----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
To: "Will Kalman" <will@kalman.org>; "!Team dot net" <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 1:33 PM
Subject: Taka and Yoshie (was Re: FSP Protest (long))
Hey, I've been looking into the angle of Taka, from Nagano, Japan, may have
a distinction of some sort as a foreign-born or foreign national driver. I
guess he's the Ichiro of Solo II.
But then Yoshie Shuyama in the same car (girlfriend?) wins FSPL. Is she,
too, of Japanese birth or American-born. Anyone know?
Rookie winner, BTW, with two former champions (11 championships!) behind
her.
--Rocky
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Kalman" <will@kalman.org>
> To: "!Team dot net" <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 12:03 AM
> Subject: Re: FSP Protest (long)
>
>
> > Not only is Taka an amazing driver, but he's spreading it around, too!
> > Hiroo Sumida, who took 2nd for the Pro Solo season in STS this year,
> credits
> > Taka as his autocross mentor.
> >
> > We're glad to have him in our region.
> >
> > Will Kalman
> > '91 Escort GT
> > Cal Club #232 STS
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
> >
> >
> > > On another FSP item, it was fun seeing my friend Takahisa Aono win the
> > > class. Taka came to the US several years ago from Nagano, Japan, to
> study
> > at
> > > a college in Omaha, Neb. (I forget which) and discovered autocrossing
> > there.
> > > He started out with a Karmann Ghia running in EP that could hardly get
> out
> > > of its own way, and was DFL at his first Nationals in 1994. After he
> > > finished school, he moved to California and apparently fell under the
> > > influence of some pretty good drivers there. His last previous
Nationals
> > was
> > > 1998 (19th in AS with an MR2) before he left Nebraska. I thought he
> might
> > > have been the first foreign-born (other than Canadian) to win, but
found
> > out
> > > that note apparently goes to Kyung An (now Wootton) who was born in
> Korea
> > > but came to the US as an infant.
> > >
> > > --Rocky Entriken
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