Name: Sam Abay
Team: Team Loctite
Nationality: Australian
Date of birth: 30/09/1987
Interests: Fitness, Surfing, Jet skiing
Hidden talent: Muffin Baking
"Sam is one of the brightest young racing prospects I have see"seen in my long career and that is why I'm actively involved in helping him."
- John Bowe
Former Australian Touring Car Champion, Australian Drivers Champion and two time Bathurst winner.
It was apparent as toddler that Sam was destined to be a racing driver – any toys without wheels were of little interest. The charismatic teenager began racing karts at the age of 9, establishing himself as the dominant force in Australian karting.
At the age of 16, driving a Porsche race car supplied by actor Eric Bana, Sam obtained his car racing license. In the process he smashed the Calder Park Raceway lap record for the highly competitive Porsche Challenge – he had never driven a road or race car of any type before that day!
2006 saw the karting star drive for leading Formula BMW team, E-Rain Racing.
Sam stunned the establishment in his first Formula BMW test shattering the preexisting lap record at the Sepang Grand Prix Track in Malaysia by an amazing 1.7 seconds. Sam has quickly established himself as the class of the field leading the Formula BMW Asia Championship until the final race of the season.
"I have come to be an admirer of Sam's natural talent, determination, attitude and obsessive motivation, which gives Sam the chance to succeed at any level."
- Eric Bana
Australian born Eric Bana is one of Hollywood's leading actors … and he LOVES to race cars!
CAREER SUMMARY
2007: Car Racing (Formula BMW UK)
2006: Car Racing (Formula BMW Asia)
2003 - 2005: Karting (Rotax Max Class)
2001 - 2002: Karting (Junior Clubman Class)
1998 - 2000: Karting (Midgets & Rookie Classes)
SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2006 2nd place Formula BMW Asia Championship.
2006 Competes in the BMW M3 Track Attack at the Australian Formula
One Grand Prix – Teams with Bruno Senna to win the event.
2006 Smashes the Formula BMW lap record at the Sepang Grand Prix
Circuit during pre-season testing.
2005 Selected by the CAMS Australian Motorsport Foundation as one of five Australian racing drivers to attend their "Elite Driver Development Program" at the Australian Institute of Sport.
2005 Winner of the Delliotte Rising Sports Star award.
2004 'Karter of the Year'
2004 Winner of the Rotax Max Karting GKCV Championship.
2003 Winner of the Rotax Max Karting GKCV Championship.
2002 2nd Victorian Open Titles - Junior Clubman Class.
2001 Winner of the prestigious Portland Street Kart Grand Prix.
AND…
From Sam’s earliest karting days he’s had a Buddha that rides with him in every vehicle he races. Naturally Sam’s Buddha travels with him in his Team Loctite Formula BMW.
