Woo-hoo! Studebaker National Museum Archivist Andy Beckman and I have been working on this over a month. All the documents are finally in order and the honorarium is in place, so the announcement can now be made:
Sunday, March 3, 2013: Famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson will make a personal appearance and give a symposium in The Studebaker National Museum's Weikamp Auditorium in South Bend. There will be no additional charge to hear Mr. Davidson's presentation beyond regular Museum Admission that day. Auditorium seating will be available first-come, first-served. Specific time of day to be announced; probably 2PM.
Mr. Davidson will first spend about an hour discussing various aspects of Indianapolis Motor Speedway history, with an eye toward Studebaker's 1932 and 1933 factory teams. Mr. Davidson interviewed Studebaker factory team drivers Cliff Bergere and Tony Gulotta before their respective passings some time ago, and will relate memories of those interviews.
Then, the second hour of Mr. Davidson's time, per his request, will be spent answering Indianapolis 500-related questions from those in attendance. Many know of Mr Davidson's fascinating recall of Indianapolis 500 trivia, so it should be a great afternoon in South Bend. In planning this with Mr. Davidson, he told me he has never been to the new Studebaker National Museum, but "I've heard so much about it that I'm excited to be able to see it."
Mr. Davidson's March 3 presentation is sponsored by The Studebaker Drivers Club Indy Chapter, because there is an honorarium involved to have Mr. Davidson speak. At last Saturday's (October 20, 2012) Indy Chapter SDC Meeting, it was moved and seconded that the Indy Chapter SDC sponsor Mr. Davidson. The motion quickly passed unanimously. A chapter check was cut that very day and mailed to The Studebaker National Museum, so Mr. Davidson's appearance has already been paid for by our Indy Chapter SDC, and will be at no cost to The Studebaker National Museum.
This event will dovetail nicely with (and was obviously designed to be a part of, if we could pull it off) a Special Exhibit that is to open at The Museum November 15 and run through next April: Studebaker at The Brickyard. Four extant Studebaker factory team race cars are making their way to South Bend as I type, and will be displayed among other memorabilia.
Notice of this will appear elsewhere, including the January 2013 Turning Wheels Co-Operator currently under construction.
This promises to be a wonderful afternoon, so if you are anywhere near South Bend -or could be, given adequate notice- here's your opportunity to circle your calendar and make plans over four months in advance.
BP
Sunday, March 3, 2013: Famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson will make a personal appearance and give a symposium in The Studebaker National Museum's Weikamp Auditorium in South Bend. There will be no additional charge to hear Mr. Davidson's presentation beyond regular Museum Admission that day. Auditorium seating will be available first-come, first-served. Specific time of day to be announced; probably 2PM.
Mr. Davidson will first spend about an hour discussing various aspects of Indianapolis Motor Speedway history, with an eye toward Studebaker's 1932 and 1933 factory teams. Mr. Davidson interviewed Studebaker factory team drivers Cliff Bergere and Tony Gulotta before their respective passings some time ago, and will relate memories of those interviews.
Then, the second hour of Mr. Davidson's time, per his request, will be spent answering Indianapolis 500-related questions from those in attendance. Many know of Mr Davidson's fascinating recall of Indianapolis 500 trivia, so it should be a great afternoon in South Bend. In planning this with Mr. Davidson, he told me he has never been to the new Studebaker National Museum, but "I've heard so much about it that I'm excited to be able to see it."
Mr. Davidson's March 3 presentation is sponsored by The Studebaker Drivers Club Indy Chapter, because there is an honorarium involved to have Mr. Davidson speak. At last Saturday's (October 20, 2012) Indy Chapter SDC Meeting, it was moved and seconded that the Indy Chapter SDC sponsor Mr. Davidson. The motion quickly passed unanimously. A chapter check was cut that very day and mailed to The Studebaker National Museum, so Mr. Davidson's appearance has already been paid for by our Indy Chapter SDC, and will be at no cost to The Studebaker National Museum.
This event will dovetail nicely with (and was obviously designed to be a part of, if we could pull it off) a Special Exhibit that is to open at The Museum November 15 and run through next April: Studebaker at The Brickyard. Four extant Studebaker factory team race cars are making their way to South Bend as I type, and will be displayed among other memorabilia.
Notice of this will appear elsewhere, including the January 2013 Turning Wheels Co-Operator currently under construction.
This promises to be a wonderful afternoon, so if you are anywhere near South Bend -or could be, given adequate notice- here's your opportunity to circle your calendar and make plans over four months in advance.
BP
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