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Members of Vineyard Church in Snells Beach are stepping out in faith with their entries in the 24 LeMons race to be held at Hampton Downs race track on May 12.
The church motor racing team Realife Racing is entering a Honda CRS and a Honda Civic in the race, which runs for 24 hours and will raise money for prostate cancer.
The rules state cars can only be worth about $1000 to begin with and teams are allowed to spend a further $1000 to make them go as fast as they can.
In addition, cars must be fitted with roll cages, fire extinguishers and racing seat belts before being allowed to leave the start line.
Realife Racing is providing five drivers for each car. Drivers will race for two hours before being relieved by a team mate. Most have no previous racing experience.
Team member and former rally driver Steve Pound says in addition to raising money for cancer, the church saw it as an excellent way for church members, parents and children to bond as they worked on the cars.
Team members have been fine tuning the cars on Tuesday nights for months to get them into shape.
Steve says the cars are now reaching speeds of 170kmh but says safety and fun are more important than winning the race.
He anticipates the biggest challenge for both cars will be lasting the distance, which is expected to be around 530 laps over the 24 hours.
Realife racing is sponsored by Kroon Oil, Snells Beach Motors and Sign Masters Warkworth.
