West Long Branch, New Jersey
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) is an American racing driver. Hindman won the
2014
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Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
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in the GS class. He also was selected by
BMW Motorsport
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The current organisation is a ...
for their junior program in 2015.
Career
Karting
Hindman started karting at eight years old at his local kart track
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, originally known as Madison Township Raceway Park, is an American auto racing facility located in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States (with an Englishtown ZIP code).
History
Rac ...
. In 2004, Hindman competed in the Junior Sportsman category at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The young driver won the category in 2006 at the local track and also the
New Jersey
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state championship. In the same year Hindman also made his debut in the
World Karting Association
The World Karting Association, or WKA, is the largest sanctioning body for kart racing in North America. The WKA was founded in 1971 and is located directly behind Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The WKA is believed to curren ...
. Trent Hindman won his first national karting championship in 2008. The young talent won the
Stars of Karting
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national championship in the Cadet class. In 2009 Hindman achieved podium classifications in various World Karting Association classes.
Formula racing
In 2009 Hindman completed the
Skip Barber Racing School
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History
In 1975, Skip Barber started the Skip Barber School of High Performance Driving at Riverside International Raceway. In 19 ...
with driver coach Steve Welk. He subsequently ran his first race at
Road America
Road America is a motorsport Road racing, road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the IndyCar Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship, Sports Car Club ...
where he finished fifth. Trent finishes fourth in the final point standings of the Skip Barber Southern Series. He continued competing in the Skip Barber National Championship throughout 2010 and 2011. In 2011 Hindman won two races at
Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, Connecticut, Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner. Built in 1956, it is the nation's thi ...
and one race at
Autobahn Country Club
Autobahn Country Club is an auto racing road course located in Joliet, Illinois, operated as a country club, while also hosting many outside events. Autobahn was the first purpose-built motorsports country club in the United States, and has ins ...
marking his first wins in autosport. He ended up second in the point standings, behind Scott Anderson, but in front of
Brandon Newey
Brandon Newey (born August 18, 1992) is a former American racing driver. He was classified second in the 2012 F1600 Championship Series season. In 2014 he competed in the Pro Mazda Championship.
Karting
Brandon started his career in karts at N ...
. The talented driver in 2011 selected for the Mazdaspeed Motorsports Development Driver program, was highly successful in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship. Running with Brian Graham Racing Hindman won nine out of twelve races. He also competed at the
Formula Ford Festival
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finishing ninth.
For 2012 Hindman joined the
Mazda Road to Indy
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competing in the
USF2000
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. Running with
Cape Motorsports
Cape Motorsports is an American motorsport team that currently competes in Indy NXT. The team was founded in 2001 by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape.
History
Cape Motorsports was founded in 2001 by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape. The ...
with
Wayne Taylor Racing
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Hindman scored two podium finishes and ended up fifth in the
2012
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final standings.
Touring cars
After his USF2000 campaign Hindman focussed on GT racing and touring cars. For 2013 Hindman competed full-time in the amateur based SCCA Majors Tour in the GT2 class. Racing with Fall-Line Motorsports in a Porsche 911 GT3 997 Hindman won eight races and clinched the
SCCA
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Nationwide championship. During the season Hindman won the prestigious
SCCA June Sprints
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and achieved a second place at the
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
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. He also competed in the
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
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in the GS class in a
BMW M3
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The initial mod ...
achieving one podium at
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
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. The following year Hindman won the championship after winning races at Laguna Seca and
Circuit of the Americas
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.
For 2015 Hindman again raced in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. Hindman also made his debut in the
24 Hours of Zolder
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The race was initially held in 1977, and has run every year except for 1988. In 1989 a GT car won for t ...
. At the Belgian racetrack Hindman was part of the
BMW Motorsport
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The current organisation is a ...
Dirk Adorf
Dirk Adorf (born 10 July 1969 in Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German racing driver.
Starting with small cars, he won the Nürburgring VLN German Endurance Trophy in 1992, 1996 and 1997.Walkenhorst Motorsport finished fifteenth overall, ninth in class.
Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
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, where he attended
Ocean Township High School
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.USF2000 – Summer Vacation Over for Hindman , Trent Hindman, August 12, 2012. Accessed October 25, 2015. "While Trent Hindman's senior year at Ocean Township High School doesn't begin until September 5th, his open-wheel education picks up after a six-week break this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sport Car Course, for Round 6 and 7 of the 2012 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. 'I can't wait to get back into the car', said Hindman from his Wayside, N.J. home."