Warriors2Racers is a dedicated driver and crew development program organized, directed, and operated by all volunteer veterans for our fellow military veteran brothers and sisters as part of the Resilience Racing portfolio, a 501(c)3 Not for Profit.
Many veterans experience a feeling of no longer belonging to the military “Family” when they leave the service. W2R(sm) was established to help veterans find that sense of belonging again and to be part of a team once more.
Endurance racing was chosen due to the increased reliance on other members of the team to ensure success and safety and the reduced cost per hour of driving time.
The program is based just outside of Manassas, Virginia but is partnering with multiple other veteran racing organizations across the country to increase opportunities to participate and diversify the development programs.
My name is David Willis, I knew at a very early age that I was going into the military but didn’t know what branch. As I got older and started learning about each branch and quickly figured out that the Marines was the best. I served in the Marine Corps from 97-04. My MOS was 0311(infantry). I went to Paris Island for boot camp after boot camp I was stationed with 2nd blt 8th Marines Golf company. While with 2/8 I went on several deployments to port a prince Haiti, Okinawa, South Korea, Greece, also did two trips to Bridgeport California for cold weather training, I wasn’t going to make a Mediterranean float so I extended and joined 1st blt 8th Marines Bravo company. During my time there we deployed to the Mediterranean and had stops in Spain, Italy, Malta, Africa, and other ports. I got out of the Marines in August of 01, but 9/11 happened and was recalled to go back in where I was stationed with a mobilization support battalion and deployed.
