The reach of DMH's little car company never ceases to amaze me. This is from
the Feb. issue of AOPA Magazine in an
article about Mike Dale:
"Dale was two weeks from becoming an active-duty fighter pilot in de Havilland
Vampires when he was suddenly stopped by
an insurmountable medical obstacle. A genetic inner-ear condition (since
surgically repaired) disqualified him from
military flying.
He was crestfallen but redirected his energy to the automotive industry, and
that led to positions at the Donald Healey
Co. (sic), British Motor Corp., a move to the United States, and auto
racing--were he became a production car national
champion in the 1970s. His success on the track and at motivating racing teams
eventually brought him to Jaguar, where
his talents in marketing and business strategy propelled his rise to president
of Jaguar North America. He retired in
2000."
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell at comcast.net
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