Yes, George Lucas, creator of Star Wars and many other film classics is the subject of the racing world. It is deemed as the battle of the sexes as George and his crew, all composed of women are competing in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race on April 14, 2007. This event is a 10 lap event for charity that this year is dominated by women. Some other people of note are former Detroit Pistons NBA player John Sally, women’s tennis champion Martina Navratilova and Robin Quivers from the Howard Stern Show.

What kills me is even in his promotional photo, he is holding a model of R2D2. At some point you gotta let some things go George. We all love your films, and some of us even led our lives to your teachings, but let it go.

If you want to check out the whole story, it is located here on Link Toyota’s Motorsports website.