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HOBIE CONWAY, A VENTURA RACEWAY ORIGINAL |
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VENTURA, Calif. (June 2, 2008) – Every racetrack needs a Hobie Conway, but Ventura Raceway has the original. Conway, who lives in Ventura, has worked or raced at the track for half of her 30 years. She has competed in three divisions and has served the track as an Emergency Medical Technician, among other jobs. “She has become the most devoted person you could ever imagine,” said Raceway promoter Jim Naylor. “We’re very lucky to have her.” The track hosts six divisions of racing this weekend: The VRA Sprint Cars, Dwarf Cars, Junior Midgets, Mini Dwarfs (both the Piston and Supercharger classes) and the IMCA Modifieds. The spectator gates open at 3 p.m. and the youth classes start their heat races at 3:30. The 1999 Street Stock Rookie of the Year, Conway now drives sprint cars when she isn’t working for sprint car team owner Cory Kruseman or working at Ventura. “I like driving,” Conway said. “But I like being an EMT and helping the other drivers.” Her racing experience gives Conway extra empathy when she cares for a driver involved in a racing incident. And, since she has worked at the track for so long, she knows the drivers and they know her. “She’s always been a great EMT,” Naylor said. “She will be the first one in the car. She goes the extra mile.” Naylor said that Conway’s dedication to the facility and to the track’s extended family sets her apart. He said Conway’s wide range of experience makes her invaluable. “Because she’s raced, she has a good feeling for what needs to happen,” the promoter said. “Sometimes she waters the track with the smaller water rig. She knows what the track needs and she’s good at getting the right moisture sprayed out.” It’s a tricky job, matching the ambient conditions to the track surface. But then, it’s a tricky job to steer a rampaging sprint car around Ventura’s clay oval, too, and there is nothing easy about becoming an EMT. Hobie Conway does all those things and Ventura Raceway is glad to have her. More information about Ventura Raceway is available at www.venturaraceway.com. |
