Romain Gerard Michel Thievin (born 13 March 1979) is a five-time French champion in car racing and also a co-presenter of FAST CLUB, a car TV show broadcasting on W9 channel in France and Belgium.
Thievin is the founder and owner of the racing school Cascadevents in France, and Exotics Racing, a racing school based at Las Vegas Motor Speedway since 2009. In 2003, he won a Taurus World Stunt Award for his work as a stunt driver in The Bourne Identity. He is currently CEO of Speed Vegas motorpark.
Racing accomplishments
1996: Formula Renault French Championship – 7th place overall 1997: Citroen Saxo Cup – 10th best rookie of the year 1998: Renault Megane Trophy – 5th best rookie of the year 1999: Peugeot 106 Trophy – 2nd overall, Win at the 12 Hours of Le Mans 2000: Peugeot 306 Cup – Won Championship 2001: Superproduction French Championship with a Peugeot 306 Maxi: won championship, 13 wins over 14 races Peugeot 206 CC Cup: won championship and best rookie 2002: Official Driver for Peugeot in the French National Championship of Touring Cars (Supertourisme), in a Peugeot 406 Silhouette: 10th overall in the “A” Championship with a “B” : Championship car GT French Championship: 2 races in a Venturi LM400 2009: 5 races in the Racecar Euro Series as TV host for French car TV show FAST CLUB – 2 wins, 3 podiums 2011: Racecar Euro Series: Driver with the Fast Club team in the #99 Ford Mustang Finished in 2nd place 2011: World Touring Racecar at Daytona International Speedway 2nd place in the Sprint GT 1 Race at Daytona International Speedway 3rd place in the Endurance Louis Chevrolet Race at Daytona International Speedway 2012: NASCAR Euro Series: Driver with the Exotics Racing team in the #99 Dodge Challenger. 1st runner-up of the Elite Division and Victory in Team classification with David Perisset. 2013: NASCAR Super Late Model division at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 3rd overall, 1 win, Best rookie, 1st frenchman to win a nascar race in USA.
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