[Fot] Nomination to the Fot List!!!! David Hesse Portage, WI

[d.hesse at charter.net]

Thank you for the nomination into the FoT.
My names David Hesse and I currently reside in Portage WI. I've been playing with British cars since I was 8 years old, so I guess it's been a 34 year love affair with these little beasts. I started by helping my father restore a 52 MGTD, which is still in the family. Other cars restored/worked on along the way include 69 Triumph GT6, various MGs, 59 Austin Healey 100/6, 67 Mustang convertible, Austin Healey H Production race car, MG Midget F Production race car, and a 58 Warwick Peerless. Currently have in the shop a 74 Mini, 73 MG Midget G Production racecar, 55 Austin Healey 100/4 (under restoration), and a 48 Ford Business Coupe (step son's street rod project). Plus, my new wife has a 35 Ford 5 window coupe street rod in the garage.
Now I'm embarking on the build of an Ambro. This started with Joe helping me to sell a TR3 engine and gearbox. We got to discussing projects and we began to talk about the Ambro. I'll be heading down to AR on June 22nd to pick up a TR4 rolling chassis in order to get started. Needless to say, I still have the engine and gearbox.
I like to drive and particularly race the cars I build. I've been part of the Madison Sports Car Club for years. That's where I started doing autox in a 73 MG Midget. Sold that car to buy a dedicated autox MG Midget. Ran that a couple of years and then stripped it to the shell and rebuilt it into an F Production racecar and went wheel to wheel racing with the Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs. Sold that car along the way and now have a 73 MG Midget GP car.
Once the Ambro is completed, I'll be joining the ranks of the VSCDA and SVRA to race with them. The initial goal is to have the car ready for the VSCDA's Spring Break Driver's school weekend. Hopefully with the help of a few friends we'll meet that goal.
Professionally I'm an IT worker. I work for the State of Wisconsin and support the state's data communications infrastructure.
Thanks and see you all at the tracks.
David Hesse
Portage, WI


---- Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com> wrote:

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Second! Anyone daft (um, er, brilliant) enough to build another
Ambro deserves our support.

- Tony Drews

At 07:35 AM 6/7/2007, N197TR4 at cs.com wrote:
>FOT List:
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>Long time Sprite & Mini guy....is now embarking on an AMBRO Build. Now
>gathering components, for ARE-003, and may wish to have some support
>on the build.
>
>DAVID HESSE d.hesse at charter.net
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>The FoT can be of great service to him, and I think he will be able to
>reciprocate.
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>Please "second" his Nomination and welcome him into the FOT.
>
>David, it is customary to introduce yourself with a thumbnail bio.
>
>Joe Alexander