Dave Coleman, now there's an interesting story (younger list members going
"Oh, Gawd, another old fart story!" Yeah, just live with it.).
Dave started off as a NWDE member when he was still in high school in
Seattle. He was co-editor of the NWDELetter. Dropped an L-16 in his roadster
and got it running the day before he headed off to Harvey Mudd College in
Claremont, CA to major in mechanical engineering.
While he was there, he found out about a nationwide contest by Nissan to
take a bunch of engineering students on a tour of their facilities in Japan.
All you had to do was write an essay saying why you should be chosen. Well,
he got one of the slots and spent a couple of weeks there. Met the designers
of the 510 and the Sentra SE-R.
After graduation, he got a job doing product development work for RS
Akimoto. This put him in frequent contact with the people at Sport Compact
Car magazine. After Akimoto tanked, he went to work at SCC as their
Engineering Editor, where he played with all kinds of fun cars, including
some that got famous, like the "Disco Potato" Sentra and the "Blackbird" S13
240SX. Trivia point - I've ridden in the Disco Potato and Joanne has ridden
in the Blackbird. Joanne is his Dat-mom and he is her Dat-son.
A couple of years ago he left SCC and went to work for Mazda R&D, although
he continued to write the "Ask Dave" column in SCC. He was at Canby three
years ago and took me for a ride in his R32 Skyline (what a rough life!).
http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Canby_2006/Datson_and_Datmom.jpg
http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Canby_2006/Dave_in_R32_1.jpg
http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Canby_2006/License_plate_frame.jpg
Damn nice guy, a great writer and genuine car geek.
Gordon Glasgow
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From: datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Victor Laury
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:26 PM
To: pat@hornesystemstx.com; 'michael poorboy'
Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] How long have you been on the mailing list ?
I came on board in late 96 (I think.. tabun). 1st thing I did was to DL the
oringnal archives (Iong lost) to see what I had missed ( alot!)
> Ma Roadster (I don't remember her name)
Suze Hammond
Pat, you used "Patrick J Horne" the "Peace" and the "Habitat for humanity"
sig line was always there
Crawford Griffith - I think he posted one of the very few first posts
Tom ended every post with "Cheers"
Dana Nojima moved all over the country but stayed with the list.
Big Posters - Where are they Now?
Blair Barondes
Chris Coker
Dave Coleman - Penned a History on Nissan paper for college with the list as
an editor- That paper has been copied over and over again thanks to the
internet
Roger Garnett - Another early list pioneer
Chance C. Geurin
Ken Savage
Stephan Sochoux
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