Troy Bayliss 1098R Charity Raffle!

[accludetuner]

Horsepower Charities in conjunction with Duc Pond Motorsports is raffling off a new Ducati 1098R Bayliss edition.



Link to Horsepower Charities website (where you can purchase tickets): http://www.horsepowercharities.org/



I gots me a ticket. A 1 in 1098 chance to win that badass bike is well worth it!!! Best of all, it's for charity too!

[He Man]

i want to buy, but whats up with this quote.


Due to PayPal’s terms of service, we have been informed that we cannot sell raffle tickets through PayPal.  So raffle tickets are no longer for sale, but we are looking for 1098 contributors to our fundraising efforts.  Once we reach our goal of 1098 contributors, we will be having a party for each of you.  For every $50 donated by a contributor, they will receive one invitation to the party; contributors may donate as much as they would like, and will receive the proper number of invitations in accordance with their donations.  During this party we will hold a raffle, and all contributors will be allowed to purchase one raffle ticket for each invitation, at a cost of $.01.  Contributors do not have to be present to enter and win the raffle.

[DRKWNG]

Just means that someone didn't do their homework.

[accludetuner]

That's new....but not such a bad thing. Us local guys now get to party AND have a chance of winning the bike.

[flare_late]

Like DRKWNG said, someone didn't do their homework.  They probably didn't have a letter from the charity stating that XXXXX is authorized to collect funds - PayPal requires this for any charitable contributions.  Still a legit raffle, just can't use PayPal.  Anyways, the whole party thing sounds good.

[He Man]

when i click it, it sends me to paypal. im assuming the party is the goods so they can receive it or something?

[accludetuner]

Yes, that's the way it looks. You are paying for a contribution to get entrance into the party. The party will hold a raffle event and is only open to contributors. Whether you can make it to the party or not, your contribution still makes you eligible for the raffle at that party.

[gr1976]

I sent them an e-mail asking if you do not attend how can you win w/o purchasing the $.01 ticket.This was the response:


"Thank you for your interest.  As far as the .01 for the raffle ticket.
We have had a donor step up and purchase tickets for everybody that
donates to the charity.  That way nobody has to worry about being
present to buy a ticket.

Good luck and thank you again for your support"

So I urge you all to buy the remaining 1097 tickets so I can win this thing....

[accludetuner]

I think they've got about 100+ contributors so about 990-ish more to go!

[OneWheelDrive]

132 tickets sold in the first week.  C'mon guys lets get this bike in one of our garages!

[He Man]

im waiting for my lucky number to come up before i buy.

[OneWheelDrive]

OK guys, I KNOW that there's a bunch of guys out there to throw down $50 for a 1 in 1098 chance at a $40,000+ superbike.  It's for a great cause and they sorted out the Paypal legality. 

HOTNESS!!!

[graydo]

I'm in.... paid for a "donation" as it is now being done to get around the paypal issue. Sent them mail asking a couple of questions and Dan replied properly and it all looks above board... your email address becomes your ticket number, apparently around 200 tickets sold now so anyone who wants a shot at a R variant of the 1098 should step up... I rode a friend of mine 1098 S for the first time a week ago, we went on a ride on a highway through the mountains in the desert here.... 200kph sweeping bends.....oolllaaa laaaa.....what a bike!

Step right up lads, good cause and all.


Cheers

[meanmonster]

I donated , seems like ok odds 

[Nubbs]

Hello Everybody

My name is Dan Sugrue I am the president and CEO of Horsepower Charities.  Its always strange to introduce myself as the President and CEO. There are 2 people in our company and when we filled our articles of incorporation my wife said she didn't want to be president and CEO which kinda left that to me.

I'll start of by saying thank you for your interest in this raffle. For those that are not from the Northern Virginia area, Horsepower Charities has organized and charity motorcycle ride for the past 4 years called the www.theunderwearride.org. This year we were offered the chance to expand and grow which in turn would allow us to help more people.  We jumped on it and hit the ground running.  It was me who didn't do all of his homework when it came to PayPal.  I messed up and made a mistake.  I paid for it dearly with having to spend hours on the phone with Paypal.  By the way on a side note. The people at Paypal are some of the best people to work with. It is fixed and that is why we are excepting donations.  Also by excepting Donation you aa a donor are able to write off the donation on your taxes.

We are very excited to be giving this bike away.  I am a Ducati owner myself and this Bayliss is one sexy sexy bike. During the photo shoot my  I spent most of the time drooling over the bike than taking pictures.

Should anybody have any questions. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

Thank you again for your support and we wish you the best of luck!

Dan "Nubbs" Sugrue
Dan  at horsepowercharities.org