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"The news of Sean Edwards&amp;#039; tragic death in Australia on Tuesday, from an accident while he was instructing from the passenger seat during a private coaching session at Queensland Raceway, is a fresh wound to racing fans everywhere.  For those who have had an eye on England&amp;#039;s up-and-coming racing stars, October 15th has been added to what has become a sorrowful two-day span. The loss of two-time Indy 500 winner and 2005 IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon occurred during the IndyCar finale at Las Vegas on the 16th in 2011.  At just 26 years old, Edwards had already established himself as one of the hardest chargers among a packed class of tin-top drivers. His reputation was built driving Porsche Cup cars up to-and occasionally well beyond-their intended limits, which endeared him to fans throughout the world.   Edwards established himself as a star of the future after securing the inaugural FIA GT3 championship in 2006-while in his teens-and continued to build his resume in Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup competition in the ensuing years. His versatility was demonstrated with the Black Falcon endurance racing team, where he claimed wins this year at the N\u00FCrburgring 24 Hours and the 24 Hours of Dubai. In North America, Edwards&amp;#039; strongest impressions were made this season in the American Le Mans Series.  Wielding-and that term best fits his driving style-the Momo-sponsored No. 30 NGT Porsche in the GTC category, Edwards and co-driver Henrique Cisneros claimed a memorable victory on the streets of Long Beach in April, and despite missing two ALMS rounds due to Supercup conflicts, holds fifth in the standings entering this weekend&amp;#039;s series finale at Petit Le Mans.  Edwards, who continued to contest the Porsche Supercup championship in Germany, leads the championship with four victories and one event left on the calendar.   Sadly, we&amp;#039;re left to ponder what Edwards could have achieved. With those two rounds factored in, he could be vying for the GTC championship on Saturday. Depending on how the Supercup finale ends at Yas Marina, he could be awarded the title posthumously.  &amp;quot;We spoke pretty frequently after Allan Simonsen passed at Le Mans and he was determined to raise awareness about safety,&amp;quot; said Porsche factory driver Patrick Long. &amp;quot;The timing and the irony of Sean&amp;#039;s loss is tough to accept. He was on the rise, was leading the Porsche Supercup championship, which is the toughest one-make series in the world, and it&amp;#039;s a pretty shocking blow to the sports car world. All of our thoughts are with him, his family and his friends.&amp;quot;  With his reputation for speed and unrelenting determination, Edwards would have been a perfect candidate for Porsche&amp;#039;s full-fledged factory GT effort.  With more time, which came to a cruel and unfitting end for Edwards, he could have imprinted more memories on those who had the good fortune to drive with him or were lucky enough to see him drive.  We lost Wheldon after he reached the mountaintop. Edwards was still on his ascent-far from the summit-but not far from where he would have eventually stood. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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