Last year over 78,000 cars entered the Toyota Sponsafier contest. Our Lyme Disease Awareness car came in 15th place (with almost 8,000 votes) and remained on display for a couple of months where it was seen by countless people!
Cars with the highest numbers of votes in the first round this year will be featured again in the final round where they will be displayed even more prominently.
Our theme this year is ``Get it Right, Treat the Bite!'' We want to encourage people to think about Lyme disease when they are bitten by a tick and to seek medical care immediately.
Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ehrlichia, Bartonella and a host of infectious organism can be found in ticks, so why wait? After all, prevention is the best medicine!
This year our driver is Michael Waltrip- two time winner of the Daytona 500. With him behind the wheel and you at the voting pole each day, we should do quite well!
Be sure to click on the 3-D view of the car and see the tribute to Dr. Charles Ray Jones (on the roof).
Our Lyme Disease Awareness efforts this year are dedicated to Dr. Jones and his wonderful staff for all they do to help the children who suffer with chronic Lyme and tick borne diseases.
We are also celebrating Dr. Jones 82nd birthday this month- March 14, 2011. If you don't know Dr. Jones' story please visit the site dedicated to him, his staff and his precious kids.
Aside from raising Lyme awareness across the internet, the winning car (grand prize) will be featured at the 2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race this summer where it can be seen by millions of fans via television coverage and news reports.
The winner will also receive a prize package of Toyota Racing Gear and be honored with a visit from a (real) NASCAR driver.
Should our car win, all prizes will be donated to individual(s) dealing with chronic Lyme disease.
For more information check out the ``Racing Awareness'' page at www.DrJonesKids.com
Please feel free to share this announcement with your email, twitter and face book friends (see sample posts below). Encourage them to vote for our Racing Lyme Disease Awareness Car!
Boogity, boogity, boogity... Let's go racing, boys!
** Facebook post- Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car! You can get the word out about Lyme disease by voting for the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car. We have 15 days to get as many votes as possible. You can vote once a day- it is easy, free and no registering required. Last year over 78,000 cars entered the contest. Our Lyme car came in 15th place and was seen by tons of people! See the Racing Awareness page at: www.DrJonesKids.com
**Twitter post- Gentlemen... START YOUR ENGINES!!! Vote for the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car. See the Racing Awareness page- www.DrJonesKids.com
HAVE FUN!!!!
[ 03-26-2011, 12:37 AM: Message edited by: Tincup ]
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Hey TC! Been gone for a while, but glad to see you have a new car for us!
Keep up the good work!!! TnFC
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Well, little flower! So nice to see you!!! You doing all right?
I hope so (health wise).... but am not sure about otherwise (behaving)! HA!
Yes, a new car! We had fun last year with it and came SOOOOOOO close to making the top 10 ... so we are trying again!
Thanks for the kind words. Hope you visit more often!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
For the record... the car was approved and I got the official email on Thursday evening at 6:33 PM. The note I got from them said ...
"Congratulations! Your Sponsafier design, LYME DISEASE AWARENESS, has been officially approved!
You now have 15 days to rally as many votes as you can. It's not that much time, so be sure to sign in soon and share your design on Facebook�, Twitter and wherever else you think it will get noticed."
I got the websites updated and the first announcements out by email and posted on here about 10:30 PM.
So.... our "24 hour period" would run approximately from 10:30 PM to 10:30 PM each day.
Each day we should record the total number of votes at 10:30 so we can watch them climb.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
OH BOY!!!! more fun!!!! Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
You got that right TuTu!
And we managed to get 200 votes in the first 24 hours!
Wooooooo Hoooooooooo!
Keep on voting, you're doing great!
Total now- 211 votes!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
Votes now stand at 237. I voted yesterday and today and sent out to everyone on my email list.
The car is great, good job and nice tribute to Dr J on the roof.
VOTE VOTE VOTE
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
I'd like to see a thread on medical referring to to this thread in general...
as medical gets a lot more traffic
...but
yes? no? maybe so?
[ 03-12-2011, 12:12 PM: Message edited by: kam ]
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
I posted on Mike's FB Racing page. Maybe tomorrow someone else could post.
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Up for today's voting!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
We were the favorite car yesterday
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
I have been voting and keeping it posted on my FB page! I keep reminding my family to vote... heck reminding? NAGGING! is more like it...lol
"We were the favorite car yesterday" WOOOT!! That is good news!
Posted by imitchy (Member # 30719) on :
cool, sent this out everywhere and also posted it on my and other FB pages. Thanks
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
So great to see the votes climbing! Thanks to all who are sharing the information with others too!!
I just noted there are 377 votes!
Keep up the good work!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Drum roll... 458 votes!
Way to go! Keep it up!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
This is THE week to get the votes. Let's go!
Vrrrrrooooooommmmmmmmmmmm...
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
WE can do better than that!!
Posted by skies (Member # 28064) on :
I just sent the link to a bunch of friends and family members..hopefully they will all vote!!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
537 votes after voting. I'm glad I'm subscribed to this thread, the emails remind me to vote every morning.
I wonder if people are not seeing this thread because it is in general?
Days are ticking by.........votes are needed !!!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
547! Will try to get the message out also!
Missed everybody - you all understand the ups and downs of this... coming back up... I think...
"Gentlemen... start your engines!!!!!"
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Just posted the link to Facebook - that was easy!!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
My latest salutation - thanks for car-ring enough to race Lyme awareness!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
According to the votes, the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car is in 20th place.
Gotta get busy and vote !!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
The Lyme car is now in 17th place out of close to 30,000 cars!!
[ 03-14-2011, 06:38 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
gotta get going on this!!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
928 votes........getting close to the thousand mark !
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
GREAT RACING YOU ALL!
You are doing absolutely wonderful racing Lyme Disease Awareness! In 4 days we have almost 1,000 votes!
As Robin235355 pointed out....
If you go to page 4 and look under "Most Votes", we are there in 17th place! To vote click here
BUT... If we are going to have a chance to win, each person voting daily now needs to find at least 5 more people to cast their votes. And that is a minimum!
Can you do it?
Can you keep voting and share the original announcement below with others? Facebook, Twitter, friends at school and work? The more who know, the faster we go toward Racing Lyme Disease Awareness!!!
UPDATE 11:30 PM, Monday.
There are 6,891 votes for the top car- so far. We are almost at 1,000 votes and have 10 more days to vote.
2 cars have total votes in the 6,000- 7,000 range (voting closed)
2 cars in the 5,000 range (voting closed)
1 car in 3,000 range (voting open)
4 in the 2,000 range (2 still have voting open)
5 in the 1,000 range (1 still has voting open)
Zac Attack and Faith & Hope are HOT on our bumpers.
Don't forget to cast your vote!!!!
Help Raise Lyme Disease Awareness. Vote for the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car. Free, easy and no registration required.
For more information see "Racing Awareness" page www.DrJonesKids.com Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
Awesome Job Paul!!!! And Tincup!!! Way to get the word out now to BOTH sides of the Lyme Community!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
GREAT!!!!! That is too cool!!!
Wonderful effort!!!
I don't do Facebook stuff, so this is even better than I could imagine!
I just saw we hit 1,001!!!
Keep up the good effort to race awareness. We will get folks to ...
Get It Right, Treat The Bite!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
We did it Paul! You were right!
We are now in 16th place!
Tracy- thanks for spreading the word with your folks too!!!
I got so excited I forgot to thank you!!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
We are getting it out everywhere - facebook bigtime, lymefriends, Paul's groups, some of the state groups -
actually, if any of you could post on your yahoo state groups, that would be great - with another week and a half to go, I think we stand a good chance to go to the top o' the heap this time!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
We only have about 50 more votes to get in 15th place!!!
Hope by the time I get up tomorrow we are on page 3 instead of page 4!
That assures us many more views for racing Lyme Awareness!
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
I think as it climbs we can get more people excited about voting too..
lets just hope the competition does not have the same momentum
it seems there are like 4 cars still active getting good votes above the Lyme Car
the rest of the top 15 are done with votes so we are battling with like 4 others to reach 7000 Votes
the thing I find strange is the home page says 7 days left to vote
but the car page says 15.
I wonder if the entire event ends in 7 days?
this just seems a little strange... but pressing on regardless.
Paul
[ 03-15-2011, 01:56 AM: Message edited by: Paul Mall ]
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
The contest for some may be over in 7 days, but each car has 15 days from the time the car was accepted. There is a designated time period (buried in the rules) that has a table of dates to follow.
Last year the winning car had LOTS more than 7,000 votes and cars can still be entered before the deadline. I'll bet the old posts are here, let me look.
We were in 15th place with almost 8,000 votes... so we ned to just keep climbing as much as possible to have a big cushion.
Let me go check.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Some notes from last year...
We were 7 votes short of going from 15th place up to 14th place.
We were 5 votes ABOVE being in 16th place.
(That means ALL votes are important.)
Several people kept track of the votes here and this was one of the final posts just before we made 15th place... posted by Dilly.
Top 16 as of 8:20 AM, Thursday the 18th
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
Here is last years thread- one of them. It was 4 pages long.
One more note Dilly made last year... which I think is BIG news....
"The racing website, even before things got into full swing, was attracting over 300,000 unique visitors A DAY."
So let's move our car up the track so it can be seen by those folks! That is over 1.2 million viewers in 4 days.
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
Car is ranked 15 on the tail of the 56 car we can take em out in the NEXT TURN!
only 3 more active cars ahead of the 56 car
Paul
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
Holy moly lets hope we dont get that kind of competition this year! wow!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Here are the rules concerning dates and time.
Contest Phase Begins at (12:00 a.m. PT) Ends at (11:59 p.m. PT)
Submission February 14, 2011 to March 20, 2011
Public Voting I February 14, 2011 to April 6, 2011
Finalist Selection April 7, 2011 to April 14, 2011
THEN, If in the Top 10- we vote again!
Public Voting II April 22, 2011 to May 1, 2011
Winner Determination May 2, 2011 to May 20, 2011
Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Promotion.
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
this year number one is 6900 and is closed to voting already
how long has it been going on so far?
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
When it says the contest is over in 7 days, 6 days, etc, it means March 20 is the last day to enter new cars. But everyone's car gets 15 days of voting, meaning April 6 (15 days after March 20) is the last day for voting in this first phase.
Which means...if anyone's feeling creative and wants to make a car design, it's fun to do - just let us know - Paul's got quite a votin' gang... lol
Paul - it started in February.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Here is the way they determine the finalists. It isn't JUST votes.
Finalist Selection: During the Finalist Selection Phase, qualified judges selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion (the "Qualified Judges") will review and judge all Designs according to the following criteria (the "Judging Criteria"):
Originality of the Design when compared to other Designs (20%);
Feasibility of the Design to be applied to a two-seater NASCAR show car (20%);
Creativity demonstrated by the application of user-uploaded images and/or pre-loaded Sponsafier graphics to the Design to the Design (20%);
Ability of the Design to inspire consumers (20%);
and Public Appeal (20%).
Subject to the entrant's compliance with these Official Rules, the ten (10) entrants with the highest-scoring Designs will be deemed potential Finalist Prize winners and will advance to the Public Voting II Phase.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Sorry I missed your posts in between mine. I was busy thinking. HA!
Bird brain (remember that is what I called you last year during the races)...
Thanks for answering Paul's questions.
And yes, we are now on the 3rd page!!! 15th place!
HOLY COW!!!
Hey Tu Tu... you got a cow picture?
I'm heading to bed gang... so keep the tank full and the tires in good shape. I think we will be doing some REAL good racing tomorrow!
And thanks!
Oh... gotta tell you this. Too cute!
I was with my darling little grand daughter the other day and as you know, keeping up with a two year old IS challenging.
To keep her occupied and me not walking another MILE up the dirt road pulling a wagon with Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and her rock, a sea shell and a quarter in it...
I put her in the car and let her "drive" it.
Of course I had the keys in my pocket and it wasn't running, but she didn't know any better.
I turned up the music loud, which she loves, and taught her to stand up behind the wheel and lean her little shoulder into the steering wheel so the horn would beep.
Then I would wave my arms when the horn beeped and say loudly...
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
When I was leaving late that night to go home I tooted the horn for a good bye to the family when I was out at the end of the driveway.
My son told me the next day the little girl was outside with him when I left and beeped the horn ... and when I beeped he heard her say ...
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
oh noticed the 3 active cars in front of us only have 2 days left
so looks like if there are no major new developements we will need to shoot for 7000 to gain the 1 spot
Paul
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
14th place!! 1083 votes in the middle of the nite - this is a great activity for insomniacs -
Out of our way! Out of our way!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
UP! Wow!! Way to go! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
As they say in Chicago... vote early... vote often!!! Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Woah! 13th place now! Excellent!!!
And only a handful of votes are needed before we are in 12th place!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Get Out Of The Way! Get Out of The Way!
We are in 12th position now!!!
Need 168 votes to be in 11th place!!
Get Out Of The Way! Get Out of The Way!
Robin345356- You made me laugh when I saw that your comment this morning!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
WOOT! 1453 and is in 11th place right now!
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
We are on track to hit 7th Place before the end of tonight
I will be sending out the Re-vote reminder to 450 people in about 2 hours
Paul
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Isn't this fun?! Thx, TC, I can't resist a propos phrases, that one thx to you and your little one!
Paul, I think we need to rename you Pell Mell!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
TC.. I don't have a cow pic... how about a giraffe?? Is that close enough??
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Of course - why didn't we think of the rest of the nonLyme world - let's see - just about 300 million in the US - Paul, do you think you could alert the media tomorrow morning?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!
Looking REAL good!
1607 votes.
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
I just went and looked, I was going to post about it and then saw your post, it is now up to 1673! WOOT!
Posted by brandilb (Member # 25231) on :
1695 votes!!! I have also posted this link to my facebook page so far so good☺
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
In the Top 10!
I hope my prediction of position 7 by morning is correct.
Paul
Posted by imitchy (Member # 30719) on :
1800 votes!!!
almost there, yay! Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
(posted in activism, but now see the party is here in gwneral!!
vroom...reporting for race car duty! I've have been voting every day, but couldn't get here til now.
I'll be happy to post a message on my facebook page, and same as last year, will send a request to multiple email lists, including dear hubby's, whose contacts really kicked up some dust last time around.
1,800 is an awesome start!!! Can't wait to lap some of the others!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!
Looking REAL good!
1607 votes.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
AMAZING!
We are now in 10th place!
You can see us there on the second page under "most votes".
ElaineG- You still voting? Hope so!
Imitchy- Good for you!!! Thanks!
Jaqui- My bet is I just spelled that wrong. But I am glad you are voting too! Wonderful!!!
Kam- so nice you are working with us to burn rubber off dem tires!
Flower Child- Did you vote today? If so, that helped put us in 10th place and we thank you!
TuTu... thanks for working in the pit crew too! Of course dropping your drawers all the time like you do... it might be better to have you out along the track to distract the other drivers!
Tracy- Do you believe TuTu has a giraffe in the mix? Some people! HA!
Bird Brain 3443456- Can you check those shocks to be sure they are holding up? You're doing a grand job!
Paul Mall- Thanks for the reports and for spreading the word. I can't seem to find how to tell the number of days left for each of the cars for voting, so your reports do help!
And catching up to the party is none other than Dilly!!! Good to see you here! Now get those overalls on and get to work!
Can you believe we are in 10th place?
Amazing....
Posted by RDaywillcome (Member # 21454) on :
YEAH! :woohoooo: Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
LOL! Yeah you spelled it wrong but I don't care...WOOT! doin a happy dance! I just went to check on the car too! I swear you and I are almost on the same time/mind frame...cause ever time I go to check you have beat me by like about a half hour! We now have *drum roll please* 1900 VOTES!!!!!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
TC I vote every morning. Then I go to my hubby's computer and vote for him while he is away on business. Hey, somebody has to cast his vote
I'm going to go out to the store and get some Depends and send them to you TC. You get so excited
I think when, yes when, we get to the top five, you are going to lose it. (Not mentally, either ) The Depends should come in handy !!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
We're going to the top, everyone!! This has got to be written up as the greatest collective Lyme activist activity in awhile, if ever -
I was wondering when Ms Dilly would join the party. I read the thread TC posted from last year's run - can you all believe that Dilly looked through most of the thousands of cars entered to report on whether they were still running and if any threat to us! Now that's dedication!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Rday! Glad you joined the Pit Crew!
With all that woo hoo'in, well, it seems the rest of you are just plain goofy!
But I like goofy in a pit crew!
Did you know with less than 60 votes we can blow the doors off the state police car as we fly past them?
And when we do... we will be in 9th place!!!!
Woooooo hooooo to all of you!
Now I GOT to get back to other Lyme business. But let me know the updates! I'll check back later!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
And slick, don't think I missed that "Depends" comment.
You just got the "clean the garage stall floor" duty for that!
And that dark stuff staining the floor is OIL, not me getting too excited!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
Boo Hoo. Oh, yuck, not the garage stall floor.
Better bring my power washer and oxygen mask, the pit crew was in there. Are you sure it's oil? Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
We need some Lyme radio as we going flying along -
Here's one: (to the tune of "If I Had A Hammer")
If I had a Lyme car, I'd race it in the mor-or-ning,
I'd race it in the eve-ning, all over this la-and!
It's the car of AWARENESS!
It's the car of QUICK TREE-EAT-MENT!
It's the CARE between my brothers and my sisters,
All over this la-a-a-and!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Just what I want to see and hear... you two and your antics!
One scrubbing the garage floor with some rosy smelling stuff while the other one is perched up on an old pile of tires singing her heart out.
Now go to bed both of you!!!
HA!
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
it's a good thing I'm a Master Automotive Technician
I guess I could grab a wrench again if its for a race car
Paul
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Countdown... anyone awake?
1,990 right now.
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
We are on the time mind meld thing again! 1992! LOL! I should be in bed, just started treatment today..first day of Doxy, let the Herxing begin!
Glad you want to pitch in Paul. It's nice to have a Master Mechanic on the team. But my goodness... how do you deal with that pit crew of yours?
[ 03-19-2011, 05:24 AM: Message edited by: Tincup ]
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
2050 gets 9th place
looks like I was off by 2 with guessing 7 by morning but we will have 7 by tomorrow for sure
Paul
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
the reminder will work better tomorrow because more people will not have votes for 24 hours
Paul
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey J,
Before you herx, how about getting in the spotter's box and checking your car!!!
It should be headed around turn 4 about now, blowing away the Sate police car, and hitting 2,000 votes!
Lettuce no!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey J,
Can you please copy and paste the links fro the top of the first page into your post on top of this page? That way folks who just want to vote can find it quicker.
That would be very helpful!
Have we hit 2,000?
I need some SLEEP!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
We are at 1997, I am off to post on FB to see if I van get three more people to vote tonight!
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
2000 should hit 2050 and 9th place before I wake up nite.
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
I just checked, we are at 1999!
and I sure will on the link...as soon as I can figure out how to edit my post ) lol
Figured out how to edit... 2001 votes WOOT!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
50 more to go and we pass the state police car!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
You did it!
2,000 VOTES!
Now time for the pit crew to sleep and let the early birds take a turn in the pits.
Night all!
And thanks for helping to RACE AWARENESS!
Posted by 4Seasons (Member # 14601) on :
I sent out this link to our local support group and posted on my Facebook page.
Someone told me the site was jammed and it took her a while to get her vote through!
What a fabulous idea, Tincup and a great effort by Paul, Robin and all!!!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Thanks to the Facebook event page that Pall Mall put up, I noticed many of my friends have signed on as "attending" - so they are voting daily I hope! We are over 2200 now!! Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
I did an event page so that my fb family and friends could be remind every day to go and vote! PLUS I put reminders up every morning and night. We are at number 8 with 2253 WOOT!
Jacqi
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Go Go Go!!
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
7th place if we keep up this speed we could hit the top 5 by morning
Paul
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
HOLY COW! Or shall I saw HOLY GIRAFFE?
Lucky 7th place!
Looks like we have a lot of promoters, a grand pit crew and now a cheerleading section that is headed by a cute frog with a big grin!
That is fantastic!
Only 400 more votes till we move up another position! Then we would be in 6th place!!!
To get the premium spot on the front page (5th place) we need at least another 800 votes!
Time to call in the non-Lyme affected people you know and make them aware!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
I just got a post from a non lyme friend who said she voted and got some of her friends to vote too!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Yes - this should be for nonLyme folks too! Just shy of 2500!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey J, good for you!
After all, I think most of us are quite Lyme literate and won't have a problem knowing NEXT time to "Get it Right- Treat the Bite!"
Way to go Big Bird! Thanks for keeping a check on it.
And 4Seasons... that is incredible news! Thanks so much!!!
Vote count NOW is ... 2,535
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Just a thought...
Do you think we could possibly make it to 3rd place?
I know that is asking a lot, but what do you think?
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
3rd place..phooey......we want 1st place !!
Everyone is pitching in and spreading the word for votes.
I didn't clean those toilets for 3rd place !!!
I'll do the windows for 1st place.
Keep reminding your friends to vote.
We can do it. We can do it. We can do it.
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
#6
Here we come!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Somebody has posted a L-O-N-G link somewhere.. If they will remove it, the thread will go back to normal.
This is so bad I can't tell who did it!! If I do find it.... I'll delete it for us so we can read this!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
oh...it's Paul ...
sorry.. I removed the cars!!
I think you should remove the info with the names of your FB friends. I know I wouldn't want my name and photo posted here without my permission.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
How about that! I took a supper break and came back to find we are in 6th place!!!
And our car is so cool that even CALDA did a write up on our race car!
UPDATE- The Lyme Awareness Race Car was dedicated to Dr. Jones and his wonderful staff for all of their work with the children, and to celebrate Dr. Jones birthday on March 14, 2011.
The website dedicated to him- where the Race Car information is located- has had over 1,000 new viewers in the past 5 days. This will hopefully help his situation.
Thanks to your efforts, in the past 24 hours we've added about 1,000 more votes to our previous total.
In 24 hours we raced up from a respectable 9th place to an incredible 6th place!
In the process we blew the doors off the state police car, the 911 dispatchers car and several others- we left them in our dust! (tee hee hee hee)
We need about 400 votes to move up to 5th place and be featured on the front page on the website! There are over 30,000 cars entered in the contest at this time.
The race car website gets approximately 300,000 hits per day, or about 1.2 million views every 4 days. (This is free advertising for Lyme Disease Awareness.)
We have about one week to get to the #1 spot, and then we can only hope no one will race up behind us after our voting period ends and pass us.
We need to pass everyone like they were standing still and establish a good lead if we want to get to and stay in the #1 spot.
If we continue to get 1,000 votes per day (or more) for the last week of voting, as it stands now we will be in 1st place!!! (Then comes the voting by the judges to determine the final Top 10 cars.)
So please keep voting and spreading the word to all your Lyme and non-Lyme friends!
Got kids? If so, put them to work sharing the Lyme Awareness Race Car information to help us with our efforts. As one person commented...
"This has got to be written up as the greatest collective Lyme activist activity in awhile..."
Thanks to all of the support groups and people nationwide who are sharing the Racing Lyme Awareness information on their websites, face book and twitters.
Happy Racing Lyme Disease Awareness! Vrrrrrrrooooooommmmm!
~smile~
Help Raise Lyme Disease Awareness. Vote for the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car. Free, easy and no registration required.
For more information see "Racing Awareness" page www.DrJonesKids.com Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
I was able to get back into my account and saw, for the first time, a ranking.
We've made it to the highest ranking- it is called DRIVER!
We've also had 3,900 views (where someone actually clicked on the car to see it).
Since we have less votes than that, it indicates many others passing through took time to look closely at our car.
It says the car was "shared" 2,400 times!
But... we haven't had any votes in a while. Where's the pit crew?
I hope it picks up in the morning!
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
TC - don't you ever sleep? That's ok - we need someone to watch over us at night! You and Robin123! When the car wins- can I go with you??? Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
TC Time to change the heading to 5th place !!!
Votes have been coming in like crazy this morning.
Keep up the good work.
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
Elaine, I was just coming in to say that I saw were in 5th place as well WOOT! I keep "nagging" on friends and family on FB. I figure the more I get the word out the better it is.
Jacqi
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Very cool!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
posted it on one of the nascar FB pages...there are many
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
We are #5
The top 4 Are Closed to Voting!
Keep Voting Once A Day!
Paul
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Good job, Paul!
We are so cool!!
Posted by needhelp38 (Member # 27665) on :
This is awesome I voted and posted it on my FB page and sent a msg to as many people I could send it to on FB. I will send more when I can, it sucks they only let you send so many msg. I will keep posting, voting, and sending msg. We need to get the word out. With us all standing together fighting together, we will prevail then doctors won't have the option not to listen. YEAH Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Way to go, racing crew & friends!
Its great to see a whole committed crew in place- you guys are AWESOME!
I've passed along the voting info to lots of folks in lots of places, and I know many of them are voting, but this year's effort belongs to those of you who have already done such a whiz bang job.
(BTW, the racing site is sure better organized this year!!)
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Awesome - over 3700 now! What is the url for the picture showing the five top cars?
I agree - couldn't ask for a better crew!! Paul fixes the car as needed! Elaine even cleans up!
TnFlower, the site needs night crew too! Last year, every time I posted, so did Bill+1 - if anyone knows where he went, bring him back here!
You know, if they go ahead and make a Nascar car for us because of this achievement, hm about who gets to ride around the track in it - TC, Dr J and a couple of his kids????
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
The car looks good in number 5 spot but it would look better in # 4.
I sent my reminder to vote emails to friends and family.
Good job Paul, the votes should start rolling in again with your reminder.
Posted by imitchy (Member # 30719) on :
3,902 votes!!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
4,000 BIG ONES!
You all are doing fantastic! So glad you are sending and voting!
Hey needhelp! Thanks for jumping in the pits with these guys and putting the petal to the metal!
Glad you are still with us Dilly!
PaulMall, I love the way the pics are posted here. Cool... or as they say in racing...
AWESOME!
J, Kam and imitchy- thanks for keeping it up and pushing it all over!
It is a LONG way to get in 4th place, but we got spoiled passing others by like they were standing still.
Now we have to run up the RPM's and keep trucking along.
We'll get there with YOUR help!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
This is so cool! I hate having Lyme Disease, but I am so happy that I am able to help with this project!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Way to go, guys!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Yes, J... we need some fun now and then, don't we. And it is an easy, free and good way to get "Lyme" in the faces of so many.
BUT, it is only possible with everyone's help!! You are the ones making it happen.
And TuTu... if you are trying out to be the first official NASCAR cheerleader, you've got my vote!
Oh, the count is now 4,106 votes!
Wooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooo!
About 1,300 more and we move up a notch, to 4th place!
BUT, I want at least a third place. It would look nice (color wise) on the front page!
Yes, I just said that.
And I am the race car designer? GEEZE! Could we have had anyone LESS experienced doing this?
HA!
And NOTE- The car, Zac Attack is gaining speed fast, and has 5 days left.
Posted by AlanaSuzanne (Member # 25882) on :
everyone, just vote every day.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
They THOUGHT the big race was in Bristol this weekend.
WRONG!
It's here!
Hey Alana ... good to see you. Got your coveralls on and ready to go go go?
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
A present count of 4165, and some more Lyme radio for the climb to 4th place:
(Boys at the Beach) Round, round, get around We get around, yeah.
(Quick Mick...) Come on, baby, drive our car! Come on, baby, drive our car! Try to set the track on fire! Try to set the track on fire!
(Channeling Janis) Oh, lord, won't you vote for a Lyme Nascar race car? My friends all have interest, we must take it far.
(Don McLean at the wheel) Fly, fly, don't miss Lymerica's high! Drive our Lyme car all the time far With the voting so high! And we good old pit crew thinking frisky and why: Singin' this'll be the way that we fly!
(Proud/Merry) It's a good job, sittin' pretty, Votin' for the car every night and day And we might have lost some minutes of sleepin' Clickin' all the way, we crew have been.
Big Count keeps on growing, Proud Lymies keep on going. Drivin', drivin', drivin' on the Nas track.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Rockin' Robin, for sure!
You make me sing and that is a GOOD thing. Unless you are here having to listen to it!
4,368 votes!
We are moving and grooving! Keep voting!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
(gotta save my good ones for when we win!)
Posted by TnFlowerChild (Member # 24717) on :
Rockin' Robin!!! Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
As one person put it on FB, Mach 5...that was when we were getting started.
Now, we need Mach 1. HA!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Silly Girl!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
You won't believe this!
I just got a note from the IDSA Guideline authors. They said they LOVE our race car and vote for it EVERY DAY!
If that didn't make you laugh out loud... go change another tire!
Count now- 4,726 votes!
WOW!!!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
Gotta love it TC...Hey...what ever it takes to get us to the top we'll take, right!
Roll on dudes!
Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
Ok just posted it on my FB page - hopefully that will draw more attention so not just lymies will vote!
In my culture "4" is not a good number - it sounds like the word "death" in Japanese.
Therefore, we have no other option than to be in either 3, 2, 1st place.
[ 03-18-2011, 07:37 PM: Message edited by: penguingirl ]
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
4,759 at 5:40
I'm rolling J... HA!
Yes, penguin... I agree. Maybe we can hit 4th place by morning and move to 3rd by night time? That's asking a lot though.
But, when you hear this news things might change.
Zac Attack is biting at our bumpers. We need more votes and to pick up the pace or we will be eating their dust!
Vote at link below.
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
Tutu, LOVE your pictures! They have me laughing out loud at every one!
KAM, what a fantastic idea posting it on NASCAR pages! I'll get it posted wherever else I can; got it posted on both my FB pages; Paul posted it on LymeFriends and he is the most RELENTLESS marketer of any and all things Lyme you will ever want to come across. Seriously if you ever want to get the word out about anything, Paul's your man. For a dude who's only been in the Lyme game for seven months, you'd think he'd been around the block for years.
He makes people stand up and take notice. With Tincup and Paul together, and a dash of the rest of us, the seas may part. Seriously.
Now roll on, baby! This car's a cruisin' for sure!
Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
Ha- I tricked the system - voted from my work laptop, personal laptop, and also voted from my smart phone. I can vote 3 x a day!
If only I could be out at bars and such I would hijack everyone's smart phones and just vote away.
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
I just posted and asked everyone to vote...asked if they already voted to get their kids, parents, neighbors, friends or even their dogs to vote if they could click on the mouse!
J
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
I've have put requests to over 200 folks, asking them to vote, and many are doing just that.
is it just me, or are we way ahead of where we were last year at this point in the voting?!
way to go, everyone!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
For Tracy!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
472 away from 4th place, and Zac attack has 2657 to catch up to us. But I don't know how many days are left on Zac attack.
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
Oh Lymetoo, you just made me cross eyed, lol!!!
Wow, that Robin 123, she sure does get around! She's got a great post rocking over at LymeFriends where she and Cobweb are going at it, being all witty and stuff, with thier wit and humor getting everyone to vote, vote, vote!!!
I just sent out a BROADCAST MESSAGE to our 1,929 members asking them to vote and telling them I'm going to bug them every day with a message to vote.
We are less than 200 votes away from 4th place!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
What a Pit Crew... so special you are!
Drum roll please...
I was told that shortly after 11 PM we had 5,000 votes!
Do you think we can move up to 4th place by 12 noon Saturday?
I hope so!! This is going VERY well.
Thanks all for racing Lyme Disease Awareness.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
BTW- I am reading the posts here, but am also suppose to be "working" on projects ... so can't always respond.
TC, one of your projects: preparing a victory speech, when the top we breach -
Dilly, we're waaaaaaay ahead this year, thx to a very early start by lots of us - and I think we should all keep clicking right through March 25 - see how high we can get -
Thx Tracy9, isn't it fun at all the sites?!
Jac, watch Zac, report back -
Kam, mach 1 - I like the sound of it -
Penguingirl - good point - don't think anyone's been asking how much equipment each of us has access to -
Lymetoo - getting ready with all her jumping when we finally accomplish all our bumping...
Has anyone been twittering?
Elaine - thx for the url - we'll be there, doing weller than well -
And Paul, he don't have time to be here or at the mall, since he's probably working on the next thousand haul...
TNFlower, nothing like song power! Rockin' Robin, tweet, tweet, tweet! ---> Talkin' Robin: vote, vote, vote!!
[ 03-19-2011, 05:25 AM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Yo Bird brain...
It's about time you showed up! HA!
No songs tonight? I have to get some of the others out of my brain, so could use one!
BTW- I found Pall Mall. He's been busy!
Seems he made his own Lyme disease race car, got it approved and is counting his votes!
Maybe he'll come back and share the link with us?
Our total now is 5,164. Getting closer to 4th place!!!
Keep on voting!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
With your efforts and spreading the word, the traffic to Dr. Jones site has increased quite a bit!
Over 1,400 people visited just since the car was dedicated to him (this past week).
HOPEFULLY that will help both him and the kids, and get them the attention and help they deserve!!!
NOW can I go to bed?
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Not yet - got another song for you -
She'll be coming 'round the Nas track when she comes (when she comes)! She'll be humming 'round the Nas track when she comes (when she comes)!
She'll be coming 'round the Nas track, no, we will not need to look back, 'Cept for Zac, but keep on voting, here we come! (and then some!)
Oh my gosh, now we're going to vote for Paul's car next?
Cast a Paul at the Mall: 'Bout Lyme, tell All!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
As of right now we have 5298 and Zac attack has 2377, so they need 2921 to catch up (with 4 days remaining). We need 111 to tie and 112 to pass with the number 4 spot! WE CAN DO THIS!!!
ROLL ON DUDES!
PS Paul said he did his as a back up so any new comers wouldn't harasses us!
[ 03-19-2011, 11:03 AM: Message edited by: Jacqi ]
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
50 votes away to 4th place!!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
[ 03-19-2011, 02:08 PM: Message edited by: Elaine G ]
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Yipppppeeeeeee!
Just saw ANOTHER Lyme car entered in the race! That makes 3 of them now. This one by Juinor.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
How about that Elaine!!! Great work!
Oh, since you are so special and are now on top of the 3rd page, can you please put the voting link on top in your post above so folks can find it easily? IF you don't mind?
Tincup Ask and you shall receive. Top five car link added as well as, voting link.
Getting close to # 3
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Perfect! Thanks EG.
Think we will make it to 3rd place by midnight?
Wanna bet an ice cream cone?
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
TC
I think 3rd by tomorow morning. It's a weekend and people forget because they are so busy.
Which reminds me to send a reminder to my email list.
No, ice cream cone but I sure would bet a Godiva dark chocolate bar !! Yum...
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
It's now at 5680 and I bet 3rd place soon today - I just took a picture of the computer screen!! I think that's the first time I've done that! Anyone else taking pictures of your screen?!
So, cool, two more Lyme cars coming along - spawned a whole family here...
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
To take a picture of your screen Press the Print Screen Button top right of key Board
Open Programs/Accesories/PAINT
CLICK EDIT THEN PASTE
Paul
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
Tin Cup
Just wanted to let you know I also Added a New Lyme Car
Would be cool if we could get 2 cars in the Top 5
I am encouraging everyone to vote for yours and mine at the same time every 24 hours.
this way when voting on yours expires we can continue with my car
I just don't want to confuse anyone since we are doing so well
Paul
[ 03-20-2011, 02:05 PM: Message edited by: Paul Mall ]
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Thx, Paul - I had no idea there was a Print Screen button - I usually just look at the letters - lol - How many voting days left on your car?
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
Funny, I was JUST thinking last night, knowing that Paul Mall, he has PLAN B in place and is probably going to make another car just in case...if anyone manages to overtake us, we'll have a backup plan. With all the voters already in place, we could easily use the momentum already established to get Car #2 to rocket to the top if Car #1 were overtaken. I knew he'd think of this!
Sent this broadcast email (only the 3rd broadcast email I've ever sent, Tinny!) out to everyone at LymeFriends:
Lyme Friends A Social Network & Online Lyme Disease Support Group
Please take a SECOND to just click on this link, and vote on the racecar for Lyme Awareness by just clicking "VOTE." It couldn't be easier.
By doing so, you will be helping to spread Lyme Awareness and giving us a shot at having a REAL racecar made and raced in it's likeness! We are in historic FIFTH place this year, so this really means a lot; we are really in the running!
Most importantly, you can vote every day! I may get annoying like sending you a broadcast message every day, but it's rare that I do this and it's for the good of us all...so forgive me in advance!
Thank you!
Tracy Will
Visit Lyme Friends at: www.lymefriends.org Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
If my subtracting is right we have 49 to make it to the # 3 spot. Somebody double check me though!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
T H I R D P L A C E !!!!!
Before 10 PM
TC, I owe you one ice cream cone.
Congratulations and good work everyone. This is sure a team effort.
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
#3 On Track to hit #1 by tomorrow
Remember you can vote for both lyme cars at the same time every 24 hours
[ 03-20-2011, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: Paul Mall ]
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Number one coming in Sunday - TC, better prepare your victory speech!!
I suggest everyone KEEP VOTING THROUGH MARCH 25, since cars can still be entered through March 20, with the same 15 days voting period through April 6.
So I don't think we should stop voting daily even though the car will be in first place.
This means everyone needs to be asked to continue voting, including through the big blasts on various sites - thank you, Tracy, Paul, other facebook helpers, we'll do it through CALDA too.
Also, Paul has a car he wants to run. See just above.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
GOOD MORNING PIT CREW!!!
Looks like while I was running to town to get some oil filters and brake pads you all were running the others in the ground!
HOT diggity dawgs!!!
Can't stay to chat too long- but love all the work you all are doing to keep our Racing Lyme Disease Awareness Car pushing forward! You are amazing!
Shall I say it? Huh? Can we get to first place? Ya think?
The way you all are working on it, I think we do have a chance!!!
Elaine Geeeeeeeeeeee.. Looks like someone owes me an ice cream cone?
teehehehehehehe
Robin464983759- Amazing those pictures can be taken. I snapped a few along the way so when I get old (HA!) and my mind is not 100% (HA!) I'll at least have my memories of when we raced at NASCAR! Oh, the stories we can tell!
Tracy! Sounds great! Thanks for sending out the Broadcast thing!!! That should help us move forward at record speed!!! Much appreciated! Hey to the LymeFriends and a big thanks!
Three cheers for you and yours!
And... gotta say...
Pall Mall- nice car! Slick and sleek and colorful!!! I like it!
And a big thanks for helping us with this project! That is marvelous, simply marvelous!
Got a suggestion...
Rather than calling it your car and my car, because we are not competing with each other for votes in this case...
Maybe you can call the first car the Lyme Community Car ... for lack of a better name off the top of my head? And the second car ?? fill in the blank______.
Sorry I am not real creative this morning, but I am sure you can be, you've already proven that!
It would be nice if we could keep promoting this as an entire community working together toward one goal- to race Lyme Disease Awareness.
Big J!!! Thanks for the updates! We don't always have a chance to find the link and check numbers, but we can count on you for a good report! Marvelous!
Yes, marvelous is my new word for the day! HA!
Gotta run... it is time for the most famous words in motor sports....
Gentlemen.... START YOUR ENGINES!!!
Today's race is starting in a few minutes at Bristol- I believe on Fox channel.
Oh, OH, OH....
I was listening to the pre-race show earlier and the announcers were advertising this contest to MILLIONS of people watching.. so we should be seen by MANY MANY people, especially since we are now on the first page!!!!!
How exciting!!!!!
Thanks to you, we are accomplishing a goal rarely possible!!!!
Boggitty boggitty boggity... let's go racing boys!!!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
TC, not a problem, it helps keep me busy and my brain occupied!
Right now we are 200 away from 2nd place!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Great Big J... thanks again!
I had to come back for a moment to say...
I'm not sure, but THIS race may be more exciting than the real NASCAR race today!
Torn between the computer and the TV right now!
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
TC ok I fixed the name
everyone is voting for both cars.
Paul
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Wow! Fast you are! Looks good Paul! Thanks!!!
Just checked...
Less than 75 votes needed to get to 2nd place!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Ya know, in a million years I would not have bet our car could make first place in the number of votes. And it looks like we have a chance!
You all are... as they say in racing ... AWESOME!!!
OH NO! Mark Martin- he has a tire going down.. darn!
Run pit crew, run! Get him back on the track now!!!
We love Mark Martin!!!!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
Thought you might like to know....we need about 3 more to make it to 2nd place!!!!
Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
WOOOT!!!! 2nd place TC!!!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Yep. The first gallery page, you know, the one with the TOP VOTE GETTERS! froze for a few moments at 4:35PM, and then viola, there was Tinny's masterwork in 2nd place.
One of your best ideas ever, TC, and I'm loving watching this year's pit crew in action.
I'll keep pestering folks to vote and keep on voting..
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
Yes, this year's car is a beauty. And it's only around 100 votes away from ....
FIRST PLACE!!!
Tincup, Paul....WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT!!!
But like Tincup said, we have to keep on voting and voting because we will need the largest possible margin to keep our 1st place spot, and to keep anyone from overtaking it once the voting is closed!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
That is great!!! 2nd place!
With you all reporting it does save time!!!
And FYI- Kyle Busch just swept the weekend, winning yesterday and again today! He won all 3 races last fall (truck race wasn't in Bristol this weekend).
SO, he has 5 wins in a row at Bristol in 2 weekends!
He is special, but not as special as you guys are!
Imagine the group we've got here, with all our struggles... and we have pulled together to do this well to raise awareness.
AWESOME!!!
Now, follow the yellow brick road to first place!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
BTW- Kyle Busch is driving a Toyota!!!
Toyota is the sponsor of this contest!
Double the pleasure, double the fun!
Now will someone wake me when we get to first place?
Posted by steve1906 (Member # 16206) on :
Great job!!! Just voted....
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
Almost in first place, but keep voting. We have many cars behind us that have a lot more days to vote.
Wow, this is really exciting for the Lyme community.
Vote, Vote and more Votes
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
Drum Roll Please
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
Congratulations to the Lyme community and "After the Bite".
1st place
Now keeps those votes coming in so we stay on top and hopefully the judges will find the Lyme Awareness car and additional voting the Grand Prize Winner.
What a group. When you need people to come together the Lyme community does just that !!
Take a look at what first place looks like:
First Place Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
We need drums, violins, buglers, every instrument available to herald the 1st place of the Lyme Awareness Car.
Tutu, how about some fireworks ??? Got some up your sleeve?
Now, if we could only come together and find a fast cure. That would be the best thing, yet.
Keep voting. Keep us on top.
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
Holy cow. WE DID IT!!! Let's keep the car at NUMBER ONE until the end of the contest!!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
PPPPAAAAARRRRRRTTTTTTTYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ice cream for everyone!! I suggest everyone who's voted throughout this time, go treat yourself today!!
Where's Tutu with her jumpin' Lyme cheerleaders???
Wow - all I can say is we are one motivated bunch!!
And thanks to TC for being a Nascar race enthusiast with the idea to do this!
I hope Dr J's site is getting hits and support.
Keep voting everyday to send this vote as high as it can go!!!
PS I decided I wanted to celebrate with a green drink - well, understandable after coming three days off of St Paddy's day -
so, since I live in a section of town called Little Saigon, I went into a Vietnamese place, looked at everything green, and selected a refreshing green mung bean drink, and it was delicious! Here's to the car and all of us!
PPS Where's the guest of honor? Hope TC didn't sleep through her most historic event!
[ 03-20-2011, 10:59 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Hurray! I do agree we need to get as many votes as possible as we don't know who may be trying to pass us from behind.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, EVERYONE!!!!!!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Posted by AlanaSuzanne (Member # 25882) on :
SECOND PLACE???? That's great!
BUT
We need to take FIRST!!!!!!
SO KEEP VOTING!!!!!!
Thanks to all of you who coordinated this and posted! Awesome job!!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Alana - TC hasn't made it back yet to change the heading! She's been tied up as a driver in the actual Nascar race today and hasn't yet returned to acknowledge her virtual victory.
I'm sure you already know but we have a HUGE HUGE HUGE support going for this car on Facebook. We have had count downs on how many more votes to move it up another notch.
It went moving fast today and great celebration to be in first, BUT BUT BUT...we ALL have to keep voting EVERY SINGLE DAY and have everyone we know do the same so we can keep this lead.
Such a wonderful way to keep Lyme Awareness out there in an event that is so huge. Keep the votes coming and our Facebook group is doing the same.
I don't know if you know...but another Lyme patient has a car in there too that was doing fairly well but with so many splitting votes I think most of us have all moved over to yours. Good luck.
Cathy
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
OH MY! Where are the smelling salts? I can't believe it has happened!
FIRST PLACE!!!!
Now- Two things...
1. I can't thank everyone enough for joining in to help race Lyme Disease Awareness. THANK YOU!!!
2. As others have said... we need to keep voting for the next 5 days to try to prevent other fast cars from overtaking us.
I am gathering information and facts to write up an announcement that I will post shortly.
CONGRATULATIONS! You DID it!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your efforts made the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car move into 1st place for the most number of votes on Sunday evening!
Our car is also now featured on the "Most Votes" page for everyone to see!
Thank you for voting and for spreading the word to help "race" Lyme disease awareness! (Don't quit voting now, please read on!)
Number of votes currently- 7,522 (voting open 5 more days)
2nd place car, number of votes- 6,891 (voting closed)
Number of times someone clicked on the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car to get a close up view- 9,600 (+)
Approximate number of visitors to the website where our car is located (since we entered the contest)- 3,000,000 (Yes! 3 MILLION)
In 10 days over 1,500 people visited the website dedicated to Dr. Jones and the children with Lyme, due to the Lyme Disease Awareness Race Car efforts. That is wonderful!
More Details- (I am explaining as much as I can here/now because I won't be available to answer questions this week- sorry.)
Currently there are over 32,000 cars entered in the race. The dead line to enter a new car will have passed by the time you get this notice (midnight Sunday, March 20, 2011).
We currently have 5 more days left to vote on our race car (15 days alloted originally). We need to try to bring up the number of votes as high as possible.
It is important to keep voting each day because there are a number of cars with 1- 15 days left to get votes. Some of the race cars are closing on us quickly and could pass us once our voting period ends.
I will send a notice when the voting closes for our car with the results. At that time we will need to wait until April 6, 2011, when voting is closed for all cars, to see how we did in the final vote.
Hopefully few, if any, cars will get more votes than we have and pass us by.
More Details & Quotes From Official Rules
Then the official judging begins. The number of votes we have at the end of our 15 days counts toward 20% of the overall judging.
"The number of votes a Design gains during the Public Voting I Phase will go towards that Design's score in the Public Appeal category of the Judging Criteria as part of the Finalist Selection Phase, as listed below in Section 6(i)."
The other 80% of the judging process examines the actual design and is based on other factors. Needless to say, I am under a bit of pressure here now. Keep in mind I am not a professional race car designer, not even an amateur, but I did try to design our Racing Lyme Disease Awareness Car with the following categories in mind.
"Finalist Selection: During the Finalist Selection Phase, qualified judges selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion (the "Qualified Judges") will review and judge all Designs according to the following criteria (the "Judging Criteria"):
Originality of the Design when compared to other Designs (20%); Feasibility of the Design to be applied to a two-seater NASCAR show car (20%);
Creativity demonstrated by the application of user-uploaded images and/or pre-loaded Sponsafier graphics to the Design to the Design (20%);
Ability of the Design to inspire consumers (20%); and Public Appeal (20%). [YOUR votes]
Subject to the entrant's compliance with these Official Rules, the ten (10) entrants with the highest-scoring Designs will be deemed potential Finalist Prize winners and will advance to the Public Voting II Phase."
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While they are judging all of the cars, we wait. (April 7-14th)
IF we happen to be selected to move forward, we will need to vote again!
That voting period is from April 22 to May 1 (Only 10 days).
I will send you an update if we are selected to move forward and need to put the petal to the metal and vote, vote, vote!
"Public Voting II: During the Public Voting II Phase, Finalist Designs will be posted for public voting on www.sponsafier.com.
Voters will be invited to vote for the Design that they believe has the most public appeal. The number of votes a Design gains during the Public Voting II Phase will go towards that Design's score in the Public Appeal category of the Judging Criteria as part of the Winner Determination Phase, as listed below in Section 6(iv). Limit: Each Voter may vote for only one (1) Design one (1) time per day during this time period."
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The next phase is "Winner Determination". It is based on the car with the highest-scoring design.
"Winner Determination: During the Winner Determination Phase, Qualified Judges will review and judge all Finalist Designs according to the Judging Criteria as listed above in Section 6(ii).
Subject to the entrant's compliance with these Official Rules, the entrant with the highest-scoring Design will be deemed the potential Grand Prize winner.
The top 10 entries receive prizes as follows.
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: The opportunity to have your design applied to a Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup car; a NASCAR driver visit for the winner; and a prize pack consisting of Sponsor selected Toyota Racing Gear (size, type and style of gear selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion).
For the NASCAR driver experience: Details and schedule are to be mutually agreed upon by winner and Sponsor. NASCAR driver experience must be scheduled and agreed upon between Sponsor and winner by December 31, 2011 or will be forfeited in its entirety. Specific NASCAR driver based on winner's preference from those drivers featured on thewww.sponsafier.com site but determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
For Car Design: All terms set forth in Section 5 and Section 7 of these Official Rules apply to the winning Design. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to modify the winner's Design. Design will be featured at the 2011 NASCAR Sprint� All-Star Race. Sponsor is not responsible if race is delayed, postponed or cancelled, in which event Sponsor may not feature the winner's Design. Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $10,000.
TEN (10) FINALIST PRIZES: A customized helmet featuring the Finalist's "Sponsafied" car graphics. Size of helmet and design/layout of graphics selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion. ARV: $1,250.
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Official time chart..
Contest Phase Begins at (12:00 a.m. PT) Ends at (11:59 p.m. PT)
Submission February 14, 2011 March 20, 2011
Public Voting I February 14, 2011 April 6, 2011
Finalist Selection April 7, 2011 April 14, 2011
Public Voting II April 22, 2011 May 1, 2011
Winner Determination May 2, 2011 May 20, 2011
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Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Ok, keep voting and I will check in as I can to see your reports.
Over 1,300 more than the previous first place car!
Keep going!!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
This makes me so happy!! Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Love your cheerleaders, Tutu!
TC, you must be living up to your location - over the moon -
You're welcome, Alana! Don't forget - we're number 1!
We ain't stoppin' - 8496 now - looks like the vote is coming in like 100 more/hr -
Just wanted to let you all know that the car will be our room decor at the Dr B LLMDs event in Santa Rosa CA this evening!!
I could inform any person who's new to the Lyme scene that Lyme patients just all happen to be Nascar fans - comes with the territory -
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Robin.. hmm. maybe not so true about all of us being NASCAR fans.
The only car race I've ever watched was in the Disney Pixar's "Cars" movie. I couldn't care less about NASCAR as a thing or as an event, actually, and neither can most of the folks I am asking to vote.
BUT...I think Tin's idea to enter this contest, beginning last year, has been nothing short of brilliant:
-- a Lyme awareness event that does not ask disabled and/or financially exhausted Lymies to travel or to donate
-- that does not ask brain-challenged Lymies to focus for longer than a few minutes- the time it takes to vote
-- that can get even non-Lymeland folks excited-- everyone likes a contest, and having a chance to win one is even better
-- and most important of all, that is a national, very high visibility opportunity to reach many thousands of folks to raise awareness about Lyme, and about Dr. Jones.
Lyme activists nationwide would do well to beat the bushes for similar kinds of activities.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Saying hey to all quickly, as I am suppose to be doing other stuff...
Last year we didn't quite make it to 8,000 votes.
This year, with 5 days left, we've already passed last year's total number!
8,552 right now!
Yee haw!
Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooommmmmmm... I'm outta here!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Nascar fan .. uh .. no.
But I'm a fan of THIS CONTEST bigtime!!!!!!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
toots- exactly. ah, to say things simply.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I hate typing!! Posted by seibertneurolyme (Member # 6416) on :
We need to get the word out to vote for both cars. Paul's car is now in 22nd place with over 850 votes and at least 10 or 15 in higher spots have already quit voting.
Our goal needs to be to get both cars in the top 5. And didn't I read that there was a 3rd car? Anyone have the link?
Bea Seibert
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
Bea not sure on the third car that was mentioned but I did enter another car last minute. so we can vote until the end.. also re-reading the rules these cars need to win the public appeal so I figured I would Create the "Human Race Car"
After the initial selection a panel of judges will vote and then back to the Public
Lets keep plugging away
Paul
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
We had a full house tonite in Santa Rosa - maybe like 400-500 people - for Dr B plus 6 more LLMDs! Dr B had to talk very quickly to get through his presentation, then we had the panel who answered questions asked by the audience.
And around the entire room were the signs to vote for the car! Yes, we did initiate several new folks into voting for the car -
I was being a bit facetious when I called us all Nascar fans - I think TC knows more than the rest of us put together about the Nascar races.
But it's been a lot of fun for everyone to do, and that's what I meant about being fans this week!
-----------------------9321!----------------------
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Dilly,
I didn't see your post earlier. That is so nice of you to say. Glad that you think this is a worth while effort.
In my mind what makes it great is everyone participating for one good cause.
I told someone today if it were MY car and MY project, the car might end up with 15 votes at the end of 15 days.. IF I didn't forget to vote for it myself. And with Lyme, you know that could easily happen. HA!
So all votes over 15 are from those who care. That is what makes it so special!
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Got some new (interesting) figures thanks to one of the race car fans in Maryland who is working hard to race awareness. Hey JG!
This is a 12 hour average, recorded today.
10:18 a.m. -- 7,998 Votes
10:18 p.m. -- 9,125 Votes
Total- 1,127 Votes in 12 Hours
About 94 votes per hour!
That means approximately (+/-) ...
2,200 people are voting for the race car per day.
Absolutely amazing!
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Paul,
Another nice looking car. Your artistic efforts are WOW!
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Looks like right now we have 9,330 votes!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey Robin6648575..
You and I were writing about the same time too!
That is a great effort! NICE turnout for the event!
Thanks for helping race awareness there and here and everywhere!
Looks like we MIGHT hit 10,000 votes some time soon?
WOW on that!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I just voted!! I'm enlisting friends and family also! Posted by Jacqi (Member # 6619) on :
Just wanted to pop in and say I still have all my family and friends voting still!!!
We have 9589, Zac attack is at 4790 with 1 day left! HOWEVER!!! The next one down is Nick and friends with 8 days left to vote and they are at 2391. It is for Sarcoma, even though at first I thought it was for soldiers cause it has yellow ribbons ALL over the car.
OOOPS! Almost forgot! The other Lyme car is at 1084! Don't forget to vote for it too!!!!
And that race fans is your Tuesday morning update!
Posted by seibertneurolyme (Member # 6416) on :
Let's keep getting the votes out and get 2 or 3 cars into the top 5.
Bea Seibert
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
4th car says it is sponsored by juinor??
Is that a lyme thing for junior??
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Posted car on bullentin board here at apartments. So far it has not been taken down.
If it stays up, I'll take it down on the 26th
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
Holy cow... Looked at Juniors car and thought he copied my car
but it seems his was there first..
I tried posting Cure Stage 3 Lyme on my car but they would not accept it because "Stage 3" is TM
so I ended up with Late Stage... wow Juniors must be my Psychic blood brother.
Paul
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
J said... "And that race fans is your Tuesday morning update!"
Too cute!
Paul said.. " Juniors must be my Psychic blood brother."
HA! Never hear of that, but sounds good to me!
Good going TuTu, Kam and Bee!
And as of this moment- and they are coming in at record speed... we have 9,988 votes!
Hot dang!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
We have to keep pushing!!!
Thanks to all for working so hard!! Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
@Lymetoo Pushing has not stopped
Paul
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
YEE HAW! We are HOT! Just hit 10,000 votes!
Votes are still coming in at the rate of over one a minute!
About 3 days left- so pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and get everyone to vote!
Yepper, let's all get behind that car and PUSH, PUSH, PUSH!
And btw- thank you!!!
Posted by seibertneurolyme (Member # 6416) on :
Paul,
Too funny.
I must have been psychic as well when I found the Junior car. I was looking to see how many cars had lots of votes and I just thought "Let's see what is on page 300" -- and there was the other car. No I did not page thru 300 pages one at a time -- just typed in the number 300 and hit enter.
Bea Seibert
Posted by sizzled (Member # 1357) on :
I keep voting every 24 hours and relayed the message....This is great,TC!!!
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
Sorry to be debbie downer but i think we should focus on the original car. I really think we are going to come across as nutty if alk three get in the top ten. just my 2 cents!
Posted by imitchy (Member # 30719) on :
I agree with merrygirl. I'm still pushing for daily votes on several sites (over 1500 folks). yay! 10,248 votes...woohoo
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Great work!
10,534 votes!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
Merrygirl,
I agree with you. Can you imagine if all the Lyme cars came in the top 10. That would look a little strange and I'm sure the judges would be a bit suspect about it. We still have to go through the judges critique and more voting if the Lyme Awareness car is deemed worthy by the judges. So, having the most votes is not the end of it.
Tincup started this last year and none of us would have known about it, except for her creativity and knowledge about the contest. Also, all the promotion she has done to get the Lyme community involved in this race, it's just awesome.
I think we should work together and have Tincup's design be the car for the Lyme community. Also, the car being a tribute to Dr. J is truly deserving in itself.
I know others mean well but it just might be too many Lyme cars in the race.
Just my opinion
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Now we have 10,732 votes! We are smokin' the competition!
MG, imitch and EG...
Addressing your comments here...
At first I was concerned/confused when other cars with a Lyme theme were entered. I was not ready for that, hadn't included it in the plans I'd laid out and wasn't sure what to do.
I was worried, like you, about the fact we needed to be original and multiple cars with the same theme could affect that perhaps?
I also wanted to promote working together as a community and was concerned this could turn out to be an "internal" competition- something I really didn't want to see.
I also didn't want to dilute the message stating this effort was dedicated to Dr. Jones and the kids or distract from that aspect.
That said...
More than once I was thankful other cars were entered. I even considered doing the same thing "just in case".
I was also thankful to have a back up car already approved and on the track racing. Truth be known, I entered a second car for another purpose, that could be used as a "back up car" for the same reason Paul did (good thinking Paul) and it was rejected, not once, not twice, but three times by the judges.
Then it went into what they call "moderation" again and for whatever reason was "stuck" there and I heard nothing for four more days.
I was quite stressed over it and decided to try to rebuild the car again (it is time consuming)... and try to resubmit it before the deadline.
That car was also rejected... two times. The generic letters were saying I had used copyrighted materials or logos that I wasn't allowed to use. That wasn't true.
The last rejection notice said I had submitted a car containing "vulgar or inappropriate language".
And I knew that couldn't be right because I didn't have anything about the IDSA on there!
However, having no good reason for what was happening, I was in a tizzy. As I resubmitted- the 2nd attempt to get a second car approved - the deadline came and went while trying to upload it due to my slow computer internet server speed.
I do really like the other cars that were entered (good work Paul) and think how nice their designs are, but I just wasn't expecting that to happen so didn't know how to handle it.
I would like to see all of us work together and maybe if there is a contest next year we can do that and I will be more prepared with notices going out, the timing and such.
I've gotten several good suggestions to try to incorporate into another year if we do this again, and plan to try to make it all happen, but this situation just caught me off guard and I have neither the time or energy to do more than I have done ... or to rearrange the plans to accommodate the unexpected.
I don't want to discourage Paul or anyone else from having fun and helping out- but I'd also like to keep this as organized and simple as possible for our patients and friends.
So next year maybe we can put our heads together and have an even better year!
I'm looking forward to it.
PS... About 12 hours after the deadline the 1st second car was finally and surprisingly approved.
About 6 hours after that I got notice the 2nd second car was also approved.
Go figure! HA!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Oh... I originally came here to say I have copies of the original race car pictures here if needed by anyone.
Where are you number 11,000? In our future?
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
Tc, Thanks for your response. You said what i was thinking a lot more eloquently. I appreciate everything you do for the lyme community. I also dont want to discourage others from helping either. I just dont know what the judges will think when there is 4 yme related cars in the top ten!
I think the level of support that this project has gotten is amazing. Everyone is spreading the word!
Now lets hope your car wins!
Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
Number is now 11,001
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Good to know the background on things. Good to see so many votes. Good to be heard!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
vison working better thsi am. Got to see the top of the car ...like what I saw...was going to write about what I saw but due to teflon brain....
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
Wondering how that works when they go to paint a car for us??
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
It was several hundred above 11,000 when I voted an hour ago. Can't remember the number!
But we're doing GREAT!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
What is happiness?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Happiness is seeing race cars in our rear-view mirror!
We are nearing a point that will put us 5,000 votes ahead of the previous first place car.
The site says that even though folks can't enter any more cars for voting, you can still design a car, which can be fun to do -
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Are we still in FIRST??
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Lymetoo, we're the firstest!!
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
There are a lot of thing I don't remember with my Lyme brain....but I remember to vote every day and remind friends and family to vote.
Heck, they should be reminding me
So if you are experiencing memory problems and don't want to forget to vote, set your alarm but you better put a note on the alarm so you know why it is ringing.
Checking the voting scores, I think everyones' memory is working just fine !!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Thanks, Robin! Dr Duck was wondering!! Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
11,760!!
7:30 CST
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
11,808 at 9:15 PM eastern (real people time).
Votes are piling up. I love it!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tincup: 11,808 at 9:15 PM eastern (real people time).
- Watch it!
Posted by seibertneurolyme (Member # 6416) on :
Tincup,
The race is far from over. I think it might be a good idea to post the links to your 2 backup cars as well.
I checked on the "most recent" link -- there are over 5000 cars with 6 or more days still to vote. Of that group over 3000 have 11 or more days to vote. Of that group there are over 2000 cars with 13 or more days to vote. It would not be unheard of for one of those cars to overtake us yet.
In my opinion the more cars we get into the top 10 or 20 the better -- I think it just shows how important we think our cause is. There are probably at least 10 or 20 cars supporting cancer or other popular causes such as Dale or policemen or veterans etc etc. Just because we are more organized and making more of an effort to get votes does not make us look obsessed in my opinion.
And really when you look at it chronic lyme and the Dr Jones car are promoting 2 separate but related issues.
That is my opinion anyway.
Bea Seibert
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
12020!! - 9:30pm PST (people's standard time)
TC, how do you feel about being in charge of a heading that never stays put?!
That's funny, Elaine - hope not too many of our alarm clocks are ringing without us remembering why!
Hey to Dr Duck - tell him to use his webfoot and vote!
Posted by Tracy9 (Member # 7521) on :
My goal is to hit 15,000. That might be pushing it....we have 2 days left? Let's see if we can make it!
Posted by sizzled (Member # 1357) on :
Voted every day!
Thanks for keeping the site up top!
Go,TC,go!!!! Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
12,259!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
12,481 votes right now!
But get this...
13,782 is the total number of votes of the current second place car... times 2!!! (they have 6,891 now)
We are ALMOST double the second place car's votes!
We are doing GREAT!
Bea, quick response- on my way out...
Thanks for writing that up- very interesting to see the numbers summarized.
You'll be happy to know that I will be sending out another email update with the totals ... and your idea above is already incorporated in that email.
Sorry I can't get to it now, but that plan is forthcoming.
Keep voting- one (or two) days left!!!
We don't know exactly when it ends, so keep checking. The 15 days- is that from when I was notified?- did they count the rest of that day as one day ... or is it a 24 hour day?
Same problem we had last year... so we just kept going till we have to stop.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
12,514!!!!!!!!!
moving UP!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
12,563!
Hey TuTu... Look up, look down... I am all over you! HA!
But I am gone... so keep this flying high if you will please!!!
Thanks!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Will do!!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Ode to Race Cars
Tin-tin began this with a car with modest hopes it might go far.
Then along came the racing crew-- Toots & Paul and Tracy too, Flowers and Robins rose the hope of spring, that thousands of others with their votes do bring.
From coast to coast the cry rings out- We're in FIRST! We're in FIRST! Because we know, without a doubt That this work helps he who needs it most, Dr. Jones: we race for you.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Classic, dilly!! Nice job!!
Posted by kam (Member # 3410) on :
As that little guy or girl said in Land Before Time...yep yep yep
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Nice, Dilly!
An addendum to yours:
He's the doc who treats all the kids - It's for him that our car skids!
Re timing of the last day's voting, I recall we thought it was over, but the votes kept happening - then we realized we had gotten an extra hour to vote due to daylight savings.
It's probably on the 24 hour cycle of when they posted it on the site - I think you said 10:30pm your (uncommon) time, but since we don't know for sure, I say just keep voting!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Just topped 13,000, with 13024!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
AWESOME!!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
13,262 votes now!
Sometime today the voting should end, so don't hesitate!!!
Get 'er done!
You poets are something else!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
13,568!!!!!!!!
Are we in first, are we in first????? Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
13,752!!!
Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
13,811!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
13,828! Are we still voting? Are we still voting?
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
13,840
Ho Ho Ho!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
If anyone gets a message that the voting period has ended, please let us know!
Tanks!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
voting still open...
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
This was supposed to be a dancing cat... oh well!! He's looking to see if you're voting!! Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
still open....
Posted by Paul Mall (Member # 27581) on :
here kitty kitty kitty
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
VOTING IS CLOSED !!
Good job, everyone
Posted by Elaine G (Member # 20735) on :
14,234 Total votes coming up on my screen
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
GOOD JOB, EVERYONE!!!
How close are the runners-up???
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Great teamwork!!!
It's difficult to imagine a scenario in which our Lyme car doesn't advance to the next stage of the competition. (the top 10 vote-getters move on, at least, i think they do.)
Posted by imitchy (Member # 30719) on :
Hey just went in to vote for today and the voting is closed! I hope that is good and we don't get beat out. Best of Luck, fingers crossed!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
YO HO LYMENET PIT CREW! THANK YOU!!!
Final Lap Report
On our last lap we barreled past the finish line with a record number of votes! The results are absolutely amazing!
Over 34,000 cars were entered in the race and we are currently in 1st place for the most number of votes!
Thank you for voting to help Race Lyme Disease Awareness! Hope you had a little fun too! Please share this with your contacts and thank them for helping us.
Total numbers
Total number of votes - 14,234
Total votes for current second place car (subject to change as cars advance in the field) - 6,891
Total number of people (rounded off) that clicked on the Race Lyme Disease Awareness car to see it close up - 18,600
Total number of times (rounded off) our car was selected to be "shared" with others - 14,000
Number of new visitors that went to the website dedicated to Dr. Jones, his wonderful staff and their kids during the 15 days of voting - 2,015
Points- for bragging rights only (Rookie is 0-999, then we advanced to Mechanic, Pit Crewman, Crew Chief, and finally got the top ranking, "Driver", for which you must have 40,000 points or above.) Our total- 2,483,440
We are the number one featured car out of a total of 34,605 entries!!!
After the word got out about the contest, thanks to you we had approximately 2,000 (+) people voting each day!
``````````````````````````````````````````` To celebrate our success and to thank you for participating in this project, 2 additional cars were designed and entered to be shown to you at the end of our race. No need to vote - these are simply to enjoy and to help carry forward our message. Please take a minute to see them.
"Lyme Disease Thanks"- Special Tribute to Dr. Jones
(Click on 3-D and look closely at the trunk and rear of the car)
`````````````````````````````````````````` Voting for all cars that still have time remaining, ends on April 6, 2011. Then the judges select the top 10 cars based on specific design factors.
IF by some miracle we happen to make the top 10 when the judging is completed, we will need to start voting again on April 22, 2011.
At that point we only have TEN days to vote! Each voter is allowed to vote for only ONE car, and they can only vote ONE time per day.
The winning car design will be featured on a real race car at the NASCAR All-Star race, details below, and the winning car designer will have a chance to meet with a NASCAR driver.
The runners-up from the Top 10 will receive a helmet with their design painted on it.
All- Star Race Weekend Events
Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 1 PM on SPEED channel you can watch the All-Star race and watch for the commercials about this contest on TV.
It may also be mentioned on some of the pre-race shows and/or in other media outlets, as well as remain on the website to be seen by millions.
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
05/20/11 Truck Series N.C. Education Lottery 200 05/21/11 CUP Showdown 05/21/11 CUP All-Star Race
Thanks again for voting to Race Lyme Disease Awareness and congratulations for getting so many votes!
You are "totally awesome"!
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If anyone would like to continue voting for a few more days, a Lyme patient (PaulMall) was inspired to design some additional Lyme-related cars that people are also voting on.
PaulMall not only designed these nice cars, he was very supportive of the community's efforts.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
This was really fun for everyone to do! Awesome that we have double the score of the second place car! Don't really understand how the car got points, if anyone knows?
I checked Paul's Cure Late Stage Lyme Disease car - it's in 12th place overall!! It looks like it can easily overtake two cars to end up for sure in 10th place, which is pretty cool, to have two Lyme cars in the top ten! So keep voting his cars in!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Now for my creative response: today I thought about what it would be like to sing the national anthem with lyrics about our national accomplishment. So this is to be sung! Enjoy -
Oh, say can you see on the Nascar race site, What so proudly we nailed, through each twilight's last gleaming?
Broad appeal, this bright car, through unparalleled ride! O'er the websites we watched - were so fervently teaming!
With a doctor on top, the votes climbing apop! Gave proof through the night that our car wouldn't stop!
Oh, say with TC, "Get it right, treat the bite!" In the land of Lyme disease and our homes: heed our plight!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Paul's car just passed the 12th place car and is now in 11th place! It can easily pass the 11th spot if we keep voting - looks like we're qualifying two Lyme cars in the top ten!
Hi All , I'm sorry I mised the voteing . Had fun with last years . I haven't been on site much .
The brain fog is terrible the energy is flat and i am nauseated most of the time . it's about all I can do to keep up with the meds.
congats on the win !!!! BILL
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Hey Bill+1 - missed you! - you were always my pardner at a late hour - well, no different now - we'll just continue to talk about our historic win at about this hour, ok?
Posted by bill+1 (Member # 24446) on :
ok Robin I'll try to drop in from time to time so we can chat some ,MISSED YOU TOO ! I'm not up at this hour as much as I used to be .
I can't say treatment has helped me very much so far but some symptoms have changed somewhat . Mainly the neuro . My head is really a mess most of the time . BILL
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Bill plus... We did miss you! Sorry you are on the back end of the spirochete right now. Hope you feel better soon and that annoying head cloud lifts.
I just took a peak at the standings and it appears we are still in first place for the Most Votes category.
Looks like Paul is in the Top 10 too! Great day in the morning! Congratulations!
There are about 10 more days to vote if I am reading it right.
I will check back periodically to see where we stand and shoot a short report your way.
And thanks to the LN Pit Crew for making this possible!
You done good!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
COOL!!
Hi Bill!!! Wish you were feeling a bit better!!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Well, the voting is now over and thanks to you...
We are STILL in first place in the "Most Votes" category!
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