IndyCar's JR Hildebrand to Sail with Jimmy Spithill
"Adreniline Junkie" Out Tuesday on Oracle4: Press Release

August 21, 2012

JR Hildebrand may get a taste of San Francisco Bay sailing in his Tuesday visit with Oracle Team USA.
Photo:�2012 Guilain Grenier/Oracle Team USA
 

One of motorsport's hottest stars, JR Hildebrand, will swap open wheel driving for open water America�s Cup racing when he sails with Oracle Team USA today in San Francisco, Calif.

In place of the #4 car, IndyCar Series driver Hildebrand will race on the #4 boat with Jimmy Spithill, the double America�s Cup and America�s Cup World Series Champion.

�It�s really cool to be able to show the stars from other sports just how awesome these boats can be, especially on San Francisco Bay,� commented Spithill, the youngest winner of the America�s Cup.

Hildebrand was named 2011 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year after finishing runner-up in the 100th running of the famous race.

Racing for National Guard Panther Racing, Hildebrand is from nearby Sausalito, California.  He is a self-confessed �adrenaline junkie� who took an F-16 ride with the USAF Thunderbirds in 2011, went ice-climbing in Colorado during the offseason, and wants to skydive and someday fly in a wingsuit.

Following his afternoon sail on San Francisco Bay onboard Spithill�s AC45 wingsailed catamaran, Hildebrand will speak on the Main Stage in the Race Village, located on Marina Green, at 4:30 PM.  He will share his experience of �flying on water� when the public is invited to Meet the Skippers.

The America�s Cup World Series runs 21-26 August.  The Race Village is located on Marina Green and is free to the public.

Hildebrand will be racing in the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on 24-26 August.

--From Oracle Team USA