According to Paddocktalk.com, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and seven champion race-car drivers will compete in a Porsche 935 JLP HD1 on December 8th, in Sebring, Fla., to help raise funds and awareness for Huntington's Disease (HD). The four-hour endurance event at the famed 3.7-mile Sebring International Speedway is sanctioned by Historic Sportscar Racing Ltd. (HSR), and will feature internationally-acclaimed drivers Rob Dyson, John Fergus, Hurley Haywood, Roger Mandeville, Jim Pace, Brian Redman and Dorsey Schroeder.

Fans and supporters around the world are encouraged to click here (go to Please Direct My Fund to... and scroll down to John Paul Jr.) where donations will be accepted in the name of the event and former racing champion John Paul Jr., who suffers from the disease. Checks for donations may also be mailed.

John Paul Jr. is the youngest champion in IMSA GT Series history, and has won races at the 24 Hours of Daytona, in CART and the IRL. In 1982, at age 22, he became the youngest winner of the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring. Other former race drivers are known to suffer from Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's - all related to Huntington's. Paul Jr. is expected to join the Saturday evening reception through a Skype hook-up, along with other West Coast-based race-car drivers lending their support.

"This is such a debilitating disease, which has taken its toll on so many of our friends and others throughout the world," said Redman, a three-time U.S. F5000 champion (1974-76), and the 1981 IMSA Camel GT champion, who is coordinating the fund-raising effort. "This is a great opportunity for many of us in the racing community to give back and help support a great cause."

The funds raised will benefit HD research by the Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

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