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The North East Midget Association, in conjunction with the Shane Hammond Believe Foundation, is proud to announce the first annual Shane Hammond Memorial race at Waterford Speedbowl on Saturday, July 24th to celebrate the life of the 27 year old racer, who was killed in April of 2008 on lap three of Thompson International Speedway's Icebreaker.


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.


"It was too early for me, until this point, to be able to handle a Memorial race," said Hammond's mother, Deb Marvuglio. "However, now seems like the right time, and we're very excited to put together a race to celebrate Shane's life. It should be a great day for all involved."


The day will start with practice, followed by 10 lap heat races - inclusive of prize money, incentive points to attend the event and a 27 lap feature event, for a total of 37 laps, celebrating Hammond's #37G. The Club will also host a picnic for all racers and those involved in the event immediately after the race ends that evening to provide for the celebration and commemoration of Hammond's life.


"Waterford is the ideal place to host this race," said NEMA President Mike Scrivani. "Not many people realize this, but July 24th at Waterford Speedbowl was actually the same date and race track where Shane ran his first midget race."


NEMA has also generated a number of featured sponsors for the event and would like to thank all of them including Circle Performance, Motor Cars International, Crown Collision, Bertrand Motorsports, The Race Depot/First Turn Driving Experience, Mike & Lu Jarrett, Thompson International Speedway and Atlantic Trophies, Tom O'Briend Hyandai.

Also, Corporate sponsor space still available
Laps and positions available for sponsorship as little as $20.00
Email or call the Shane Believe Foundation
Deb Marvuglio
Shane's mom
Shane Hammond Believe Foundation



More information can be found on the event over the next two weeks on www.nemaracing.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136336033055562&ref=mf