Team RFC is a group of people whose love of the
Lord is so strong that we include him in our everyday
activities... even on race day or at the car shows. Our motto is
"Bringing Inspiration to the World of Motorsports."
To do so we provide chapel services, pastoral care, outreach and
Christian fellowship.
We participate at races, car
shows, cruise-ins and tractor pulls. You can see our staff at
drag strips, circle tracks, road courses and the lakes too. One
might see us at a meeting with wild customs, radical street rods
or those restoration projects seeking to duplicate (or improve
upon) showroom condition. But through it all we remember that
"Cars are our Passion, People are our Purpose."
Racers
for Christ was established in 1978 as fellowship for
Christians in the sport of motorracing and has developed into a
growing organization with international impact. The overall
purpose of RFC's involvement in motor racing is to service
emotional and spiritual needs. Realizing that racing is more
than just a mechanized existence, we strive to bring a more
balanced perspective in providing inspiration and encouragement
to motorsport. Rev. Ken
Owen served Racers for Christ as president for 25 years and Rev.
Larry Smiley is the current President. Rev. Paul Neighbors
serves as Executive Director.
Chaplain "Chic" LaNasa has
served Racers for Christ in Northeast Ohio (Region 3) since 1996
on an official basis, but has been ministering to racers since
the 1970's. Chic is the Associate Director of Region 3 and
frequents the pits and the staging lanes while building
relationships with the sportsmen and the overall racing
community. "Chic" occasionally races his Super
Pro/Top '68 Nova SS or his Chevelle Nomad '68 Station
Wagon. However, he prefers to visit the racers to be of
service and provide chapels on raceday rather than spend the
time furthering his own racing accomplishments.
"Chic" has been married to his lovely wife Patty for
18 years and has two teenage daughters, Michelle and Nicole.
