Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton was a Canadian racing driver who raced in the TM Master Cup series for Xenos. He was killed during the 2011 Round of Brazil.

Hamilton was born in 1985 in Toronto, Ontario. His racing career began when Leonid Roderick hired him to drive in the ARLA Elite Series. His teammate was former TM Master Cup Series champion Matt Taylor, whom Hamilton easily beat on a regular basis. Hamilton developed an intense rivalry with Ryan Baldwell, which carried over into 2010 when both Hamilton and the Livonia, Michigan native moved up to the TM Junior Series. Hamilton took the series by storm and won the championship. This impressed the owners of the Xenos Racing team, who decided to hire him to drive the #46 Hanmore / Toronto Auto Group car in the TM Master Cup Series for 2011. He had an up and down year, but showed signs of speed.

Death and Aftermath
During the 2011 Round of Brazil, Hamilton was involved in an accident with Cesar Vila Nova and Avery Holtzmann. Hamilton suffered a head injury and ultimately passed away as a result. Following his death, there were outcries for saftey improvements. Earlier that year at the 2011 Round of Daytona, Leslie Riggs and Woody Watts were very seriously injured in an accident. Riggs was out for the season, and it took Watts years to recover from his injuries. Casey Lester blamed the accident on Villa Nova, going as far as to call for criminal charges to be filed against the Brazilian driver. Alexis Rainsford called this "childish". Leonid Roderick ran with Scott Hamilton's helmet in the following race at Decatur Raceway. Hamilton's #46 was retired for a year after the incident, and his former teammate Robert Dorian, ran a black car as tribute to Hamilton. Following the race, Cameron Taylor auctioned a used racing helmet from the Decatur race and gave the proceeds to Hamilton's memorial trust fund.

Hamilton had the distinction of being the final TM Junior Series champion in 2010.

Leonid Roderick admitted in an interview in 2013 that he still thinks about Hamilton during race weekends. Roderick, however, said some things "might sound a bit crazy" in regards to some of his thoughts.

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