Factory Five, PGA, & FedEx Help Kids

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dave Lindsey in What's New

We’re heading to Memphis, TN on June 5-11 for the FedEx St. Jude Classic PGA Tournament… but we’re not going to golf. We’re going to build a car on the 18th hole with a bunch of pilots from FedEx to raise money for the kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!

This will be the second time we’ve done this. Back in 2015, we built a red/white Roadster with customer Bob McKee and a great group of volunteer FedEx pilots. We’re doing it again this year and the event will be televised. Factory Five Tech Manager Tony Zullo will be on hand to lead the effort. All are welcome to stop by during the PGA tournament.

Dave Smith
President

On behalf of all of the employees of Factory Five Racing, we are excited to be a part of this worthwhile project.

Click here to donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Click here for our recap of the 2015 FedEx St. Jude Mk4 Roadster build.

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