Well deserved.
Way to go Joe.
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> On May 16, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> 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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