Shaun Hollamby
Encyclopedia
Shaun Hollamby is a British
auto racing
driver. He is managing director of AmD Essex
a performance tuning company based in West Thurrock
, Essex
. In 2010 he drove a Volkswagen Golf
in the British Touring Car Championship
. Results were mixed as the car was new to UK circuits and the team failed to have sufficient setup data from previous years.
, Kent
with his wife, Corinne, and two daughters, Josie and Lottie.
United Kingdom
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auto racing
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
driver. He is managing director of AmD Essex
AmD Essex
AmD Technik Essex is a British car tuning company and auto racing team.The company was formed in 1987, specialising in the Volkswagen-Audi marque, forming their own VW-backed race team in 1990. They went on to win many championships with AmD-built and tuned Volkswagen Golfs...
a performance tuning company based in West Thurrock
West Thurrock
West Thurrock is a traditional Church of England parish and town in Thurrock, Essex, England, located 17.5 miles east south-east of Charing Cross, London.-Location:...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. In 2010 he drove a Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen Golf
The Volkswagen Golf is a small family car manufactured by Volkswagen since 1974 and marketed worldwide across six generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates – as the Volkswagen Rabbit in the United States and Canada , and as the Volkswagen Caribe in Mexico .The...
in the British Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship
The British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
. Results were mixed as the car was new to UK circuits and the team failed to have sufficient setup data from previous years.
Motorsport History
- 1978–85, Karting
- 1986, Formula Vee
- 1987–88, Formula First
- 1989, Multisports- Champion
- 1990, Formula Ford
- 1997–present, TV Director for Formula One Management (FOM)
- 2003–2005, Volkswagen Racing Cup
- 2008, Dunlop Sportmaxx Cup
- 2008–2010, European Time Attack
- 2010–, British Touring Car Championship (BTCC)
Personal
He currently lives in OrpingtonOrpington
Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. It forms the southeastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
with his wife, Corinne, and two daughters, Josie and Lottie.