Jon Amo, the racer that founded this website – www.landracing.com -- was named the Bonneville 200 MPH Club “Person of the Year” at the Club’s annual banquet during Speedweek 2009.  He joins dozens of others that have, in the opinion of the board of directors of the Club, made a significant contribution to the sport of land speed racing.  Congratulations, Jon.

Some of the previous awardees have been members of the Club – but many haven’t been so.  That isn’t a requirement for this honor.  Rick Gold, from ERC Racing Fuels, and Cris and Ed Shearer, aren’t even racers per se – but they’ve had significant impact on l s r.  Other winners of the award include Wally Parks, Burke LeSage, Mike Waters, Dan Warner, the SCTA volunteers (as a group), and on and on – down the list of people that have truly given deeply to land speed racing.  Jon’s idea of creating a website that allows the news, events, and excitement of the avocation to be spread instantly across the world – and to allow the folks that share our enthusiasm – is now formally acknowledged to have made a significant impact in furthering our way of having fun.

Jon’s website began in the mid-1990’s, providing reporting from events, along with photos, and a Forum where members can interact directly and share their concepts and skills.  He instituted a live chat room, where (on Tuesday evenings, at 7 Mountain time), we can get together and chat in real time.  Nobody else has built such a wide-ranging and well-accepted website for land speed racing.  Thousands of folks see the website each day – tens of thousands see the Forum.

Jon Amo has made his mark in racing, and this website (now owned by Seldom Seen Slim, a/k/a Jon Wennerberg) is just one of his legacies.  Best wishes and congratulations.  Now, Jon -- go out and get your red hat in your new race car!