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Re: DTN Nomination #1

To: dg50@daimlerchrysler.com
Subject: Re: DTN Nomination #1
From: Gail/Sid deLeon <deleon@sstar.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 17:35:43 -0500
Doug,
Ian sounds like a very fine person and a credit to his region.But how do we
send a street mod. driver to nat's if there's no class for him to run?
Sid.

dg50@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:

> Given that 2000 appears to be the year of Street Modified, and given that
> we need 15 drivers in SM at Nationals to qualify for a jacket, I think it's
> only appropriate that the DTN be a Street Modified driver.
>
> However, I have someone who I think qualifies for consideration for DTN  on
> his own merits.
>
> Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to nominate Ian McFetridge for DTN 2000.
>
> Ian is not from my Region, but I have known him for a couple of years now
> through his presence on the Talon Digest and here on Team.Net. I first met
> him at Harrisburg in 1999, where he ran in ESP, in an early Talon with
> nonfunctional shocks. (I took the car out for a spin, and it was like
> driving four pogo sticks in loose formation) He has also made it as far
> west as the annual DSM Shootout in Ohio, but he never seems to make it to
> Kansas.
>
> Ian did something really special this year: Not only did he jump into SM
> with both feet as one of the early adopters, he took my "go forth and
> recruit newbies to the sport - and then keep them there!" philosophy
> completely to heart, and then proceeded to do a much better job of putting
> that into practice than I could. Ian has been dragging new people into the
> sport of autocross at an alarming rate, and the people he brings in seem to
> stay in. If I had an Ian in every region, SM would rule the world. :) Ian's
> Region consistantly has the highest participation numbers in the country,
> and I suspect Ian is a large reason why.
>
> And he's also managed to develop into a first-class competitor, and is a an
> all-around nice guy to boot.
>
> Given the amazing amount of work he has personally put into the promotion
> of Street Modified and the sport as a whole, I can't think of a better way
> to reward this level of personal dedication than to make Ian DTN 2000.
>
> For your consideration, ladies and gentlemen.
>
> (Karl, Kent, and Karen, this is where you back me up :)
>
> DG


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