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Another Tragic loss to the Racing Community

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Friends of the Marlboro Days,
It is with a heavy heart that I need to tell you: Jens Scott announced that his father, Bill Scott, owner of Summit Point Raceway, passed away this morning, Dec. 7, 2009. He had been in the hospital since Thanksgiving.
The service will be held on Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Upperville, VA.
Jens advises that to learn more details as they become available, please call Summit Point Raceway at 304-725-8444.
 
Yep. A nice man and owner of my favourite race track. And a genuine car-guy too.

A few years back, when he first opened the new Shenandoah circuit at Summit Point, I got to run in the first race held there. Before that race, Bill went out in a big old Benz sedan and ran around to show us all "how it's done". What a hot-dog! Even at his age, he was fast and smooth.

He has a lovely collection of Porsche tractors at the track too.

He didn't look bad last year, but I had heard he wasn't doing well lately.
Jens is a good guy, but old Bill will sure be missed.
 
Raced with and against Bill in the late 60's. Good guy and always helpful, but always a competitor. I will miss him.
Guess it's time for guy's of our age to start watching the obits.
 
I didn't wanna know this.

Don't condemn me, I just hate this kinda news. It hits ugly.
 
After reading this stuff, it makes me feel like I shouldn't be buying green bananas :eeek:
 
Gliderman8 said:
After reading this stuff, it makes me feel like I shouldn't be buying green bananas :eeek:
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Hey, no one is guarenteed ANYTHING at ANY age !!!!!

I know folks that are 91 and still ticking and have had friends that died as teenagers. Bottom line, ALWAYS be ready, bananas or NOT !!!!
 
This was the obit someone emailed me...

"Bill Scott, 71, owner of Summit Point Motorsports Park and BSR Inc. in West Virginia, passed away December 7, 2009. Mr. Scott was a SCCA club racer in the 1960s, and was the 1970 Formula Vee world champion. A racer's career is short-lived. Bill had a vision to train drivers the skills that he learned from racing. His life-saving accident avoidance training classes put him in first place on the road to success. One of the lessons Bill learned from racing is the importance of teamwork, of “putting a team together that is dedicated, enthusiastic, and willing to put up with hard times.” He has established that team in the family members and dedicated employees who carry on his legacy at Summit Point.

In 1980, Bill Scott purchased the ailing Summit Point Raceway. Bill Scott Racing trained thousands of drivers from private security agencies to government agencies (U.S. Air Force, CIA, State Department, state police, etc.) in accident avoidance techniques from defensive driving to counter-terrorism tactics.
Summit Point Motorsports Park has evolved into four tracks and a new 13-acre tactical training center, the Summit Point Training Campus. Bill had his own explanation for success, “The competitive racing spirit is still there. I want to be so much better than any other business that does our type of training, so that it goes without saying that the best clients will come here. Second place is not an option.” Bill Scott has been a great asset to Jefferson County, the great state of West Virginia, and the Department of Homeland Security of the United States.
It’s a sad day to lose a brother and a hero. Thank you for being this and so much more.
Rest in peace, William."

We always made the Hunt Club Classic car show in Oct. a must attend event. It is held on the HUGE sweeping front lawn of his farm.
 
Among his many efforts to support our hobby, he allowed the MG Club of Washington DC to host it's annual car show, "The Hunt Country Classic", at his country estate near Middleburg, VA. It's a large, beautiful 19th century estate house and grounds right in the beautiful VA hunt country about 30 miles from DC.

The past few years, Mr. Scott had to come out of the house in his wheelchair to view the awards presentation, and he always participated in the car shows. The big smile on his face upon viewing hundreds of beautifully restored LBCs parked on his own front yard was living proof of how much he loved British cars.

He will be missed by many. A real, fine gentleman, he was, and a man's man: a true lover of cars and racing.

RIP, Mr. Scott.
 
Bill will be missed.

Here's one of his Porsche tractors and Bill on his John Deere at the Hunt Country Classic:
 

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Here's an obit re: Bill Scott:


<span style="font-style: italic"> William Henry "Bill" Scott, IV. 1938 - 2009
William Scott succumbed to a lengthy illness on December 7, 2009, at age 71. He lived a life of courage and uncompromising integrity. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a BA in geology and received his PhD in geophysics from Yale University. He chose to follow his passion for auto racing, however, rather than pursue a university career.
His success in racing included the 1968 European and U.S. Formula Vee championships, the 1969 Formula Ford world championship, the 1970 Formula Vee world championship, and the 1971 and '72 Formula Super Vee U. S. pro series championships. In 124 races between 1965 and 1972, bill won 42 times and finished on the podium 77 times. Bill Scott Racing Inc. also won three consecutive SCCA GTR-3 national titles as a team in the late 70's.
A racer's life is short lived and Bill had a vision to train drivers the skills that he learned from racing. In 1980, he purchased the ailing Summit Point Raceway and, over time, transformed it into a premier racing facility. Summit Point Motorsports Park has evolved into four tracks, several firing ranges, a new 13-acre tactical training center for the U.S. State Department, and the Summit Point Training Campus. BSR trained thousand of drivers from private security companies to government agencies, but Bill was most proud of his life-saving Accident Avoidance classes for young drivers.
Bill had his own explanation for success, "The competitive spirit is still there. I want to be so much better than any other business that does our type of training, so that it goes without saying that the best clients come here. Second place is not an option."
Bill carried this same spirit of excellence into his private life. He was an active supporter of the Music Conservatory of Shenandoah College and established the SPARC Foundation Fund, a part of the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation, for the support of educational opportunities in Jefferson County, WV. He was a member of the Sports Car Club of America, Road Racing Drivers Club, American Society for Industrial Security, Horticultural Society of West Virginia, International Motorsports Association, Rotary International, and was a former board member for the Hill School.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Scott, his sister, JoAnn Scott of Forest, VA, his children William Henry "Jens" Scott of Marshall, VA, Alexandra Scott of New York City, Joella Wilson of Atlanta, GA, Laura Kinsman of Williamsburg, VA and Frans Hansen of Annapolis, MD, and five grandchildren.
Those whose lives he has touched are many. He was a loving husband and papa. Of all his interests, family was the most important. The twinkle in his eye brightened the day of all who saw it.
His was a life well-lived.</span>

And here are some of his Porsche tractors:

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