Bright Green and Blue Day Turns Black for Team Ethanol
In Memory of Paul Dana
What a difference a day can make. If yesterday was a good day at the races for ethanol – bad doesn’t even begin to describe today. Yesterday at about this time, Chuck was on the phone with Paul Dana who was just on top of the world, happy that he had qualified ninth for the first IRL Indy Car race of the season. That was the last media interview the 30-year-old race car driver ever did, which is not a distinction we here at Domestic Fuel ever hoped to have. I spent the day today at a meeting and out of touch from home base here, so I was shocked when I got back home and Chuck told me to check the website to find out what happened. He wouldn’t even tell me, just that it was bad. I assumed it must have been a crash, but I never imagined it would have taken the life of someone we had just interviewed – someone we had come to know through our involvement with Team Ethanol. Paul died doing what he loved but our hearts are saddened by the loss of someone with such a bright future. Eternal rest grant unto him, Lord – and let the perpetual green light shine upon him. Amen.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (2.4MB)
3 Comments
robert canales blog Archive » Professional blogger records final interview with Indy car driver Paul Dana
[...] What really stood out in my mind while reading the story was the fact that Chuck and Cindy Zimmerman, who own and operate the Zimmcomm network of agriblogs were right on top of the story, and amazingly Chuck Zimmerman, a blogger, had the last recorded interview of Paul Dana just one day before the tragic event occured. My wife and I listened to the that last media conversation, and I found myself rather impressed that such excellent news coverage wasn’t coming from your typical source. No, instead it was a blogger giving you an insightful audio clip and introducing you to the real Paul Dana. Zimmcomm did an excellent job of reporting on the event and happened to capture some of the last words from a truly inspiring ethanol race car driver. Tagged: News / www / blogosphere / new media [...]
AgWired » Blog Archives » Rest In Peace Indy Car Driver Dan Wheldon
[...] of driving a “car” at 220 MPH but they are still people. This brought back memories of Paul Dana in 2006. I liked Dan and certainly took a number of photos of him in the winner’s circle. He was the [...]
Sad New From Today’s Indy Car Race - Domestic Fuel
[...] of driving a “car” at 220 MPH but they are still people. This brought back memories of Paul Dana in 2006. I liked Dan and certainly took a number of photos of him in the winner’s circle. He was the [...]
Comments RSS feed —