Ketchum Route 75 becomes raceway for a good cause

For a few hours Saturday, Idaho Route 75 near Ketchum resembled a car commercial.

It was the usual advertising scene: a two-lane blacktop, lined only by trees and sage brush, angling through an unpopulated mountain valley, and not a car in sight. The open stretch of road was unnaturally silent for a summer weekend.

Then a red car appeared where the road topped a slight rise, and the silence was broken by the sound of a powerful engine with its throttle full open. The red Ferrari blazed by unfazed sheriff’s deputies and was gone, adding another $1,500 to the coffers of the Blaine County Community Drug Coalition.

The Ferrari was one of 14 cars, ranging from a Viper to a Mini Cooper, allowed to race at Autoban speeds during the second running of the Sun Valley Road Rally, a fundraiser for the drug coalition. Terry Basolo, drug coalition executive director, said they will use the money to increase the health of the community starting with the youth, so they sponsor programs such as Big Brother Big Sister and Idaho Drug Free Youth.

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