Vale – Kevin Shearer
February 24, 2010
CAMS is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of its longest serving Historic Eligibility Officers, Kevin Shearer, following a battle with cancer.
Kevin, 72, was widely respected for his knowledge of historic competition. He was a strong advocate for CAMS and worked hard to maintain a strong and mutual beneficial relationship between all groups for the benefit of motor sport. His passion for historics saw him compete at race circuits and hillclimbs all over the East Coast of Australia.
From the early 1970s Kevin could be found working as a track official at Collingrove amongst other volunteer work before making his first competitive outing in an historic vehicle in 1973. He soon became very proficient in competition obtaining class track records at Collingrove, Adelaide International Raceway, Mallala Motorsport Park, Winton Raceway and Amaroo Park.
Kevin’s love and passion for motor sport did not stop at competition. He had a long involvement with the Sporting Car Club of South Australia as a committee member of the Veteran Section, Vintage Section and Historic Racing Register – culminating with a long term as the Chairman of the latter. His volunteer roles within the club resulted in being presented with the Histcomp Trophy for services to the club in 1978 and life membership in 2002.
Kevin was also an outstanding CAMS scrutineer and provided these services to many race meetings in South Australia when he wasn’t able to compete including events such as the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, the Le Mans race and the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar event. Kevin was also one of the biggest influences on drift events being so successful in South Australia under CAMS where he took on the inaugural Chief Scrutineer role until his illness in 2007.
CAMS extends its sincere condolences to Kevin’s wife Joan and to his family and friends during this sad time.
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