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Originally posted by LateBrakeU2
Well..almost anybody
It was painfull watching him fold that frame into his RX3 RS car.
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At least Dave W. was easy to find in the pits! Head and shoulders above everyone.
Yes, I met Dave W. in the RX-3 days where we ran against one another. Later he asked me to drive for him in the new SCCA Endurance Series for showroom stock cars. I was honored and drove a couple of years for him. We had a pretty cool team of mechanics and co-drivers.
After I left John Norris another CRE guy came on board. I often wondered if Dave knew he was replacing a CRE driver with another CRE drivers. Maybe he did and wanted another strong night driver. Norris and I loved the night stints. Most often posting our and the teams fastest time in the middle of the night or early morning hours. Go figure.
I left Wolin's team to run a Corvette with the Sanchez Brothers, Volvo's and Mazda's for John Overton along with Lance Stewart. That was a fun time in racing when a lot of aspiring race drivers, due to the two Endurance series sanctioned by IMSA and the SCCA., were given a chance to get some exposure and seat time.
Those series helped a lot of the guys move up such as Tommy Kendall, Max Jones, Andrew Pilgram, Parker Johnston, Mitch Wright, the Archer Brothers, Lance, John, hone their skills and to move onto winning some impressive races and championships.
And it was guys like Dave Wolin and John Overton to name just two who helped start many on their way.