Sean Edwards Foundation
Sean Edwards Foundation – Fast + Safe = Success
The Sean Edwards Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on raising safety awareness in motorsport. We work directly with manufactures, drivers, teams and tracks to conceive and implement risk mitigation initiatives throughout all levels of racing.
Goals:
In just over a century motorsport has grown to become one of the most popular pastimes in the world. But that runaway success has also created fundamental problems where safety is concerned. Racing is inherently dangerous and SEF’s objective is to minimize the risks outside of drivers’ control by:
- Promoting critical issue awareness
- Creating safety education programs
- Providing professional mentorship opportunities
- Advocating for needed changes or regulations
- Implementing standardized safety assessment tools
- Lobbying stakeholders to create mutually beneficial solution
Like many motorsport-focused charities before it, the Sean Edwards Foundation was born out of tragedy. Sean Edwards was killed in Australia on October 15, 2013. He was coaching a rookie driver from the passenger seat when the car left the track due to brake failure and hit a concrete wall.
Several factors contributed to Sean’s death, but had proper Track day protocol been put in place he would be still racing today.
Sean was just 26 years old but had already achieved an impressive racing career including back-to-back Dubai 24h wins, triumph in the Nürburgring 24h race. Winning the FIA GT3 Championship and the drivers Championship in 2006 launched Sean’s European Career.
His mother Daphne McKinley Edwards established the Sean Edwards Foundation in 2014.
Website link : http://seanedwardsfoundation.com
International PR & Marketing
Dimitra Tsitampani
Tel: +44 (0) 7896190290
Email: dima@seanedwardsfoundation.com
Press Officer
Paul Sutcliffe
Tel: +44 (0) 7833606229
Email: paul@seanedwardsfoundation.com