Special silent auction to benefit Wilson Children's Fund

A special silent auction is being held to benefit the Wilson Children's Fund, a fund set up to help the family of the late Justin Wilson.

Eight 16x20 prints of the start of the 2016 IndyCar race at Watkins Glen are available, signed by the 22 drivers who started the 2016 IndyCar season finale at Sonoma (seen in full, below), plus Rick Mears, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti and Dario Franchitti. Altogether, 17 Indy 500 victories arew represented among the driver autographs. The minimum bid per print is $500, and payment can be made directly through the PayPal link on the Wilson Children's Fund site.

Paul Zimmerman, owner of The Motorsport Collector memorabilia store and one of the event organizers, will cover the shipping costs for all eight prints; 100 percent of the auction proceeds will go to the WCF.

The silent auction is already underway and will continue through noon, Central Standard Time on Christmas Eve, December 24.

Special thanks to Andy Blackmore for layout and design and to Diana Rose Brennan and her Sonoma Raceway staff for getting the 22 drivers to sign each copy.

To donate to the Wilson Children's Fund without bidding, click here.

Each photo is hand signed by:
Roger Penske
Rick Mears
Dario Franchitti
Mario Andretti

Mikhail Aleshin
Marco Andretti
Sebastien Bourdais
Helio Castroneves
Max Chilton
Conor Daly
Scott Dixon
RC Enerson
Jack Hawksworth
James Hinchcliffe
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Tony Kanaan
Charlie Kimball
Juan Pablo Montoya
Carlos Munoz
Josef Newgarden
Simon Pagenaud
Spencer Pigot
Will Power
Graham Rahal
Alexander Rossi
Takuma Sato

SILENT AUCTION RULES:
Minimum bids of $500.00 US per print must be emailed to Paul@MotorsportCollector.com by 12 noon Central Standard Time on Saturday, December 24, 2016. The highest bidders will be notified via email by 3:00pm the same day. Payment directly to the WCF's PayPal donation link. Payment required by 12:00 noon, Wednesday, December 28. Once payment is confirmed by the Wilson Children's Fund, your photo will be shipped, fully insured by The Motorsport Collector. Information regarding the current level of bidding will not be provided.