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The First Turn Midget Driving Experience school is designed to give the newcomer to asphalt midget racing the seat time and one-on-one instruction needed to become successful in midget racing. Our cars are the current Hawk Midget Chassis with Ford Focus racing engines as used in the NEMA Lites racing series.

The First Turn is owned and operated by NEMA championship driver and car owner Bobby Seymour of Marlboro, MA.
 

The First Annual Shane Hammond Driving School Monday, October 12th - Waterford Speedbowl PDF of SHBF School Flyer HERE Presented by 10/12/09 Photo Page HERE

August 28th Session - Seekonk Speedway - Seekonk, MA 8/28/09 Photo Page HERE

Bobby Seymour's Career Highlights:
1987 NEMA Championship Driver
23 NEMA Midget Wins
2 ARDC Midget Wins
1989 Hoosier Autumn Classic Winner (Plymouth, Indiana)
1999 Boston Louie Memorial Classic Winner
Owner of USAC Silver Crown car from 1996 to 2007 with drivers Bentley Warren, Bobby Santos III, Ken Schrader, Brad
Noffsinger, Dave Blaney, and Tony Stewart.
Four years as instructor at the Richard Petty Driving Experience - the Petty stock cars, the Mercedes Benz "On Track"
Experience, and the Dodge SRT Challenge.

Program 1:
This experience is ideal for a racer to acquire seat time and feel how a midget reacts, while following one of our professional instructors in an identical midget.
Total Laps: 25
Price: $ 495.

Program 2:
This package gives the racer five, ten-lap sessions to learn the proper line, work their way up to speed, find the correct
acceleration points, and develop good car control. After each session, the instructor will critique the run and make
suggestions to improve the driver's performance.
Total Laps: 50
Price: $ 895.

Program 3:
Includes all of Program 2 and adds five more ten-lap sessions at higher speed. A passing drill will also be executed at the
end of the session.
Total laps: 100
Price: $ 1595.