When
the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) joined FEGAT in the
early 1980’s that earned the organization to opportunity to name the American
entrant in the FEGAT World Championship for Amateur Drivers (the World
Cup). Although this competition started
as an event every four years it has melded into an international competition
every two years.
Hannah
Miller, the USA’s National Amateur Driver of 2015, will carry America’s colors
when she competes in six races against her counterparts from 13 other
international countries in Budapest, Hungary beginning August
31 and continuing until September 4.
“I’m
proud and overwhelmed in being the American representative to the World Cup,”
Ms. Miller said. “It will be challenging for me to compete mostly against men
who, for the most part, are seasoned veterans, but I look forward to the
challenge and I hope I do well."
Miller
is the daughter of trainer Erv Miller, the 2005 Trainer of the Year and number
three ranked trainer in his in terms of wins with more than 4800, and is the
sister of professional driver Marcus Miller.
“Hurricane
Hannah” Miller, 24, is a member of many amateur driving clubs including among
others, the Billings Series, NAADA, and the Catskill Amateur Drivers Club, and
not surprisingly she is the current leader in each series.
Last
year when she won the National Amateur Drivers Award she had driven 32 winners,
the most ever by an amateur in one season.
She already has 27 wins and is on target to eclipse last season’s stats.
According
to NAADA president Joe Faraldo, “Hannah is the best and we’re sending our best
to Budapest to race in the World Cup.”
Hannah
is no stranger to racing abroad having anchored the American Team when they
traveled to Majorca last fall to race against the Spanish amateurs. And earlier
she was on the American team which traveled to greater Naples, Italy to race
against their veteran amateurs.
Slated
to leave for Budapest on August 29 Hannah will be joined by her parents Erv and
Heidi Miller, her boyfriend Nick Surick and NAADA founder and president, Joe
Faraldo along with his wife Yma.
