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GOING AROUND THE BEND WITH SAM SHAHIN

By Bruce Williams

Date posted: July 29, 2022

In the latest issue of AUTO ACTION, our man Paul Gover sat down with ‘The Bends’ co-owner and developer Sam Shahin to talk a bit about his life, how he came to be a successful businessman and his love of motorsport. A passion that has seen him and his family build one of the great motorsport venues in Australia.

It’s a great insight into an immigrant family who have done well and have dedicated some of their wealth and energy into delivering a world class motorsport facility for the people of South Australia.

Sam talks about his motivations to race, the future plans for facility and talks about the hard work that has been put in to get the world class circuit to where it is today.

The latest issue of the magazine is available now in newsagents and convenience stores or you can download the full digital version of the magazine right here.

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