I am really saddened by the news that Carol Tremblay, the wife of Sylvain Tremblay, was killed in a car accident last Friday in S. Florida. Please keep the Tremblay family and Speedsource team in your prayers.

 

That's terrible news. Sylvain is definitely one of the good guys out there in the Mazda racing community.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/brow...ry/810050.html

 

Oh dear. May she rest in peace. My heart goes out to the Tremblay/Speedsource family...

 

oh that sucks. my best condolences. :/

 

+1 my sincerest condolences

 

Sad to hear of his loss

 

She will be missed, I had met her a few times at the track.

 

OMG thats sooo sad...may she rest in peace

 

I heard about this earlier. Sylvain is such a great guy. I met him at Lime Rock. So sad indeed. My prayers go out to him and his family.

 

So sad. My sincere condolences.

 

Here's the write up from Grand-Am:

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2008) - The Grand-Am family suffered a tragic loss on Thursday when Carol Campbell Tremblay was involved in a fatal traffic accident in South Florida, not far from her home in Coral Springs.

Carol was the devoted wife of Grand-Am Rolex Series driver Sylvain Tremblay. She was the first investor in SpeedSource, and went on to be the office manager, and biggest supporter of her husband's dream of racing. She loved going to the races with her sons as a team, and a family.

Carol, 44, was born in Johnson City, N.Y. on March 10, 1964, the youngest of three sisters. She graduated from James Madison University with a BA in English. On December 7, 1996, she married the love of her life, Sylvain Tremblay.

She was a loving mother whose presence was an immeasurable light, always positive and filled with joy. The light of her life was her two boys Daniel and Alec. Carol loved to donate her time, and was a very active and supportive member of the PTA at Country Hills Elementary school in Coral Springs, Fla.

She is survived by two sons, Daniel Colin Tremblay, 9, Alec Benjamin Tremblay, 6, and her husband, all of Coral Springs; her two sisters Catherine Stine of Seattle, Connie Campbell of Arlington, Va., her mother Polly M. Harris of Fairfax, Va., and her father L. Reginald Campbell of Manassas, Va.

A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008 from 5-7 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in Deerfield Beach, Fla. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the Carol Tremblay Children Trust Fund.

 

Wow, this is so sad,
When I went to the NJ race she made sure I felt welcome in the garage and kept buggin Sylvain to get me hat and she was the one that made sure everyone signed it, she will be missed...
Is anyone putting together a support letter or something that we can send to the SpeedSource family???

 

Rotr8, want to front a presentation when you get to Daytona?

I can't find a site for the Carol Tremblay Childrens Trust Fund. A presentation from the RX-8 Club would be a decent gesture to a great guy, driver and team.

Donations, anyone? I don't "do" Christmas, so I've got some spare...

 

Oh wow - this just sucks.

My prayers go out to the Tremblay family.

 

Yeah that is a great Idea, there are several others that will be there with me...
That would be a good gesture... PM me the site, not sure how we would do that maybe with some help of the mods...

 

I dropped a line to the Contact Us link, awaiting response. Last thing I want to do is step on toes...

 

Terrible. People involved in racing teams should not die in car crashes on the street.

 

My heartfelt condolences to Sylvain and his family over this tragic loss.

 

Very sad indeed.
My sincerest condolences to the entire family.

 

I left Sylvain a message, maybe he will give me call back.

 

Oh God, that is awful... I just met him in October at a Mazda Car show in Chantilly, VA. Super awesome guy.. I feel awful for the family..

 

Very sad news. Terrible thing. My thoughts and prayers go out to Sylvain and the family.

 

Sorry to hear, my prayers will go out to Sylvain and the Speedsource family.

 

May they be together in their dreams.

 

http://grand-am.com/rolex/news/index.cfm?cid=20153

Most of all my heart goes out to their children. To loose a mother at such a young age. Sad day indeed.