Check out www.socalroc.net and click on the Datsun Heritage Museum link in
the Main Menu. There are a few things going on for Mr. K's Birthday you can
help in celebrating
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Scott Sheeler <poontang188@hotmail.com>wrote:
> >From my 2006 email to The List:
>
>
>
> To members of the Roadster List and other friends:
>
> It has occured to me that everyone who has enjoyed, or is enjoying, a
> Datsun
> roadster - in any shape or condition - should understand its roots. Without
> being long-winded (but I probably will be), the Datsun roadster owes a
> great
> deal, if not all, of its success to Mr. Yutaka Katayama - "Mr. K." as he
> has
> come to be called.
>
> Rob Beddington of fairlady.org writes:
>
> "If you do a website search of 'Katayama' on www.fairlady.org you will see
> that not only was Mr K the driving force behind roadster racing in the USA
> but his acts of support to individuals and teams at grass roots level were
> legendary.
>
> Among many acts of generosity (and corporate shrewdness) Mr K. gave Bob
> Sharp 5 'salt-damaged' Datsun 2000s on the East Coast in recognition of his
> success with the 1500 and 1600, he by-passed an unhappy Dick Roberts at the
> Datsun's Competition department to arrange the two 2000's for Pete Brock
> direct from Japan, and he gave Jack Scoville an engine for the car that
> went
> on to win the Datsun 2000 its first national championship.
>
> So without Mr K there would have been no BRE roadster team (so no BRE 510
> or
> 240Z), much less of a racing heritage, which is still recognised today, and
> of course, less Datsuns on the road - "race on Sunday, sell on Monday."
>
> Thanks, Rob.
>
> On September 15, 2009 Mr. K will be 100 years old.
>
> I would like to ask everyone on the list to send Mr. K an email birthday
> wish - nothing fancy - just
>
> Subject - "Happy Birthday"
>
>
> "Mr. Katayama, thank you for your years of support for the Datsun roadster
> -
> my roadster has given me a lot of enjoyment and great times. Best wishes on
> your 100th birthday"
>
> or something like that. His secretary says that attachments cannot be
> received so the "shorter the better" and no pictures.
>
> The email address should be: mr.k@able.ocn.ne.jp
>
> It won't take long and will be a nice gesture to a man who, 49 years ago,
> laid the groundwork for the reason this "list" even exists.
>
> Please remember to send it on September 14 since that will September 15 in
> Japan.
>
> Thanks in advance for the support.
>
> Scott Sheeler
> The Datsun Roadster Book
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