The GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma is a Verizon IndyCar Series race held at the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA. On Sunday, September 17, drivers such as Graham Rahal, Josef Newgarden, Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Dixon, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud and all of the IndyCar stars will battle it out for the checkered flag. As part of the opening ceremony Team Fastrax™ will be performing their amazing patriotic American Flag demonstration jump, which will include one 2,000-sq-ft American Flag as well as the Sonoma Raceway and GoPro flags.
“We are honored to be performing our patriotic American Flag skydive at such a special day at Sonoma Raceway.” said John Hart, owner of Start Skydiving, and founder of Team Fastrax™. “It’s a very competitive race, and the whole weekend is sure to be filled with excitement.”
According to the Sonoma Raceway website, the weekend will also include an air show by the Patriots Jet Team, an IndyCar driver autograph session, the Pirelli World Challenge, and Formula Car challenge. The National Anthem will be performed by RaeLyn.
For more information on the race or for tickets, visit the Sonoma Raceway website.
This performance is dedicated to Staff Sgt. Jaime C. Newman. For more information on Staff Sgt. Newman visit the Military Times website.
Team Fastrax™ is sponsored by SELECTiON.COM®, a leading provider of criminal background checks and pre-employment screening services. They are the most ambitious professional skydiving team in the world. The team has a roster of more than twenty-nine active members, with a collective of more than 300,000 skydives. Team Fastrax™ has performed exhibition skydives all over the world for audiences large and small as a patriotic display or as a product promotion.
If you would like more information about this topic or an interview, please contact Matt Harvey at 740-971-8278 or email at mharvey@teamfastrax.com.