The First Annual
Shane Hammond Driving School
Monday, October 12th -
Columbus Day
Waterford Speedbowl
Waterford, CT - www.speedbowl.com
Presented by


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How do I begin to thank Bobby Seymour of Race Depot
and First Turn Racing, Terry Eames of Waterford
Speedbowl and Tom Fox the Director of Operations at
Waterford who hung with us all day. HOW? How do I
thank all the volunteers who made the day possible,
not only possible but made it an AMAZING day and to
operate as smoothly as it did? How do I thank Norm
Marx with all his photo taking so we all have
memories of the day?
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This is where I begin; posting it on the
internet. I don't have everyone's names,
addresses or emails. What I can say is that as a
mom, a promoter of the event I was humbled by
the thanks, the smiles and the way to go
attitudes that surrounded me. I can't begin to
thank everyone, especially the drivers that
committed to coming and actually showed. Many
with no deposits required, hell we barely had
time to pull it together.
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I am pleased to say this will be an
annual event and if possible we will do it more
often, perhaps Spring and Fall. Thank you all
from the bottom of my heart.
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Lastly as my son Anthony strapped me
into the Mikitarian #9 with me in his suit &
helmet and, embracing Shane's racing gloves, I
entered the track and someone else took over. I
just drove like, I knew what to do, it was
incredible. Don't ever drive faster than your
angel can fly.....but my angel is a speed demon
and I came off the track with a new appreciation
of life, speed, racing & love.
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God Bless all of you.
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Deb Marvuglio
Shane's mom
Shane Hammond Believe Foundation
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Test Drive a Midget: First Annual
Shane Hammond Driving School
Set for Oct. 12th at Waterford |
The Shane
Hammond Believe Foundation, in conjunction with the First Turn
Driving Experience, is proud to announce the first annual Shane
Hammond Driving School is set to take place at Waterford
Speedbowl on Monday, October 12th. The School will not only give
drivers, young and old, the ability to try their hand at driving
a full size NEMA midget, with a Ford Focus engine, at one of New
England’s premier Open Wheel facilities, but also learn from
some of the best Open Wheel drivers in the Country.
The Shane Hammond foundation was founded after Hammond’s tragic
and untimely death at the Thompson Speedway Icebreaker in April
of 2008. Deb Marvuglio, Hammond’s mother, and the driving force
behind the Foundation, started the effort with two primary
concepts in mind – first to assist drivers wishing to learn the
ranks of Open Wheel racing through a proper learning experience,
and second – to invest in the safety of today’s Open Wheel
racers.
Part of Marvuglio’s vision was to set up a formalized driving
school, and there was no better choice of partner than Bobby
Seymour of Seymour Enterprises and the First Turn Driving
Experience – a professional Open Wheel driving school for up and
coming racers. Together, they hope that the first annual event
on October 12th will both assist new & curious drivers how to
properly and safely handle & set up an Open Wheel race car.
“This is an excellent learning experience, and for an excellent
cause,” states Seymour. “For a relatively small investment, an
interested racer can try their hand at driving a full size
midget, and gain valuable experience from a number of
experienced drivers. They will walk away from this experience
knowing whether this is truly something they would like to do or
not,” commented Seymour.
Pricing for the school starts at $395 and proceeds will benefit
the Foundation. For more information, contact Bobby Seymour at
508-485-5605,
info@theracedepot.com or Deb Marvuglio,
shanebelieve@comcast.net. |
TRY DRIVING A MIDGET FOR THE FIRST TIME,
LEARNING FROM SOME OF NEMA'S BEST DRIVERS, OR
JUST COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE
SHANE HAMMOND BELIEVE FOUNDATION.
Pricing Starts at $ 395.00
Proceeds will benefit The Foundation
For more info contact:
Bobby Seymour at 508-485-5605
info@theracedepot.com
or
Deb Marvuglio
shanebelieve@comcast.net |
PDF of SHBF School Flyer HERE
Special Rate of $79.00 per night at the Rodeway Inn
for
any participant in the First Annual Shane Hammond Driving
School.
Please contact hotel directly and mention the event.
Waterford
Rodeway Inn - 211 Parkway N - Waterford, CT 06385
(860) 442-7227 - www.rodewayinn.com |
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