figuring...
It seems the 15 days started at about the time we were "officially approved"?
I noticed the spot that says how many days left changes from (example) 7 days to 6 days in the afternoon... and that is about when I got the notice that it was approved.... so that is why I am guessing at that.
Here is the time and date I got the notice by email.
From: Subject: Sponsafier - Your Design Has Been Approved! Date: March 3, 2010 1:33:38 PM EST
Does that help?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Where is the Flower Child today?
More importantly.... did she vote?
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Question on voting - I sent the message out to some folks and someone said they couldn't access the site since they didn't have Flash Adobe - do you know anything about that?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
3,403!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
3,443!
I don't know about the Flash thing... sorry.
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Robin- i think viewers of the race page do need to have Adobe Flash- the website obviously needs/uses mega-graphics, and that's what Flash provides.
Adobe Flash is available online as a free download. Depending on one's puter capacity, it can take as little as a a couple minutes to download and run.
For those interested in downloading, GO TO A REPUTABLE DOWNLOAD SITE, other wise you are literally opening the door to computer viruses and nasties.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by sometimesdilly: For those interested in downloading, GO TO A REPUTABLE DOWNLOAD SITE, other wise you are literally opening the door to computer viruses and nasties. [/QB]
Robin... that's what happened to me yesterday..but later I could open it again like before....
I don't know if I have Flash Adobe or not. As dilly says above, I'm afraid to download it since I DO NOT KNOW WHICH SITES ARE OK.
+++++++++
3,514!! Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Toots-
sorry, i don't have the time to research the download thang at the moment, but PC World is a reliable source of info about safe downloads- here's their link:
BTW- There were no races this weekend. So I need a race car fix.
But next weekend the races are in Bristol.. and it should be great!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Ok... I'll admit I'm slow...
But that is 1,000 different people in 12 hours that voted! AMAZING!!!
You drivers are doing a fantastic job!
And the pit crew too!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
#3792!!!
Yeah - no races this weekend - didn't know what to do with myself...
Thunder Valley next weekend... everybody can work out a little of their "Lyme Rage" while NOT doing 180mph!!! LOL
TC - would you PM me about a post you had on something for itching rashes? Thanks!
Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
The site will only allow one vote from one computer. Even though my husband and I sign on to different accts, it's only allowing one vote from here.
It makes me mad when I go to the site to vote and it tells me I've already voted today. At least hubby is supporting the cause.
Pam
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
TN said... "Yeah - no races this weekend - didn't know what to do with myself..."
I actually cleaned house WITHOUT the races being on. UGGGG on that! Its like having peanut butter and no jelly!
I'm sorry I still am not good with that PM stuff- don't use it- but you can email me. [email protected]
Total... 3,822
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Hey Map... sorry about that! But good thing hubby is doing it! Thank you both!!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
This is Kickin'Bumper news reporting live:
We interrupt our regular coverage to bring you this story of an extraordinary coast-to-coast human effort, perhaps even beyond our borders, to qualify a race car design for NASCAR races in May 2010.
But not just any race car, mind you - this is a race car that is "racing" awareness for a disease that many consider to be an auto-immune condition - but not anymore, folks, not anymore -
These folks are not immune, no sirree, to the possibility that a special auto is going to bring some speedy attention to their condition which is NOT a car ailment -
Lyme disease happens to be an illness affecting car drivers and their nondriving friends and their pets - who knows, you might even have it if you've been noticing a lot of strange undiagnosed symptoms
which are driving you nuts and causing you to spin your wheels obsessively-compulsively round and round in endless medical appointments and attempts to free yourself from the darndest symptoms,
which, in this case, appears to be an uncontrollable obsessive-compulsive urge to click the current car vote number one vote higher each day -
the car vote is currently rounding the bend, going from zero to nearly 4000 votes in less than two weeks time -
this daily clicking has turned into such a national craze that people are even taking to naming their newborns +1, add-one and 1-more -
and asking their doctors for gasoline instead of meds and how they can stay on track with their treatments
as everyone races through the final days to let everyone else they know or don't know again and again through websites and emails - and more emails! - about the chance for a 180-mile-an-hour cure for their ailment.
Oh, and this was started by one Tincup, who we have heard is a human NASCAR race enthusiast and not a light drinking race car utensil -
Whew, folks, gotta go now - and please join me at www.sponsafier.com/share/165020 to add your magic fingers input and drive that vote up, baby, drive it up! Today! Tomorrow! Tomorrow and tomorrow! Stay tuned!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
3913 or 3813 this morning. Again...vision is off.
Going back to check out the remember ma ma car to see how close we are to possibly being in the top 10.
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
either 8506 or 6506 for the Mom car
Sorry, brain is inflamed this am. Getting up to take a couple of excedrin.
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
kam--BC mom has the 6500 number
i'm updating that car's numbers too since its voting is still open and because i think we have a real chance to make it to the 6,000 vote range. ----
A thousand votes in one day-- absolutely incredible! Early yesterday, when I was updating the numbers, over 74 people voted in SIX MINUTES!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Thanks dilly
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Robin123 .... You are too Funny!!! Is that what you get when you are up at 3am???
Posted by imagine2 (Member # 3136) on :
Currently 4174 Votes!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
GRRR.. it's not letting me vote again.. the thing about the Adobe Flash. Will try again later.
Thanks for the PC World link, dilly!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Thanks for this heads up by Ms. D (forgot her Lnet name, sorry, and don;t want to post her real name):
The contest now lists the cars with the most votes- (YAY!!!)
and, drum roll... WE ARE ON THAT LIST!!!!!!
:
Which means, that the many many thousands of people who are visiting that site WILL SEE OUR CAR!
That is so huge, since exactly that kind of visibility has been the goal all along. Wow!
We currently rank 24 out of the nearly 72,000 cars in the contest. How awesome is THAT?!
We know now that we'd need to get over 9,000 votes total to place in the top 10-- right now that's about 5,000 more votes in 4 days.
A week ago I'd have said that's nuts and impossible. Now? Dunno, maybe it IS possible, but IMO, we've already won exactly what we were looking for--- a huge audience.
to everyone who is making this possible.
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
official vote counts as of:
of 4:15PM Monday
going in order backwards from where we are now (24th place) through 1st place in votes:
24. 4344 votes: Our Lyme-Car!-- voting open for 4 more days
23. 4656 Animal Mobile- voting closed
22. 4818 KB Strong -- closed
21. 5139 DS Awareness--closed
20. 5365 Vote for This- closed
19. 5802 Leadfoot- Open- 4 more days
18 . 6226 Cure Cruiser- --closed
17. 6724 Remembering Mom---open 1 more day
16. 6740 A'int Scared---closed
15 7278 Crazy Plum Purple-closed
14. 7884 EFC -closed
13 7894- Flamin' Hot-closed
12. 7977- Revelies Freedom Car-- closed
11 9090 Greyhound Adoptions-closed
10 10, 175 USA -closed 9. 11,794 Byte Me-closed 8. 11,826-Lo & Lizzy- open --7 more days 7. 12, 909- Victory! ---closed 6 13,640 Kids with Heart-closed 5 14,662 Wildland Firefighter-closed
4. 23,835 Media Target-closed 3. 24,665 All-Star--closed 2. 26,848 Purple Heart--closed 1. 68,403- Super Kids--closed
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
GREAT NEWS! Thanks for finding that Dilly!
I just send out an email to remind folks to vote and share the good news with others.
We have 4,360 votes now! Only 315 to make it to 23rd place!
Keep up the great work everyone!!! Vote, vote, vote!
Here is wording that can be shared with others by email, face book or twitter.
THANKS!
The contest site just posted the race cars by top votes, which means that the many many thousands of people who are visiting that site will see our Race Lyme Disease Awareness Car! That is so huge! That is the kind of visibility that has been the goal all along!
Currently we are in the 24th position, out of over 74,500 cars!
We have 3 days left to try to make the Top 10 List and need several thousand more votes to do it.
You can vote once a day, so please share this email with everyone you know and encourage them to vote to help us Race Lyme Disease Awareness!
To see our car go to this link and click at the bottom where it says "View The Gallery".
[ 03-16-2010, 02:43 PM: Message edited by: sometimesdilly ]
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
WE REACHED 22nd PLACE A FEW MINUTES AGO!!!!
with 4820 votes
if the votes keep coming today anywhere close to the pace of the past few days, we'll reach 21st by today, and maybe even 20th.
go Team Lyme.......
Posted by imagine2 (Member # 3136) on :
Total is 4977. Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
5056!!!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
close to 300 folks have voted in the past few hours...
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
#5131 @ 10:03 am cst Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
5154 .. 10:16 CST
Put it on your facebook if you're a member!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
5202 votes- that means we just moved into 21st place.
163 votes til 20th place..
Posted by Need Lots of Help (Member # 18603) on :
Now, 5,274!!!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
5566! And on the top row, in 20th position!
Lyme is now chasing cancer...
This page is a disease showcase - lol
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
robin-
yep, i hear ya. even worse, i really hate the idea of beating Mom, but....hey, ya gotta do whatcha gotta do.. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
What's the Mom thing???
Posted by farraday (Member # 21494) on :
Great Job!!!! I voted and sent the link to everyone I could think of.
Hope I can remember to vote tomorrow! Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
just voted - 5970
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Hey - it just happened - we just passed 6000, with a 6002 count!!!
And I even get to follow another of Bill's reports!
Ok, let's see - I reported 3000 on Sat afternoon, so it took 3 and 1/2 days to double.
So, closing in on cancer now (we salute Linda too) and we ain't scared to pass Ain't Scared and be within vicinity of Remembering Mom (Lymetoo - the car on the left of our row, for breast cancer)
How far this goes depends on what two days left means - we could possibly end up on the 2nd page, if it means some time still -
So how about this idea: we list all the diseases on one car next year which can then finish first??!! Everyone can have a car panel on the All-Star diseases car - there might be a fight over the hood spot - I know - this is sick humor -
[ 03-17-2010, 04:18 AM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Yo Robin937595..
I just checked and we passed 6,000! Came to say we now had 6,005, but you beat me to it.
Everyone is doing such a GRAND job with it.
Hope everyone is having FUN!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Only 200 more votes and we move up to 19th place!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Hey there - you're up - I have an excuse - not too late here - but you? You don't sleep? I know, too exciting here -
Did you know that the site is still accepting car designs? Voting is closed, but they are allowing the public to design cars!
I know, because I designed three, and one went on! Won't tell you which one, since it was my practice car! If the others "make it out of the garage," then I'll say, 'cause I got more used to working with the graphic options.
But can I say this - it's fun - so I encourage more of us here just to play with it - Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
1. 68,403- Super Kids--closed
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
TC- what time of the day did the car officially enter the race?
Whenever hour it was is the cut-off time for votes tomorrow, so would be good to know. Thanks.
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
I will miss hearing the sound of the car's engine driving up when I go to the site to vote.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
6703! 700 more votes than last time I was here!
Going to pass Ain't Scared very soon!
RE OUR REMAINING TIME TO VOTE: TC put a message on page 2 - the Lyme car was approved on March 3 at 1:33:38pm EST. That's our ending time on Thursday, I believe, so get those votes in before that time, in your time zone!!
Report on a couple others: Lo and Izzy are going to pass top cars. They have just passed kids with heart disease. They will be the top-voted disease car - fight type #1 diabetes.
Leadfoot indeed has a leadfoot and has made it into the top ten. It is now gunning for the first page cars - watch out!
I just took another look at leadfoot's climb - every couple seconds its count goes up - almost seems like it's a bot -
And another look - every 20 seconds, leadfoot is up 6 votes. Now I'm going to hazard a guess - that this car is on automatic vote-gathering, to be qualified for the final car pick. My guess at this point. I wish they would keep the contest fair...
.................................................
Looking at some more cars: someone has honored TC with another "Lyme Awareness" car -
My cars got on!! They're still on the simpler side tho - I think I'll go for a wilder look next, in my spare time -
Keyboard Carrrazy Thanx For The Fun!
Anyone can do this - something to think about as we wind down from all the Lyme car sound and fury -
And, there are new cars open for voting - I looked in the featured section - I'd like to recommend one: "This Car Is Bananas" - totally delightful!
[ 03-17-2010, 09:31 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
12 more votes and we move to 18th place!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
3 more!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU DID IT!!!!
You voted the car up to 18th place!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Haha - you beat me this time!
Congrats everyone!!!
Now we're next to Mom.
By the way, Leadfoot is gunning like a bat outa hell!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
540 more?
If we can get that many we will skip right past 17th place and be up to 16th place!
That means our car will be on page 2 rather than page 3.
MUCH more exposure!
Vote, vote, vote!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Yeah, finally I raced Robin484573 and won! HA!
Yes Dilly... looking great! Woooooooo hooooooooo!
Mom and Plumb Crazy are within 5 votes of each other... so if we can get the 540 more ... we will pass Mom and Plumb Crazy and move up 2 spots!
I just sent out another email reminder... and people are going to kick me for it ... but oh well! HA!
Keep on trucking!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I think we can do it - if everyone gets their vote in early enough tomorrow -
happy st pat's day - nice to be voting for a green car on this day!
(that last one's for the too-much-green-beer syndrome later on today. And SF is a st pat's party town, that's fer shure)
Haha again - you're right - we had our own little racing here at the end -
and Bill and I have been so polite - reporting in every time there's been a leeeetle vote change...
And hurry back, Dilly - we need another update Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
I think we need to at least get ahead of bite me!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Alright - leadfoot has just made it to the first page. My question at this point: is this contest rigged? No car can go up 18 votes a minute steadily like this one is doing.
Still, this has been a total blast, and we're so proud of everyone's efforts - it's been a good feeling to not feel alone with this condition - that everyone is working together to bring attention to the cause - Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Robin123:
RE OUR REMAINING TIME TO VOTE: TC put a message on page 2 - the Lyme car was approved on March 3 at 1:33:38pm EST. That's our ending time on Thursday, I believe, so get those votes in before that time, in your time zone!!
.................................................
Vote tomorrow morning!!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey Robin 59837589...
I just checked out your two cars... Keyboard and Thanx... they are great!
I was going to vote on the blue color (so nice!).. till I saw the purple one. I like them both!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Thx, TC - want to tell you I really like your car design - it looks like a race car - very snazzy! -
It's fun to do a car design - I recommend the exercise for anyone here!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Beat you to the punch - over 7000! Ees now 7066 - looking good for passing a couple more -
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
You got me! I see....
7,109 votes showing right now!
I hope those voting vote early. Wish I knew for sure when the last day ended.
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
Hey All , just voted now 7109 absolutly amazing !!!!!!
Robin I guess if Thursday is the last day then this is our last vote But I'll check it out just to be sure .
I hope someone gets something else started ,it has been fun !!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Hi - we're guessing 1:33:38pm EST Thursday - if we get anymore, twill be a pleasant surprise -
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
A great suprize it would be to get 1 more days worth of votes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey Bill!
Less than 150 votes needed now to get us 2 places higher!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I get to vote after midnight here.
Oh, since Bill arrived on the scene with 7109, I'm reporting that three minutes later, it was 7112 -
Now 7132 -
Yeah, what are we going to do with all this newfound energy?
We need some worthy counting games -
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
I just checked out the site and it says round 1 is cloosed and there is no opion to vote . there was no total posted either .
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Bill, March 15 was the last day to qualify a car. Any car approved on March 15 is open for two weeks voting time.
That means we can still vote for cars we like - but only if they have lower counts than ours -
In the meantime, it is possible for anyone to design a car - it goes in the garage as "pending", and if we have behaved ourself in designing it, then they put it out, but there's no voting.
Looks like people are still going to town with the fun of the whole thing. So any of us can play with designs...
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
16. 7292 --Lyme Awareness Car (closes at 1:33PM today! VOTE! VOTE!!)
15. . 7884 EFC -closed
14. 7894- Flamin' Hot-closed
13. 7977 Revelies Freedom Car-- closed
12. 9090 Greyhound Adoptions-closed
11. 10, 175 USA -closed
10. 11,794 Byte Me-closed
9. 12, 909- Victory! ---closed
8. 13,640 Kids with Heart-closed
7 13, 820 Leadfoot- open- 1 days
6. 14,662 Wildland Firefighter-closed
5. 15, 076----Lo & Lizzy- open --4 more days
4. 23,835 Media Target-closed
3. 24,665 All-Star--closed
2. 26,848 Purple Heart--closed
1. 168,403- Super Kids--closed
[ 03-18-2010, 08:25 AM: Message edited by: sometimesdilly ]
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Woke up early and had to see what was happening here - wooo hooo!! Thanks for letting everyone know what's happenin', Dilly!
That car really looks good on page two - amazing to think that everyone moved it over a whole page. This collective vote experience should be written up!
For me, it broke the isolation of the experience, to visibly see each person's vote coming in from wherever, for everyone - it feels good!
Now that we've flexed our collective muscle, what's next?
I know - we send TC to the NASCAR races in May as a thank you -
One more comment - flicking back and forth a couple times, I can see the vote is coming in strong now - we have enough people voting daily now to potentially get enough votes in to pass some more cars -
Anyway, whatever happens, it's all good - Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
In a few more hours the final chapter to this amazing show of unity and group effort will be written.
To review how we got this far this fast:
March 2- TinCup mentioned the race here on LymeNet and the few people reading her post got in a few teases.
March 3: The Lyme race car is officially entered into the race.
March 4: total of 140 votes
March 6: 262 votes total
March 7: 500 votes total
March 8: 838 votes total
March 9: 1015 in the morning, 1358 by midnight
March 10: 1542 votes
March 12: 2737 votes
March 13: 3131 votes
March 14: 3792
March 15: 4533
March 16: 5739
March 18th at 1AM: 7,000
March 18th, right now: 7,409
What a story, what an effort!!!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
#7579 @ 10:05am cst!!!!
WoooHooo!!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
7600!!
I have been alerting doctor offices here...this is fun -
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
7700!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
7,738!
Thanks Dilly for the update! Looked forward to it!
Need 157 more votes in the one hour we have left to vote (estimated) and we will have moved up 2 more places!
have to go out top pick up my offspring. BRB.
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
7889 votes.
"Voting is closed."
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
writing many thank you notes to folks i persoanlly asked to vote. back later.
but in short- wow, we did good!!! Thank you to TinCup for gettign this going!
Posted by Allie (Member # 10778) on :
I just have to say that it was a joy to watch those numbers grow this morning while I was at work.
It cracked me up to see us push to 15th and get so close to 14th.
And I don't know one little ol' think about car racing.
So now I know more. It's fun.
Thanks for doing that Tincup -- raising awareness and having some fun to boot.
Allie
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
That was fun.
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
I looked up how many folks we may actually have reached by doing so well in the contest.
There are multiple website traffic trackers out there that keep track of this sort of thing, and here's what I found:
The racing website, even before things got into full swing, was attracting over 300,000 unique visitors A DAY.
That is an ENORMOUS audience for our Lyme Awareness car!!
Wow and then some...
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Please share this with everyone!
AMAZING NEWS and CONGRATULATIONS!
Thanks to you...
Out of a field of over 78,000 cars that were entered in the contest, the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car shot up the ladder and made it into 15th place by the time the voting period ended today.
The team work on this project couldn't have been better! We ended up with 7,889 votes!
Thanks to all who made it a point to vote for our special car. Thanks also to the individuals and groups that put the contest information on their websites, shared it by email, face book and twitter.
Without all of you this success wouldn't have been possible!
The Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car will be on display on the official website for at least another 10 or more days. Thanks to your efforts, millions of people will have a chance to see it that normally wouldn't.
As a special thanks to all of you, another car has been designed that not only expresses our sincere gratitude to you, it will hopefully redistribute the energy we are all feeling into another worthwhile project so we can keep the positive momentum going.
Please check out the link below and be sure to click on the 3-D button to read the message on the hood, and to see the car's roof and the spoiler on the back of the car.
To see the original Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car in its new official line-up (15th place)- click on the link, then on "Gallery". Then click on the button for "Most Votes". We are on Page 2.
I want to invite everyone to help us in a special effort to support our dear Dr. Charles R. Jones and his children.
He continues to brave the many forces against him that are trying to force him into bankruptcy or retirement so he will stop treating the countless sick children with Lyme and tick borne diseases.
Please check the website below which is under construction (pardon our dust while it is being developed), but which has been put into action early to assist us with our new project-
If you would like to join us in this effort, we would be thrilled!
Please send your completed plans and details for helping Dr. Jones to us by replying to this email, so they can be included on this page for all to see.
Thanks again for your support to help race Lyme disease awareness! A sweet success it was!
[ 03-18-2010, 11:52 PM: Message edited by: Tincup ]
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
You couldn't make this stuff up, how this finished today, with the Lyme car perfectly zooming in between two close-count cars, and us not realizing that we had an extra hour to vote due to daylight savings! Too funny!
It was really fun watching the votes come in - for anyone who was watching the count change every couple seconds. THAT was the race right there - it couldn't get any faster than that! -
And thx for making another car, TC - they're fun to design.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
UGGG.. I was watching some racing legends doing a 35 lap run today at Bristol.
There was a bad wreck just before the end... and these "legends"... some in their 70's now... were going faster than the regular race cars were earlier in the day.
Just heard the driver of one car (Pearson) had a broken pelvis, ankle and hand. So sorry to hear that, but glad it wasn't worse. We were all worried.
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