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GRANT HAMON
JOINS ANDRA
BOARD
The Australian National Drag Racing Association
was pleased to recently welcome Grant Hamon
to its board.
Hamon brings to the ANDRA board a wealth of knowledge and
experience following some 35 years spent in motorsport, both
as a competitor and a sports administrator.
In 2007, Hamon was a driving force behind the creation of
MotorSports NT Inc.
As the peak motorsports body in the Northern Territory,
Motorsports NT acts on behalf of its affi liated motorsport
clubs in liaising with the Northern Territory government.
After a long tenure, August of this year saw Hamon step
down from his volunteer role as President of this important
organisation.
Hamon’s motorsport experience is not restricted to his
Motorsports NT involvement by any stretch of the imagination.
In the 1980s, he spent time in Speedway before taking on
the role of President of the Darwin Karting Association at
Hidden Valley through the 1990s. He was also President of the
Northern Territory Motorsports Council, which in 2002, was the
peak body for motorsport operating at Hidden Valley Raceway. “I have some strengths in relation to governance across 20
diff erent affi liated clubs under MotorSports NT and how we
have grown that over time. I also have knowledge of risk
management and understand governance.
Hamon is regarded as one of the most signifi cant and
infl uential people in Territory motor sports, so to have him sit
on the board is a huge coup for ANDRA and its members. “I’m looking forward to working closely with the ANDRA
board and providing a positive contribution to drag racing and
motorsport.”
“I have grown to like the sport of drag racing thanks to
MotorSport NT and its involvement with the successful Nitro
Up North event,” Hamon said. ANDRA hopes you will join with them in welcoming Hamon to
this new appointment.
“There is a lot of passion and a lot of great people in the sport
and I believe it has a lot of potential to grow and expand.
“I recently retired from my position with MotorSport NT and
had been in discussion with ANDRA over the past six months.
“It’s exciting to have Grant agree to join the ANDRA Board,
with his many years of experience across various types of
motorsport and a long list of achievements it can only be
a positive step forward and I look forward to working with
Grant,” Acting ANDRA Chairman, Nathan Peirano, said.
“I certainly needed to keep myself occupied,” he laughed, “and
in the end, I was more than happy to consider it and have a go.
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