Greg, all are good points, but unfortunately the high performance industry is still heavily biased toward the awesome Bowtie.LOL. As has been pointed out, there are many other notable standouts with outstanding credentials in other brands, while it seems people with lesser accolades in the Bowtie camps get more praise. Like bias and prejudice in other groups, it takes time for those barriers to be overcome. When it comes to a vote, some decision makers simply aren't going to vote anyway but Chevy orange, regardless of what the candidate has done or accomplished. Of all the people in the Club that have the voting capability, how many are actually Ford Guys? Just Rich....probably against 30 or 40 voters that are Chevy guys. That's only ever going to have one outcome.
Also, this is going to make some people mad, so I'm warning you in advance. Since the Hall of Fame honor is a Club Title, it is only worthy of someone in the Club to receive it. If you look back at all the 30+ past Hall of Fame recipients, the one thing 99% of them have in common is they also were supporters of the Club as members or had other duties in the Club. So why would you give someone that doesn't support the Club the privilege or honor of such a title like this? That same logic would say that someone that isn't a Club member could be the Club President, or a Club Officer. Club membership should be a mandatory requirement for this honor just like it is for any other Club Title. Also, ask any Hall of Fame member what they think of electing someone from outside the Club with this honor. It would be a slap in their face for those that have actually equity in the Club as far as being a supporter and have membership.
See, told ya' you'd get mad....LOL
