Austin Chamber Of Commerce - Blog: Who Is Race Car Driver Ryan Shehan?

Austin TX

24 September, 2021

12:10 PM

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Press release from the Austin Chamber of Commerce - Blog: 09/23/2021 Growing up in Austin, I've been exposed to many different things I now love. Tex-Mex, music, and most importantly, motorsports. In 2013, at the age of 8, I attended my first SVRA (Sportscar Vintage Racing Association) event at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA). Being able to get up close and personal with race cars from almost 100 years of the sports history made me instantly fall in love with all things racing. A little under a year later we bought my first race kart from a local family and started to run local and regional races all around my home state of Texas, winning numerous races and championships along the way. In 2017 I moved to higher-level national kart races that were held around the country. The best of the best raced here and I was determined to make my mark. Progressing through the karting ranks and classes, and eventually joining Crosslink Competition, my experience, knowledge, and opportunities grew, even getting to race abroad at the famed Le Mans circuit in France in 2019. While keeping up with travel, racing, and school, I also established a new business, Ryan Shehan Racing, to help fund my career and to make my partners dollar really count. This press release was produced by the Austin Chamber of Commerce - Blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.