Sponsors, partners and people we really like

Even though Edge is free for students to attend, it costs a lot to conduct one of our events . . . and that’s where our sponsors and partners come in. Without their support, it would be impossible for Edge to be a free program. Our sponsors and partners truly believe in our cause, and we’re grateful for their support. Visit their websites, send them a note and tell them how much you appreciate their help!

The Presenting Partner of the Driver’s Edge National Tour

Bridgestone Americas and its family of companies have been a donor and partner to Driver’s Edge since our humble beginnings in 2002. In 2003, Bridgestone signed on as the Presenting Partner of the Driver’s Edge National Tour and has been so ever since.

Bridgestone’s commitment to driver safety is unwavering. They’ve helped us grow from a small non-profit organization into a nationally recognized public charity and we’re proud to be considered part of the Bridgestone family.

To learn more about Bridgestone and its safety initiatives, please visit: www.bridgestonetire.com, www.tiresafety.com, and www.safetyscholars.com.

A member of the Bridgestone Americas family of companies, Firestone has also been a great champion of the Driver’s Edge cause. In fact, all of the tire safety and vehicle maintenance content taught at Driver’s Edge is based on Firestone Complete Auto Care’s Car Care Academies, an award winning program taught for over thirty years.

To learn more about Firestone and Firestone Complete Auto Care, please visit http://www.firestonetire.com and www.firestonecompleteautocare.com.

The premier open-wheel motorsports series in America, the IZOD IndyCar Series has been a Driver’s Edge partner since 2006. Our connection with racing goes to the very core of what we do; understanding and teaching vehicle dynamics to make safer drivers.

So whether it’s turn one at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or a turn into your driveway, the number one priority of the IZOD IndyCar Series is safety. That’s why they’ve joined forces with Driver’s Edge for our campaign to help raise awareness that the number one killer of young Americans, motor vehicle collisions, is actually avoidable.

We’re proud to call the IndyCar Series the Official Motorsports Series of Driver’s Edge. Visit www.indycar.com.

Since 2003, the Nevada Department of Public Safety and the Office of Traffic Safety have supported Driver’s Edge events in our home state of Nevada. Our Nevada programs are funded in part by an annual grant from the Nevada Department of Public Safety administered by the Office of Traffic Safety. This funding has helped us grow and we’ve educated more young drivers in the state of Nevada than anywhere else in the country!

To learn more, please visit ots.state.nv.us and dps.nv.gov.

Since 2003, RealTime has handled National Tour logistics for Edge, taking care of transport, setup and maintenance of equipment and vehicles for our National Tour events around the United States. Along with running a first class logistics operation, RealTime also happens to operate one of the best sports car race teams in the country. To learn more about RealTime, please visit www.realtimerl.com

Since 2005, Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been a Driver’s Edge partner. We’re lucky to have such a great home base. To learn more about the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, please visit www.lvms.com.

The Plaza Hotel & Casino joins us as a new partner in 2012! Anchoring the Fremont Street Experience in the heart of downtown Las Vegas, the Plaza is a modern classic with roots going back more than 40 years. The Plaza is the perfect new home away from home for our instructors during our events in Las Vegas. To book your own stay, or to just find out more about the Plaza, visit www.plazahotelcasino.com or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Plazahotelandcasino.

FedEx Office has been our printing and shipping partner since the very beginning. They tirelessly take care of every ridiculous thing we ask of them and still manage to do it with a smile. Visit www.fedex.com.

Know what it takes to get eleven professional racecar drivers, ten staff members and 300 or so young drivers and their parents up and running early on weekend morning? Caffeine . . . lots of caffeine . . . Our thanks go out to all the Starbucks locations that help us out around the country!

To learn more about Starbucks, please visit www.starbucks.com, or just walk two blocks . . . you’re bound to run into one.

And just in case you’re not a coffee drinker, the folks at Monster Energy Drink are there to make sure nobody is asleep at the wheel . . . Visit www.monsterenergy.com.

The leading supplier of audio-visual and technical equipment for the colossal Las Vegas convention industry, Trade Show Tech has been the sole source for all our tech needs in Las Vegas. We’re proud to have them by our side. To learn more about Trade Show Technical, please visit www.tradeshowtechnical.com

Our most sincere thanks go to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Hulman-George Family. They were kind enough to give us the run of the Brickyard to film the Driver’s Edge DVD, Lessons From The Edge. To learn more about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis Hall of Fame Museum, please visit www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com.