p_whitworth
Active member
Conference has now become a venerable organization in that those of us were there at the start are slipping away as the years pass. In recent days we have had to say good-bye to one more pillar that has supported us through many years, Dan Rowland.
Dan was passionate about racing and about Conference, to which he gave many years of his life. He began by taking the Bondurant racing school course at age 18 and raced with Conference first with a Datsun 510 and later with a Datsun 240Z. He won championships with both cars. The 510 in 1978 and with 240Z in 1990.
He also served Conference in administrative functions. He was Assistant Race Steward in 1980 and Race Steward in 1985. According to Bob Grey, the President that year, Dan and his assistant, Wes Tipton, were hugely successful in that they were able to avoid having to run from the angry mob which always seems to be attracted to stewards as the competition year wears on. He went on to serve three one year terms as President in 1995, 96, and 97. Declining health forced him to curtail his involvement after he left office of President but his heart was always in the sport and the organization.
We send our heartfelt condolences to his widow Diane and we are confident that he is now able to race with all the great drivers and that the machinery and the tires never wear out.
Dan was passionate about racing and about Conference, to which he gave many years of his life. He began by taking the Bondurant racing school course at age 18 and raced with Conference first with a Datsun 510 and later with a Datsun 240Z. He won championships with both cars. The 510 in 1978 and with 240Z in 1990.
He also served Conference in administrative functions. He was Assistant Race Steward in 1980 and Race Steward in 1985. According to Bob Grey, the President that year, Dan and his assistant, Wes Tipton, were hugely successful in that they were able to avoid having to run from the angry mob which always seems to be attracted to stewards as the competition year wears on. He went on to serve three one year terms as President in 1995, 96, and 97. Declining health forced him to curtail his involvement after he left office of President but his heart was always in the sport and the organization.
We send our heartfelt condolences to his widow Diane and we are confident that he is now able to race with all the great drivers and that the machinery and the tires never wear out.