The definitions that are given in the dictionary for the word
champion gives you some idea about the word, but it does not come
close to the individual that has earned the right to be call the
SFC Champ. All of the Southern Fuel Coupes race teams know who I
am talking about but before I let the cat out of the bag, I am gona
ramble around about this unique individual for a few minutes.
The first time I was introduced to this fellow was in December
of 1999 at the SFC banquet. I had just taken the responsibility
of building a new SFC website and I was real interested in
getting to know everyone that was involved with this group
of racers. As usual there was a lot of racing lies being told
about different people in the group and to be honest, I was
not real sure about this fellow. One of the statements that
was made during the banquet was that he was just lucky this
year, things would be different next year. After the banquet
he and I talked when someone else was not butting end but
we never ever really connected. We talked several times during
the off season about the website and how he would like his
members page to be done. That was the extent of what I knew
about him.
| In the 2000 season, I found out that this individual
was a very intense racer that really new what he was
doing. Time and time again he was in the finals with
consistent close to perfect index runs. To make a long
season short, he was the 2000 SFC Champ! |
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| When the 2001 season rolled around there was a lot of anticipation
about the who would be the champ. Could he do it again? Just the
mention of his name brought concern to anyone that was paired up
against him. |
The first race of the season brought new hope to a lot of racers
because of the efforts they had made plus the bad luck He had at
the first race. That was a short lived hope for all of us.
Jim Dickey proved why he was the champ for the last two
years and went on the be the 2001 SFC Champ. He is not just
lucky, He is Good!
Here are some more reasons that Jim is a true Champ.
During the 2001 season, SFC had some growing pains among
other problems. It seamed that everyone had lost the
main goal that this group is about. Fellowship, fun,
racing and being compensated by winnings and a points
fund that was starting to grow into a sizable purse.
| All of the members new there was a problem and
everyone was trying to come up with a solution
that would be good for everyone. The one thing
everyone agreed on was the quality of the show
had to improve. It was the general feeling that
the payouts should be increased but only if the
cars met a performance level. The problem was
where would the money come from to increase the
payouts. |
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