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" Three racing teams under the &amp;quot;MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development&amp;quot; banner will work to raise funds for the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund during this weekend&amp;#039;s Grand-Am race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated large swathes of northeastern Japan has, at last count, claimed upwards of 12,000 lives \u2013 with more than double that figure still listed as missing. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s been just three weeks since the tragedy in Japan and already news updates have begun thinning out, while the people of Japan still need so much help,&amp;quot; said Joe Foster of Dempsey Racing, one of the teams participating in the relief effort. &amp;quot;We are hoping to generate a second round of donations to the Red Cross this weekend by keeping Japan top-of-mind with both the racing community and our fans.&amp;quot; Dempsey Racing, SpeedSource and Team Sahlen will carry special graphics on their Mazda RX-8 racecars, encouraging fans to support victims of earthquake and tsunami by texting a $10 donation to REDCROSS at 90999. &amp;quot;The racing community is a real family and you especially feel that in difficult times like this,&amp;quot; said John Doonan, Mazda&amp;#039;s Manager of Motor Sports Team Development. Related posts:  Aston Martin CEO to Auction Rapide to Support Japan Relief Effort A Farewell To Mazda&amp;#039;s Road Racing Rotaries The Rolex 24: Action Express Racing and Mazda Shine!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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