Comments on: Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame: Has it lost direction in the quest to stay alive? http://thegarageblog.com/garage/canadian-motorsport-hall-of-fame-has-it-lost-direction-in-the-quest-to-stay-alive/ The Garage: Your daily dose of automotive news, reviews and motorsports coverage Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:59:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ray Sampson http://thegarageblog.com/garage/canadian-motorsport-hall-of-fame-has-it-lost-direction-in-the-quest-to-stay-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-104868 Ray Sampson Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:11:49 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=11074#comment-104868 As a average person interested in motor sport and classic vehicles it would be a asset to have a person such as Carrol Shelby in your Hall of Fame he would be a draw card evan if you could get him and a few of your local drivers once a year to get together for a open day I am sure people would come from all over the place to see him Ray Australia As a average person interested in motor sport and classic vehicles it would be a asset to have a person such as Carrol Shelby in your Hall of Fame he would be a draw card evan if you could get him and a few of your local drivers once a year to get together for a open day I am sure people would come from all over the place to see him
Ray Australia

]]> By: Canadian Motorsport Heritage Museum — The Garage http://thegarageblog.com/garage/canadian-motorsport-hall-of-fame-has-it-lost-direction-in-the-quest-to-stay-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-104542 Canadian Motorsport Heritage Museum — The Garage Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:49:08 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=11074#comment-104542 [...] we reported a couple of weeks ago, there have been more than a few feathers ruffled over the decision to induct [...] [...] we reported a couple of weeks ago, there have been more than a few feathers ruffled over the decision to induct [...]

]]> By: Gary Faules http://thegarageblog.com/garage/canadian-motorsport-hall-of-fame-has-it-lost-direction-in-the-quest-to-stay-alive/comment-page-1/#comment-102805 Gary Faules Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:31:27 +0000 http://thegarageblog.com/garage/?p=11074#comment-102805 Anyone that knows me is aware of my lifetime personal relationship with Carroll and my great respect for just about anything he has had his hands on. But even so as I began reading about this debate I found myself asking why his involvement in light of what little he has personally done in Canada that would justify such an honor. But I was quickly reminded of an interview I listened to yesterday with legendary Nascar hall of famer Buddy Baker. Buddy "Leadfoot" Baker was known for his record-setting speed during his 34-year Winston Cup career. The son of racing legend Buck Baker, Buddy was the first driver to win racing's "Big Four": Daytona, Talladega, Darlington and Charlotte. Buddy won 19 times on the NASCAR circuit and ranks ninth on NASCAR's all-time list for top-five finishes with 202 and top-10 finishes with 311. This extraordinary career culminated with Buddy's induction into the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Court of Legends in 1995 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1997. Buddy was reminiscing about a race he won many years ago. It was the final race of the season and he kicked everyone's butt doing it. When he pulled into winners circle it was only normal for him to assume he would be surrounded by the media but when he climbed out of the car nobody was in sight. Why? Because they had all gone to get an interview with Richard Petty who while he had not even finished well in the race had in fact won the season's championships. Buddy said he was pretty bummed out but eventually the media did make their way back Buddy and the flashcubes began going off and the interviews began. Buddy said that even though his win was so strongly overshadowed it was only a flash in the pan and in the long run Petty's victory that day was old news and the bottom line was that Buddy was recognized by the hall of fame an honor that will last forever. Any driver worthy of such an honor will not be overlooked and in this case my suspicions are that Carroll Shelby's notoriety will only help give even more good press to the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame which will in fact create even more recognition for others who deserve it. Take me for example... I had never even heard of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame until now but as a result now I have. It's not that I wasn't interested, it just didn't happen. Now I will make it a point to see who else is in there. The bottom line is his induction will prove to be an asset. Anyone that knows me is aware of my lifetime personal relationship with Carroll and my great respect for just about anything he has had his hands on. But even so as I began reading about this debate I found myself asking why his involvement in light of what little he has personally done in Canada that would justify such an honor. But I was quickly reminded of an interview I listened to yesterday with legendary Nascar hall of famer Buddy Baker.

Buddy “Leadfoot” Baker was known for his record-setting speed during his 34-year Winston Cup career. The son of racing legend Buck Baker, Buddy was the first driver to win racing’s “Big Four”: Daytona, Talladega, Darlington and Charlotte. Buddy won 19 times on the NASCAR circuit and ranks ninth on NASCAR’s all-time list for top-five finishes with 202 and top-10 finishes with 311. This extraordinary career culminated with Buddy’s induction into the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Court of Legends in 1995 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1997.

Buddy was reminiscing about a race he won many years ago. It was the final race of the season and he kicked everyone’s butt doing it. When he pulled into winners circle it was only normal for him to assume he would be surrounded by the media but when he climbed out of the car nobody was in sight. Why? Because they had all gone to get an interview with Richard Petty who while he had not even finished well in the race had in fact won the season’s championships.

Buddy said he was pretty bummed out but eventually the media did make their way back Buddy and the flashcubes began going off and the interviews began. Buddy said that even though his win was so strongly overshadowed it was only a flash in the pan and in the long run Petty’s victory that day was old news and the bottom line was that Buddy was recognized by the hall of fame an honor that will last forever.

Any driver worthy of such an honor will not be overlooked and in this case my suspicions are that Carroll Shelby’s notoriety will only help give even more good press to the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame which will in fact create even more recognition for others who deserve it. Take me for example… I had never even heard of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame until now but as a result now I have. It’s not that I wasn’t interested, it just didn’t happen. Now I will make it a point to see who else is in there. The bottom line is his induction will prove to be an asset.

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