Davis is also partnering with the PDRA
to support their Official Charity,
Shriners Hospitals for Children. A
donation box will be available during
the pizza party and Davis encourages
everyone to consider making a donation
to an organization that is very close
to his heart.
“My son, Christopher, was a Shriners
kid and the St. Louis Shriners
Hospital is where we went,” Davis
explained. “We live in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, but that was the hospital
that took care of his needs. The
Shriners Hospital of St. Louis was
special to Beth and I. We thought it
would be special to encourage
donations at the St. Louis race since
that was our home away from home for
weeks or months at a time. We want to
do this in honor of Christopher.”
Christopher had a rare bone disease
that slowly dissolved his spine. The
Shriners worked on his medical
research and also installed hardware
to hold his spine together.
“They did everything they could to
give him the best quality of life he
could have,” Davis continued. “They
would do it all for no charge. They
don’t accept money. My son did pass
away when he was 20 years old, but the
Shriners gave us more time to spend
with him and helped him have a better
quality of life. Hopefully he provided
them some medical knowledge that will
help someone else.
“When I heard the PDRA had partnered
with the Shriners and made them the
Official Charity, it struck a chord
with me. It rekindled some things with
me and I wanted to get involved. The
Shriners do so much for children
without expecting anything in return.
When you’re dealing with so much
already and already have astronomical
costs from other things, it really
relieves some of the burden.”
Before his son passed away, Davis
worked as an engineer, but with the
void left behind after Christopher’s
passing inspired him to do something
different. Davis had the facility,
know-how and creativity to design
custom wraps and so Kryptonite Kustomz
was born. Although the company is
known for its incredible artwork and
first class customer service, the
company does more than just produce
eye-catching custom wraps. Kryptonite
Kustomz helps keep Christopher’s
memory alive.
“Eventually the disease caused a
paralysis level that made my son a
quadriplegic,” Davis continued. “He
was paralyzed from the neck down,
exactly as Christopher Reeve was. This
was how he lived the last four years
of his life. There are a lot of
similarities between my son and
Christopher Reeve. My son’s nickname
was Topher. When we read Christopher
Reeve’s book we found out that his
nickname to his family was Topher
also. All the stem cell research
indicated they had the same level of
injury.
“As my son’s life was slowly being
taken from him, he never complained.
So people started calling him
Superman. To this day if I go out to
his gravesite there will be a Superman
toy lying on his marker, and it’s been
eight years since his passing.
“Just before he passed his favorite
song that was current at the time was
the Three Doors Down song, Kryptonite.
Nobody has known this until now, but
the name of my shop is not just a cool
name. It’s named after my son.
Something just told me to name it
Kryptonite, and that would be a way to
keep my son’s memory alive.”
To read more about Christopher’s story
and learn about the full range of
services Kryptonite Kustomz offers
visit www.kkwraps.com and stop by
Kryptonite Kustomz’s display at the
Mid-America open for free pizza from
7pm until on Thursday, May 28.
ABOUT THE PDRA
Based in Pittsboro, North Carolina,
the Professional Drag Racers
Association is the top sanctioning
body in the United States for the
sport of eighth-mile drag racing. The
PDRA’s professional categories include
Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Pro Boost,
and Pro Extreme Motorcycle along with
Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Jr.
Dragster, and Top Jr. Dragster. The
2015 PDRA schedule consists of ten
national events. For more on the
world’s premier eighth mile drag
racing organization visit
www.pdra660.com.
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PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Collier
Professional Drag Racers Association
lisa@pdra660.com
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