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Originally Posted by MikeGolf
But Hall of Fame as a driver? I'll get off my soap box now.
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I'll get on mine.
If you look at the bar that has been set as an inductee, I think Ron clearly exceeds it.
Some of the "Hall of Fame" folks that I find ridiculous are the ones who never did anything to improve the Corvette. They were simply involved with founding the museum:
http://www.corvettemuseum.com/librar...ttaglini.shtml
http://www.corvettemuseum.com/librar...f/bowlin.shtml
http://www.corvettemuseum.com/librar...rookmyer.shtml
http://www.corvettemuseum.com/librar...hof/gale.shtml
http://www.corvettemuseum.com/librar...mcmanmon.shtml
Has Ron Fellows done more to improve Corvette than those guys? I'd say hell yes. He's been instrumental in several LeMans wins, he's been a very down-to-earth face of Corvette Racing, and he's helped establish credibility for Corvette as a performance car in every meaning of the word.
Now, don't get me wrong. It's great these guys went above and beyond to get the museum going. But I don't think that is museum-worthy, almost by definition.
What other HOF's are like that? Does the pro football hall of fame include the guy who secured the museum land grant?? Next to Babe Ruth's jersey in Cooperstown, is there a blazer and khaki pants hanging of the guy who filed for 501(c)(3) tax-deductible status for the museum?? Give me a break...