Matty Gamache

Jim (left) and                        Sheldon Martin

This part of the Racing 2 Learn program is working with kids who are driving now or want to drive racecars or karts. The team seeks kids with good grades, strong family ties and involvement, and who are hands on with their car and race team. The team helps them with marketing support, which increases exposure for the program and the Racing 2 Learn marketing partners, but also provides advice, information, and general racing assistance. 

One of the student racers is Matty Gamache, a 4th grade go-kart racer who competes regularly at Dodge City Speedway in Howes Cave, NY and other tracks in the region. He not only won the track championship in his class in 2007, 2008, and 2009, he also earned extra “marketing” money due to his good grades. Matty and his younger brother Zack are both racing this year, with their parents close by their side. 

In his 2nd race season is Sheldon Martin. Sheldon is an 11th grade student who is competing in the Pro Stock division at Fonda Speedway, after a highly successful go-kart career. He will be racing alongside his Father, and his Mother and Sister are at the track every weekend with them.

New to the Racing 2 Learn family in 2009 is Stanley Soule.  Stanley is racing at Caroga Creek primarily for the season, and spends time working o nthe kart with his father and mother.