Text Box: The Inland Empire GTO club has created a new award for the hobby.  This award was created with the permission and support for the John DeLorean family.  The intent of this award is to keep alive the memory of John DeLorean and what he brought to the automotive industry and hobby.  From innovative engineer to imaginative manager and Executive in the U.S. automobile industry, John Zachary De Lorean (January 6, 1925 – March 19, 2005) was an American personality,  and the father of the Pontiac GTO, and the De Lorean DMC-12 sports car, which was later featured in the movie Back to the Future.

 

                              JOHN Z. DELOREAN AWARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARD:

Alan Meyer                                                                          Awarded December 2005

Thom Trafford                                                                     Awarded December 2006

Mick Batson                                                                        Awarded December 2007

Jim Wangers                                                                        Awarded February 2008

Tom DeMauro (HPP Magazine Editor)                             Awarded at Ames Tri-Power Nationals, August 2008

Keven Beal (Ames Performance)                                      Awarded at Ames Tri-Power Nationals, August 2008

Dil Brandow (Founder of Inland Empire GTO Club)        Awarded during Route 66 in San Bernardino, September 2008

Pat and Kay McNerney                                                     Awarded from Pontiac Club of Iowa, October 2008

Jack Buck                                                                           Awarded at POCI Co-Convention, June 2009

Jerry and Bonnie Jones                                                      Awarded at Ames Tri-Power Nationals, August 2009

Don Finn                                                                              Awarded December 2009

Pete and Andrea Woodruff                                                 Awarded at Ames Tri-Power Nationals, August 2010
Super Duty Promotions

Don Elder

Bruce Rhoads                                                                     Awarded December 2010

Arnie Beswick

Jim and Deb Clouse                                                           Awarded at Ames Tri-Power Nationals August 2011

Ken Painter                                                                         Awarded December 2011

Chris Casperson                                                                 Awarded at Ames Tri-Power Nationals, August 2012
Performance Years

Patrick Ray                                                                        

Dana Mecum                                                                      Awarded at Anaheim Mecum Auction, December 2012

Rick Haney                                                                         Awarded December 2012

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