Of all the smiles in the IndyCar Series paddock, one of the biggest belongs to Jaki Scheckter source: indycar.com The cousin of Panther Racing driver Tomas Scheckter, Jaki can be seen helping the team and his cousin in innumerable ways. Now Tomas Scheckter wants to do something to help his cousin, and he hopes that IndyCar Series fans will join him. Through the end of the year, Scheckter will be raffling off the autographed helmet he wore during the 2004 season in an effort to raise funds for the costs of a Cochlear Implant for Jaki, a former racer himself who won the South African Formula Ford Championship in 1992 and the Barber Dodge Pro Series in 1995. "I've always been so impressed with the willingness of IndyCar Series fans to help out with positive causes, and that's what we're trying to do for my cousin Jaki," said Scheckter, who finished ninth in the championship this season. "He was born hearing impaired and had to start using hearing aids when he was only two-years-old. The Cochlear Implant surgery is going to give him a better life, and soon he'll be able to enjoy so many things that most of us take for granted. It's a chance for my fans and fans of the IndyCar Series to win one of my racing helmets and help a great cause at the same time." Raffle tickets are available for $5, and all proceeds will go to a fund to cover medical expenses and post-surgery training and mapping that Jaki may require.
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