[Delval] passing of an Icon - BILL SCOTT

[Barbara Zmiewski]

Sad news indeed. Never had the privilege of meeting the man  
personally, but he has my admiration and respect. RIP.

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On Dec 9, 2009, at 7:19 AM, bavspec at aol.com wrote:

>  I wanted to pass this sad news on , many of US , the older drivers  
> schools folks in our chapter new Bill Scott , the owner of Sumit  
> Point Raceway
> The first time I met Bill was in the Early 1980S , Tom Milner was  
> his partner , i would hang around after track the track rental was  
> over and watch Bill test drive  and Tom tune the Super Vee cars that  
> they were campaigning at the time , Watching Bill thrash the super  
> vee onto the front straight was pretty cool , then listening to it  
> as the car  disappeared round the rest of the track was  
> inspirational , as the car was on full song most of the way around  
> the circuit . Bill would pit in , Tom would tweak the injection  
> pump , or adjust a sway bar at Bills suggestion , then out on the  
> track again for 3 flat out laps , I recall hanging out watching this  
> until the sun set
>
>  May your track forever be  be dry and your car fast Mr Scott
>
> Michael Yaskin
> Bavarian Specialties
>  established 1979
>
>   Following is Bill’s obituary…
>
> William Henry "Bill" Scott, IV.  1938 - 2009
>
>             William Scott succumbed to a lengthy illness on December  
> 7, 2009, at age 71.  He lived a life of courage and uncompromising  
> integrity.  He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a  
> BA in geology and received his PhD in geophysics from Yale  
> University.  He chose to follow his passion for auto racing,  
> however, rather than pursue a university career.
>             His success in racing included the 1968 European and  
> U.S. Formulas Vee championships, the 1969 Formula Ford world  
> championship, the 1970 Formula Vee world championship, and the 1971  
> and '72 Formulas Super Vee U. S. pro series championship.  In 124  
> races between 1965 and 1972, bill won 42 times and finished on the  
> podium 77 times.  Bill Scott Racing Inc. also won three consecutive  
> SCCA GTR-3 national titles as a team in the late 70's.
>             A racer's life is short lived and Bill had a vision to  
> train drivers the skills that he learned from racing.  In 1980, he  
> purchased the ailing Summit Point Raceway and, over time,  
> transformed it into a premier racing facility.  Summit Point  
> Motorsports Park has evolved into four tracks, several firing  
> ranges, a new 13-acre tactical training center for the U.S. State  
> Department, and the Summit Point Training Campus.  BSR trained  
> thousand of drivers from private security companies to government  
> agencies, but Bill was most proud of his life-saving Accident  
> Avoidance classes for young drivers.
>             Bill had his own explanation for success, "The  
> competitive spirit is still there.  I want to be so much better than  
> any other business that does our type of training, so that it goes  
> without saying that the best clients come here.  Second place is not  
> an option."
>             Bill carried this same spirit of excellence into his  
> private life.  He was an active supporter of the Music Conservatory  
> of Shenandoah College and established the SPARC Foundation Fund, a  
> part of the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, for the  
> support of educational opportunities in Jefferson County, WV.  He  
> was a member of the Sports Car Club of America, Road Racing Drivers  
> Club, American Society for Industrial Security, Horticultural  
> Society of West Virginia, International Motorsports Association,  
> Rotary International, and was a former board member for the Hill  
> School.
>             He is survived by his wife, Barbara Scott, his sister,  
> JoAnn Scott of Forest, VA, his children William Henry "Jens" Scott  
> of Marshall, VA, Alexandra Scott of New York City, Joella Wilson of  
> Atlanta, GA, Laura Kinsman of Williamsburg, VA and Frans Hansen of  
> Annapolis, MD, and five grandchildren.
>             Those whose lives he has touched are many.  He was a  
> loving husband and papa.  Of all his interests, family was the most  
> important.  The twinkle in his eye brightened the day of all who saw  
> it.
> His was a life well-lived.
> =
> ...
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