Imagine That: Over 45 Years of Auto Racing Experiences
About this ebook
Co-authors of “Imagine That”, Don and Nikki celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2009. Together, through a unique combination of corporate merger, corporate sponsorships and their close relationship with persons of influence, they were placed in a position, which afforded them both the timely, once in a lifetime opportunity to witness a period of rapid growth in the “Sport of Auto Racing”. Their story covers a broad spectrum of some little known events. A range of “heartfelt”, “heartbreak”, “accomplishment”, “failure”, “uses”, “abuses”, “tragedy”, “glory”. “Imagine That,” recounts, “how it was”, in realm of activities encircling NASCAR, USAC, NHRA and SCCA. The personal experiences Don and Nikki share are truly amazing. Reading it will cause you numerous moments of “awe”, concluding simply, “Imagine That”!
About the author
Don and Nikki met in Pasadena 53 years ago, she from a prominent San Marino family, daughter of an Oil Company Vice President, he was a high school drop out. Nevertheless, together they achieved an incredible life experience of exciting diversity. Their combined personalities and charismatic people skills carried them to the center of the rapidly emerging Sport of Auto Racing. They founded Motion Control Industries Corporation in 1986 and transformed their racing interest into a prosperous business venture. In recent years, Don experienced age related loss of eye site. God set him down at a computer where he began to reflect on the life they shared. “Imagine That” came forth, one key at a time. Thankfully, Nikki is at his side to contribute and to edit the progress. The “book” is “well written”, as Don so humbly characterizes it. Nikki and Don now live in Mooresville, NC, the heart of NASCAR Country. They remain well connected to friends in NASCAR and the special people that make Stock Car Racing GREAT!
Don and Nikki met in Pasadena 53 years ago, she from a prominent San Marino family, daughter of an Oil Company Vice President, he was a high school drop out. Nevertheless, together they achieved an incredible life experience of exciting diversity. Their combined personalities and charismatic people skills carried them to the center of the rapidly emerging Sport of Auto Racing. They founded Motion Control Industries Corporation in 1986 and transformed their racing interest into a prosperous business venture. In recent years, Don experienced age related loss of eye site. God set him down at a computer where he began to reflect on the life they shared. “Imagine That” came forth, one key at a time. Thankfully, Nikki is at his side to contribute and to edit the progress. The “book” is “well written”, as Don so humbly characterizes it. Nikki and Don now live in Mooresville, NC, the heart of NASCAR Country. They remain well connected to friends in NASCAR and the special people that make Stock Car Racing GREAT!
