Nice that Joe is being recognized so widely.
Duncan
> On May 16, 2018, at 12:53 PM, Vince G via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> WOW, a big congrats to Joe!
>
> Vince
>
>
>> Amici...
>>
>> No real need for me to preach to the FOT choir here! Most all FOT members
>> know Joe Alexander, our multi-talented, tireless cheerleader, choreographer,
>> and an FOT founding father. So no real need indeed. But then, our Joe does
>> have one well-known short suit. Joe lacks an inclination to toot his own
>> horn. So I would like to step forward and toot it for him. Come next
>> month, on June 2nd, Joe joins a very prestigious group as one of the 2018
>> inductees into the British Sports Car Hall of Fame. This year's group of
>> inductees also includes other Triumph family members Tom Householder, Joe
>> Huffaker and Bill Piggott. Our marque is already well represented in the
>> British Sports Car Hall of Fame by Tony Adamcwicz, Sir John Black, Mike
>> Cook, Robert Johns, Kas Kastner and Bob Tullius. And for the record, some
>> of the other folks in the Hall include Donald Healey, Geoff Healey, Sir
>> William Lyons, Sir Stirling Moss, W.O. Bentley, David Brown, Colin Chapman,
>> and Carroll Shelby. No question about it, Joe is joining some pretty fast
>> company. Congratulations are certainly in order.
>>
>> Incidentally, Householder, is also an FOTer and a long time friend of mine.
>> Tom is described in one of the British Sports Car Hall of Fame announcements
>> as a true 'anorak'. Concerned, that word sent me to the dictionary to
>> ensure it had nothing to do with sexual perversion. It does not! It is
>> actually a noun that means a warm, hooded, water-proofed garment worn in
>> polar regions. But this is the British Sports Car Hall of Fame, and in fact
>> the British have a special, second meaning for 'anorak'. They use it to
>> describe an obsessed enthusiast, when referring to a studious person,
>> especially somebody who is excessively devoted to a particular hobby or
>> interest. Given Householder's lifelong obsession with the Swallow
>> Doretti...that description might fits him like a glove. Joe Alexander, on
>> the other hand, while dedicated to Triumph, is more eclectic, and as such
>> not qualified as a 'true anorak'. He has other interests. He keeps
>> threatening to retire from the forefront of Triumph related activities. He
>> wants to get on to another phase of his life. Perhaps he will, but I am not
>> going to hold my breath. This Triumph stuff is in his blood. At big
>> Triumph gatherings, Joe can be found standing over in the corner, quiet, but
>> with a big smile on his face. Dig into the details. You will usually find
>> out that the event you're having such a good time at has his finger prints
>> all over it. If not the total choreographer, he is usually an instigator.
>> He plans ahead, and keeps us focused. We owe him a lot....and he deserves
>> to be in the British Sports Car Hall of Fame.
>>
>> Congratulations!
>>
>> Bill Dentinger
>> Horn Tooter
>>
>>
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