Community & Sponsorship
UEA have made a commitment to sponsor charity groups, community organisations, sporting teams and individuals since its inception over ten years ago. The company directors all come from the Goulburn region of NSW and have been avid sponsors of many local junior sporting teams in soccer, basket ball and AFL. For the past eight years we have also donated money to the Special Children's Christmas Party and the Cancer Council.
Sponsorships
IAN BURROWS - SPRINT CAR
UEA have sponsored Goulburn based driver Ian Burrows # 27 in his attempts to contest the Parramatta City Raceway sprint car title for the past 3 years. Ian has been a long standing competitor in speedway, first with sliders then as a Formula 500 speedway driver with numerous local and state titles to his name - Sprint Cars were a natural progression for him and his desire to progress his racing career. His attempts to stamp his mark in the 2007/08 season were marred with a bad crash in November 2007; he is now looking forward to the next few years and the competition that comes with it. Despite a number of A main finishes throughout the past 5 years it’s been a big learning curve coming from Formula 500. Initially starting with a Craig Dollansky Maxim chassis and a Max Dumesny 372cc Maxwill engine, Ian now runs a Maxim chassis and a Craig Dollansky 410cc engine. The team is starting to work out the magic that's needed to run these cars on the various track conditions which are constantly changing.
Troy Herfoss - Australian Superbikes
UEA have sponsored Troy Herfoss for the past 5 years in motorcycle racing. In 2006 after a successful career of dirt track and Supermoto racing in Australia Troy went to America to contest the AMA Supermoto series. By 2008 he had won the prestigious 450cc title with the HMC KTM team. Troy returned home to Australia to pursue a career in road racing and in 2009 joined the Joe Rocket Suzuki Team riding in his rookie year in the 600 Supersport Series. Troy won the series in 2010 with a convincing display of talent that earned him the “Rising Star” award at the annual Australian Superbike Awards night. For 2011 he will again ride for the Suzuki Team on a 1000cc in the Australian Superbike series.
To date, Troy has been able to accomplish some major national and international results:
Results:
2010: 1st - Australian Supersport Championship
2009: 5th - Australian Supersport Championship
2007: 3rd - AMA Supermoto Championship
2006: 6th - AMA Supermoto Championship
2006: 1st - Australian Supermoto National Champion
2005: 14th - AMA Supermoto Championship
2005: 3rd - AMA Supermoto Unlimited Championship
Career Highlights:
2004: Australian 250 and 450 Dirt Track National Champion
2005: 1st - Australia v America Supermoto
2008: 2nd - San Diego X-Games Supermoto
2008: 1st - AMA Supermoto Championship
2010: 1st - Australian Supersport Championship
Click here to follow Troy’s progress in this year’s Australian Superbike Championship.
WILLIE KICKETT - SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT BOXER
UEA are a proud sponsor of “Cool Willie” Kickett, the best home grown boxing talent since Lionel Rose. Having grown up in Balga, Perth, and coming from a family of boxers, the Super Featherweight fighter is now officially the next big thing on the Australian Boxing Scene.
After making his debut in March 2007, it wasn’t long before Willie started generating some major headlines. An impressive natural mover with amazing hand speed, in less than five pro bouts he was already being touted as a future world champion.
Motocross - Under 19 Junior Development Team
After a successful year in 2010 running Pro rider Danny Ham in the MX Nationals, in 2011 UEA Racing will establish a relatively new approach to running a team by selecting 5 young riders from the Goulburn/Canberra region to contest the highly competitive Under 19 MX Nationals and NSW State Series. The team consists of Joe Gillespie #533, Joel Griggs #123, Jack McNeice #265, Lewis Reardon #221 and Sid Rowlands #202. All the riders are of similar skills and will be under the watchful eye of Dave Harvey an internationally experienced MX coach. Our goal is to have all boys qualify for each round - only 40 riders qualify out of the 70 entrants – a top 10 finish for any of the riders will be a great team result.
Click here to follow the results of the UEA Racing under 19 team.
UEA Civil & Mining support Clontarf
The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, self-esteem, life skills and employment prospects of young Aboriginal men and by doing so, equip them to participate more meaningfully in society.
Each Clontarf Academy, formed in partnership with the local school, is focussed on encouraging behavioural change, developing positive attitudes, assisting students to complete school and secure employment. Fundamental to this, is the development of values, skills and abilities that will assist the boys to achieve better life outcomes.
Through a diverse mix of activities, the full-time, local Clontarf staff mentor and counsel students while the school caters for the educational needs of each student.
Since opening its first Academy for 25 boys on the campus of the Clontarf Aboriginal College in Perth, Western Australia in 2000, the Foundation has grown rapidly and has been consistently successful. It now caters for over 2,500 boys in 45 schools across Western Australia, Northern Territory and Victoria.
UEA are proud sponsors of the program, we see it as being an important link for young men to be better prepared for life and a good transition to employment. We also see Clontarf as a future employment strategy for our company with one of our current employees Jeff Farrell (third from left) a successful recipient of the program.
