What are Dimmitt Community Values Days?
The Dimmitt Automotive Group continues our commitment to the community through service with Dimmitt Community Values Day. This program allows associates to dedicate a regularly scheduled work day to help out their favorite charity, or join others on a Team Community Values Day in which a team of Dimmitt Associates contribute to a meaningful project together.
Community Values Day was created as a reminder to all associates that our mission as a company and as employees is to “Improve the quality of life for our associates, our guests and the community through service, excellence and innovation”. We believe this is a great way to reach out to the community, serve and help those in need.
The most recent Team Community Values Day included 10 Dimmitt Associates spending a day to volunteer at the Homeless Emergency Project (HEP) whose mission has been to provide homeless and very low-income individuals and families with housing, food, clothing and support services necessary to obtain self-sufficiency and improved quality of life. This day was a great chance for us to give our time to a great organization and we look forward to our next project!
Race Season is Back
Team Cadillac hit the Streets of St Petersburg this weekend for rounds 1 and 2 of the Pirelli World Challenge race season on a quest to defend our 2012 Championship. We faced some stiff competition from new entries from Porsche and Audi and the always fast team from Volvo.
The first race saw Team Cadillac start in the 5th and 6th spots and when the checkered flag waived Johnny O’Connell (#3) moved up to 4th and Andy Pilgrim (#8) moved to the 5th spot. After the race it was determined that the Porsche failed the tech inspection with a front splitter that didn’t conform to series rules and it was disqualified moving Team Cadillac Driver’s to 3rd and 4th positions and our first podium of the year.
Race 2 began with Johnny O’Connell starting in the 5th spot and teammate Andy Pilgrim in the 7th spot. The Volvos jumped out to an early lead closely followed by Audi (Sofronas) and Porsche (Dalziel). As the race progressed the Porsche of Dalziel sat in 3rd spot when he had an on track incident causing a flat tire and he dropped from contention. Then pole sitter and race leader Alex figge (Volvo) had brake and tire problems and dropped out of the running. The race finished with Audi in 1st followed by Volvo and Cadillac (O’Connell) providing Cadillac it’s second podium of the 2013 season. Overall a solid start to the season against a very competitive field.
Team Cadillac takes to the track next April 19-22 on the Streets of Long Beach. The race will be streamed live @ world-challengetv.com.
Community Values Day Video
A special thank you to Tom McQueen for putting together this video covering our first Dimmitt Community Values Day held on March 19th. This day was a great chance for us to give our time to a great organization, the Homeless Emergency Project, so they can focus on helping others. Click Here to watch the video, and be sure to check out our Dimmitt Community Values Day post to learn more about our volunteer outing at HEP!
Our First Official Dimmitt Community Values Day!
We are proud to say we held our first official Dimmitt Community Values Day on March 19th. Ten of our company volunteers took time out of their days to do whatever they could for the Homeless Emergency Project, a charitable organization that seeks to be the last homeless shelter an individual or family will ever need to access. The work this organization does is outstanding, and we did our best to provide equally outstanding assistance. We participated in landscaping and assembly duties, helping out wherever we were needed. We expect our Community Values Day will be a regular event soon, and we look forward to our next project!
To learn more about HEP, visit their website at http://www.ethep.org/.
Muddy for a Cause
We would like to congragulate our own Crista Whitten and Tracey Ringstaff for finishing in the top 5 out of 150 participants in this years Dirty Girl 5K obstacle run- an amazing performance at an amazing event!
Dirty Girl is partnered with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and in 2012 raised over $250,000 in support. In this race, 150 contestants ran through mud covered obstacles in support of cancer survivors. Congratulations again to our athletic associates, well done!
DAG Supports the Girl Scouts!
Bentley Teases its 2014 Continental Flying Spur
An all-new, updated Continental Flying Spur has been spotted recently.
While Bentley has given the public a stylized sketch and a short video teaser, neither reveal much extensive detail about the vehicle.
Things we have noticed, however, include a revised greenhouse featuring a completely new C-pillar, a more pronounced beltline, and a new fender vent.
The V-8-powered Flying Spur is expected to equal the 500 horsepower and 487 pound-feet of torque of the Continental GT V8, while W-12 models should get 552 horsepower or more.
Both models will have four-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission with column-mounted paddle shifters.
We’re itching for more information, but we can expect live photos and details to be revealed at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.
The Aston Martin Vanquish won the award for “The most beautiful Supercar of the Year” at The Festival Automobile International in Paris this week. The super GT has already been known for collecting numerous awards as the flagship of English sports cars.
An expert team, including world-renowned architect Jean-Michael Wimotte and Honorary President Ari Vatanen chaired the voting panel to award the Grand Prize for “the most beautiful and interesting projects of the year focusing on art and automobile.”
“The new Aston Martin Vanquish is an unmistakable visual interpretation of the brand’s ethos,” Marek Reichman, Design Director of Aston Martin said. “It is a triumph of both design and technical ability. As the new flagship of Aston Martin’s model range we are proud to win this prestigious design award, it makes a wonderful continued start to our birthday centenary year.”
The majority vote was given to the Vanquish and it took first place even while competing against a tough competition. The limited edition Laliques Bacchantes trophy awarded to Aston Martin represents the second time the British brand has acquired this prestigious prize with the luxurious four door sports car Rapide winning in 2010 (www.astonmartin.com).
Introduced in June 2012, the Vanquish will be viewable at the Festival Automobile International 2013 exhibition.
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