Drake Kemper is a Teenager with a Cause,
That Cause is Getting the Word out on Childrens Cancer.
Drake Kemper is a teen who has decided to use his acting and comedy career to help for the Children's Cancer Research Fund each year in Los Angeles . Drake has been one of the All Stars involved in getting out the word also doing the Master of Ceremony for the Kids 4 Kids 5K Walk/Run at LA Live.
Though only a teenager, Drake has already lost 4 four friends to cancer all under the age of 20.
Drake now has decided to take the Childrens Cancer cause across the US by putting it on the side of his car and driving across the country in the highest profile road rally in the world, The Bullrun 2010 Rally.
Drake and his teen co-driver will be part of the road rally driving his Porsche Boxster Spec racecar he races at Willow Springs International Raceway in California. While Drakes racecar is affordable and has to maintain certain stock characteristics, he will be competing against exotic supercars that easily cost hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Drakes mission is to get as much publicity out on Childrens Cancer and CCRF because giving back is important to who he is. By being invited into the Bullrun as a teenage celebrity who wants to promote awareness for Childhood Cancer and to show young people everywhere that you can have Fun and Make a Difference.
1. How did you feel when you were selected to participate in this Bullrun? Do you have any fears or expectations being that you are the youngest on the road? Well I sent a random email off to Lana at Bull Run...telling her that I would love to race in the relay..and our team would be two 19 year olds...that are in the industry...and that I thought we would be able to target the Teen Audience...It was a long shot at best so I thought!...I was BLOWN away when I got an email back from Bull Run inviting me to race in the rally...and that they were paying the $15,000 entry fee for me to race!!! I was super excited when I found out! At first I thought it was a joke, until I saw that the email address that sent it to me was legit. I immediately called my Mom, and my best friends. I was literally jumping up and down for the next three days. I don't really have any fears about the race because I am used to driving, I love driving, and I am an experienced driver. The only fear I have is too many cops pulling me over.
2. Why did you want to participate in this race? I have wanted to do the BullRun for a few years now, ever since the TV show came out, I wanted to do the Rally. I never thought I would have the chance to though. It just seems like a ton of fun! Driving 3000 miles with a bunch of Lamborghinis, Ferraris, etc. Stopping at racetracks, seeing this beautiful country, and having fun! And that I was going to use this opportunity to bring an awareness for CCRF and race in the memory of many family friends whom have lost their life to cancer...if I can use my acting to benefit anyone challenged with Cancer... then I know that I am living a life with a purpose...making a difference to these kids and their families is very important to me.
3. How have you prepared for this race? Well I had very very short notice (12 days from notification until the day of the race), so I did as much as I could in a short amount of time. I got a new transmission for my car, a new exhaust, new brakes, new tires, a CB Radio (to talk to other cars), a Police Scanner, a Radar Detector, Walkie Talkies, video cameras for filming outside the car (front and rear), and a video camera for filming the inside of the car. I will also bring my laptop along with my internet card and broadcast live to my Twitter followers.
4. What is it about CCRF that makes them the charity of choice for you to raise awareness for their cause? I have been helping out CCRF for three years now (I annually host their Kids4Kids Run/Walk in Los Angeles), and It is just a great cause. Nobody deserves cancer, especially someone who hasn't had the chance to experience a lot of things in life yet. The cure starts with Children. If we can solve it as babies, it will never grow into adults. CCRF also has a great bunch of people working for them that make you feel like family =).
5. What do you hope to get out of this race? I hope to get the experience of a lifetime. I'm obviously not going to win (that sounds pessimistic, but my car is the slowest one), I just want to go have fun, see sights that I've never seen, meet new people, spread the word about CCRF, and show some of my Twitter Followers how I like to have fun, proving to them that you don't have to drink or party to have a good time, that it can come from something simple like a roadtrip =).
6. P.S, What I hope NOT to get out of this race, is a lot of tickets ha ha.
Following is information from the BullRun Rally
-- The Bullrun 2010 Rally is just around the corner and it's going to be bigger and better than ever before! This year the World famous Bullrun rally will start from New York city and head west to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Bullrun kicks off with another spectacular launch party right in the centre of Manhattan, New York on July 9th 2010. It is followed the next morning with another fantastic secret start line location in the heart of New York! The rally will finish 7 days later with a huge finale party that you could only expect from Bullrun in Las Vegas followed by the awards ceremony. Who will claim the coveted Bullrun Navigator belt this year?
The Bullrunners will start each day not knowing where they will be heading next until they are handed their route cards that contain the much anticipated route details. As always this year's Bullrun rally will be fuelled by an impressive schedule of events that will remain top secret until each leg begins.
This year's rally takes place from July 9th- July 16th and without a shadow of a doubt will be the most glamorous rally of the year!
As with every year, the 2010 rally drivers will be the stars of the original Bullrun television show "Cops, Cars and Superstars". The show will be in it's 7th season and now airs in 96 countries around the world!
"What can you expect from this year's rally? - Fantastic cars, great people, exclusive track events and some very famous race circuits, some special celebrity guests, music performances and of above all, one heck of a good time!
-- The Bullrun Live Rally is the most glamorous and high profile of the new breed of high-end luxury lifestyle automotive rallies. Each year, a hundred of the world's finest super-cars embark on an epic eight-day road rally across the USA - bringing together a celebrity strewn cast of characters and car lovers for an unforgettable adventure - where the only obligatory goals are to drive and enjoy!
Fueled by an impressive schedule of public and private events at the finest venues and hotels and in the most exciting cities in America, The Bullrunners make their way from one checkpoint to the next, learning their destinations daily, winding to a close each night in exciting cities of America.
Entry is by invitation only and Bullrun never takes more than 100 cars to make sure everyone has a good time - our events are legendary. Registration thereafter is on a strictly first come, first served, basis. The rally has attracted numerous celebrities in the past including; Dennis Rodman, Hayden Christensen, Ryan Dunn, Carl Lewis, Mario Andretti, The Cuban Brothers, The Dub Pistols, Vanilla Ice, Bill Goldberg, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and many more.
The entry for the Live Rally event covers two drivers, 5 star accommodation for 7 nights, first-class meals and top-notch entertainment at the best venues, and Bullrun exclusive checkpoints including track events at some very famous racing circuits. "
The Bullrun Live Rally is filmed by Giant Film &TV for a TV show entitled 'Cops, Cars & Superstars.' The show airs in 96 countries worldwide and is now in its 7th season.
Drake Kemper is a Teenager with a Cause,