Permatex has announced that it will continue its support of the Follow A Dream Race Team for the 2010 NHRA season. Follow A Dream will compete in the NHRA Championship Top Alcohol Funny Car Series. Permatex has been affiliated with Jay Blake and his team since 2004.

Jay Blake, founder, owner, and crew chief, of Follow A Dream Racing, stated, “This relationship continues to be a great opportunity for both Permatex and Follow A Dream. We are extremely proud to be working with a company that is so highly respected in the industry, and we continue to rely on their outstanding products to keep our car competitive.”

What is remarkable about the Follow A Dream Racing Team is that, while it has been winning at the Nationals level, its owner and crew chief, Jay Blake, is totally blind. In May 1997, Jay lost his eyesight in a tire explosion, but he did not lose his positive attitude on life, nor his desire to pursue his dreams. Jay had always wanted to form his own race team, and in spite of losing his eyesight, he continued to focus on his goals. Through years of incredible determination and perseverance, he was able to realize his dream and founded the Follow A Dream Racing Team. The team has worked its way up the rankings and has become one of the top Funny Car teams in the world.

While he has worked incredibly hard to build his team, Jay Blake has also worked to encourage others to overcome adversity. For the past seven years, he has toured the country as a motivational speaker at hospitals, rehabs centers, corporations, and Vo-Tech schools, encouraging people to believe that they can rise above adversity and achieve their life’s goals.

Permatex is proud to sponsor Jay Blake and the Follow-A-Dream Race Team. Their goal is not only to win races, but to inspire people to follow their dreams through determination, positive thinking and teamwork notes Tom Dobruck, Manager of Permatex Professional Motorsports.

During 2010, the team currently plans to participate in 11 races, a combination of four divisional and seven national events.

Please see Racing Schedule for more details.

For more information on the Follow A Dream Team visit www.followadream.org