Ooh, boy, is this a slam or what?
"It will be very refreshing to work for a man that I greatly respect
and a company with a strong commitment to excellence and a very clear
objective to produce the finest products in the industry," said
Honsowetz.
I don't blame him for being hacked off. Did you know his first race car was
a 1600 roadster and he still has it?
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
Robert.Long@CSDInc.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 8:54 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: FW: <all> Nissan's Loss - EPRE's gain - re: Frank Honsowetz
Got this from the Z-List.
Robert
67.5 1600 (ZIAROC)
83 280ZX
ABQ
-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Beck [mailto:beck@becksystems.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:20 AM
To: z-car@taex001.tamu.edu
Subject: <all> Nissan's Loss - EPRE's gain - re: Frank Honsowetz
For Immediate Release
For more information:
Ed Pink (818) 785-6740
Creative Endeavors (310) 322-0854
Ed Pink Racing Names Frank Honsowetz General Manager
VAN NUYS, Calif., March 25, 2001 - Ed Pink, owner and founder of Ed
Pink Racing Engines, (EPRE) today announced the appointment of Frank
Honsowetz to the position of General Manager.
Honsowetz, formerly Manager of Nissan North America's Motorsports
Operation, will oversee day-to-day operations at the highly regarded
performance engine development facility.
"We are fortunate to have someone with Frank's vast experience and
reputation within the high-performance industry joining our family,"
explained Pink. "He and I forged a strong relationship, based on
mutual respect and trust over the past six years (while working on
the Infiniti Indy IRL program) and he will be a strong addition to
our company.
"We have been looking for someone for this job for a number of
years," he continued. "Fortunately for us, the timing is right for
him to make a career change and we're thrilled to have him onboard,
we couldn't have found a better person for this job."
-more-
EPRE Release
Page Two
Honsowetz, 47, was employed by Nissan North America for 27 years.
Twenty of those years were spent in the company's motorsports
department -- the last 10 as the manager of all North American
motorsports activities.
"It will be very refreshing to work for a man that I greatly respect
and a company with a strong commitment to excellence and a very clear
objective to produce the finest products in the industry," said
Honsowetz. "EPRE is a leader in the high performance industry and
together our goal is to take the business to the next level."
Established in 1957, EPRE has been at its Van Nuys facility since
1965. The company has built winning race engines for nearly every
form of motorsports, including; Top Fuel Drag Racing, Indy Cars,
Prototype Sports Cars, USAC Oval Track Racing, and Off-Road Truck
Racing. EPRE has developed winning race engines for numerous auto
manufacturers including Ford, Porsche, Pontiac and Nissan.
Race engines developed by EPRE have powered the cars of many notable
race drivers including; Kenny Bernstein, Tom Sneva, Tony Stewart,
Jason Leffler, Kenny Irwin Jr., Al Unser Sr., Geoff Brabham, Don
Prudhomme, Ed McCulloch, Shirley Muldowney, Raymond Beadle, Bob
Wolleck, Maro Baldi, Danny Ongias, Roger Mears, Kasey Kahne, Dave
Darland, Jay Drake, Derek Daly and Arie Luyendyk.
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