I have met Dave and have a couple of his "Tuna Tank" (race car) tee shirts that he was good enough to send me.
You'll never meet a nicer guy, nor one more knowledgeable about the sport than him...
I was at the Carlisle (Arkansas) drag strip the day he announced his first-ever race (1959?). Seems the local announcer was so intimidated by the match race they were having between Garlits and (I think) Edde Hill that day, that he got all choked-up, and couldn't "perform." The strip manager knew that Dave had experience in radio, and asked him if he'd do the honors, which he reluctantly did, and was an instant hit.
He was a hit then, as now, because he is a R-A-C-E-R, and knows the vagaries of the sport from the ground up. His "Tuna Tank," Fiat Topolino Altered is a long-term project that has seen action over many decades, and has become somewhat of a poster-child for us old guys, giving us hope! It's flawless, and fast...
You go, Dave!!!! There was never anyone who could compete with your multi-faceted abilities as an announcer. You and Steve Evans are the standard that everyone will forever aspire to, but never match.
I am privileged to have met you, a true gentleman!
Bill
