Securing a Supercars event was a big milestone for the circuit, while Shahin has also spoken of wanting to attract the likes of MotoGP and the World Endurance Championship. Shahin has described the creation of The Bend as an opportunity to give back to the community that has given his family so much.
He trained as a doctor, before leaving medicine to help grow the family empire, during which time he fell in love with motorsport. The driving force behind the creation of The Bend has been Sam Shahin, who was 16 when the family moved to Australia Sam Shahin with SA Premier Steven Marshall In 2001, Fred Shahin was awarded a medal of the Order Of Australia for services to the community.
The business has grown exponentially from there, redefining petrol stations as all-encompassing retailing outlets. He went on to work for the United Nations, before moving to Adelaide in 1984 where, unable to find work, he bought his own petrol station in the suburb of Woodville. Peregrine boasts annual revenues in excess of $2 billion and employs over 3,500 people, mainly through its network of more than 130 On the Run service stations across the state.įounded in 1984 by the late Fred Shahin, who died in 2009, Peregrine is now operated by his three sons Charlie, Sam and Yasser.įred had fled his native, war-torn Palestine with his family in 1948 at the age of 10, seeking refuge in Lebanon.
The Bend Motorsport Park is a project of South Australia’s largest private company, The Peregrine Corporation. As the countdown to the OTR SuperSprint continues, we take a closer look at the people and place behind Supercars' newest race.įrom left: Charlie, Yasser, Fred and Sam Shahin
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