The 2020 Robert Feddersen Memorial - Factory Five Legacy Award - Time to Nominate!

[Randy Jones]

It's time to nominate for the 12th Annual Robert Feddersen Memorial - Factory Five Racing Legacy Award!


Note: There is a new nomination method, a survey form with a link at the bottom.






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Background on the award from Factory Five:


Factory Five Racing is proud to announce the ‘Annual Robert Feddersen Memorial - Factory Five Legacy Award.



Each year, nominations will be accepted from the Factory Five community for those individuals who completely embrace the giving spirit and helpful way of Robert Feddersen and many other Factory Five community members across the nation and around the world. Roberts kind heart will always be remembered through this award and help remind us to give what we can to help others."

The past winners are:

2009 - Greg Marsh
2010 - Paul Mastroianni
2011 - Karen Salvaggio
2012 - David Hodgkins
2013 - Don Vaught
2014 - Sean Lamontagne
2015 - Frank Maslowski
2016 - Wade Chamberlain
2017 - Paul Borror
2018 - Jeff Kleiner
2019 - No award given
2020 - Time to nominate!


So having said that, please nominate those people that you feel had the "way above and beyond, helping, giving spirit and brotherhood" that Robert (as well as the past winners of this award) have shown.

Please use the Nomination Form below:

NOMINATION FORM (https://forms.gle/tpf3feRcVSkYyYKu7)

Please enter the person's name and possibly the screen name here on here or 'the other place'. Most importantly, please write in as much detail as you think will be helpful why the person would be a great choice.



Nominations will be accepted until midnight on Saturday, March 7th.​




The winner will be announced at this year's Factory Five Racing Open House in Wareham, MA.


I'm going to be cross-posting this on both this board and 'the other place' to make sure everyone has the chance to nominate the person they feel so strongly about.



Thanks!

Randy and the selection committee. :D

[David Hodgkins]

I'd like to chime in with why this award is something important to the Factory Five community. Robert Fedderson was someone who took advantage of every day to learn, live, and pay it forward. I wrote this after I was honored to win this award in 2012. (https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?6471-Congratulations-David-Hodgkins-2012-Robert-Feddersen-Memorial-Award-winner!&p=63470&viewfull=1#post63470)



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Robert Fedderson, for those who don’t know, was a shining example of paying it forward. He took what he knew about computers and turned it into a teaching position. Likewise, he took the lessons he learned from building his car and started showing up at build parties, joining a pack of guys in So Cal who love to cruise and look for something to build. He was an extraordinary build buddy who, for example, drove hours from his home in the high desert, to help Kouros wire his car. Robert and Kouros became friends after meeting on the forums. He helped Kouros with other areas of the build too, on more than a few occasions. Robert came to at least 2 of my build parties. Randy Jones, who lives in New York, became good friends with Robert, to the point where their families started visiting each other - on opposite sides of the country - during vacations. Robert was like that with everyone he met in our community. Easy going, incredibly funny sometimes, and always ready to lend a hand. His passing was devastating, and was the first one of too many since then in my neck of the woods. Paul “Cannonball Cobra” Mastroianni and Andy Salvaggio were two more guys that were more than happy to lend a hand to a build when needed. They were all cut from the same cloth. And all 3 were taken too soon.

As for me, I do try to pay it forward. But that hardly makes me unique in our community. I’m just one of a big group of folks who have found joy and fellowship - two unexpected gifts - along with new skills to build our own car on these forums. Folks like Karen Salvaggio, a tireless promoter of all things Factory Five; and Greg Marsh, who self organized and worked to finish Don Voorhis' car so that Don would get the chance to drive and enjoy his car before he passed.

It’s in that spirit that I say thank you. Thanks to Bill Pierce for setting up FFCobra.com and setting the tone for our community. Plus, a special thank you to Dave and Mark Smith. Without Factory Five, I wouldn’t have the beast that I and literally thousands of my new buddies built sitting in my garage. (Hey, you can get advice from a LOT of people when you take 6 years to complete a build!)

Finally: Randy, you da man. Thanks for your efforts to promote community. You're another of those who GETS IT.

:)



Do you know someone who lives like Robert did? Someone who has learned about building one of these awesome cars, and then passed the things he's learned on to you? You may immediately think of someone online. Someone who chimes in often with helpful ideas. Offers support if in the area. You may think of a guy close to you who is helping you get through the build. Someone who is helping you figure out areas of the build that baffle you. Someone to bounce ideas and challenges off of.

I'd bet that you think someone of this character deserves recognition. Here is your chance.

The Robert Feddersen Memorial - Factory Five Racing Legacy Award is a really big deal for anyone who takes on the task of building one of these incredible cars and has discovered the fellowship of our hobby. The fact that I am a recipient is one of the greatest honors of my life. I did not imagine the fellowship that I'd be part of when I started this journey.

If you feel he same way and know someone deserving of this award, I urge you to sit down, write about why they helped you achieve your dream of building your own car and submit it for consideration of this prestigious award.

Just make sure it's not any of the following:

2009 - Greg Marsh
2010 - Paul Mastroianni
2011 - Karen Salvaggio
2012 - David Hodgkins
2013 - Don Vaught
2014 - Sean Lamontagne
2015 - Frank Maslowski
2016 - Wade Chamberlain
2017 - Paul Borror
2018 - Jeff Kleiner

Randy would like you to fill out the following form to submit your nomination:
NOMINATION FORM (https://forms.gle/tpf3feRcVSkYyYKu7)

If that freaks you out, send me a PM. ;)

Think about it...

:)

[frankeeski]

After years of being part of this wonderful community it still sometimes amazes me the quality and diversity of this group. In the past, I don't know how many years, I've taken the time to publicly put forth the person I believe to be most deserving to represent the Robert Fedderson award. I'm not sure if it's had any influence on the eventual recipient but let's hope it helps. The manner in which the submission for this award have changed over the years but somehow openly stating my submission has just become a ritual. Sorry Randy, old habits die hard. For those of you new to the forum I'd like to say a few words about Robert. I knew Robert. We weren't close and we had very different personalities. I remember having more then one heated debate with him but in the end you just can't argue with the fact that even with our differences, Robert would have done all he could to help regardless.

For probably close to 20 year or so years, I've known my nominee for this year. Has it been that long? Like many of you I bent his ear to ask this or that. About 5-6 years ago I made the transition from helping other member with their car projects for free to making it all legitimate and becoming a Factory Five Preferred Builder. No more dragging a car down to Temecula for beer money. If you haven't guess yet, I'm nominating Jeff Miller. Whether he likes it or not, Miller and I have become great friends. I look forward to collaborating with him 2-3 times each year on car builds. I really enjoy the time we spend in his shop prepping the cars/fitting panels when I drop a car off and returning a few weeks later to fit the body/panels. Always cool to watch it become a car. If you'd like to see what Miller does for this community, just follow him around at the Huntington Beach show. The poor guy doesn't get a moments rest until he climbs back in his truck at the end of the day to drive home. This goes for any F5R car show he shows up at. Watch the forum most days and see Miller answer questions from all parts of this country (and others) regarding paint and body prep. I've been at his shop when his phone rings and one of you has a question regarding what you should do or what kind of filler, primer, paint or even sandpaper you should use. Jeff's philosophy is; even if you know you're not going to get the job, that guy is going to remember you helped him and karma counts. I learned that from Jeff and it serve me pretty well. He may come off as a doofus here on the forum but there is no more genuine a guy. He exemplifies the spirit of Robert Fedderson

[Jeff Kleiner]

Just bringing this to the top. Get your nominations in today if you haven't already done so.

Jeff

[Randy Jones]

Hi all,

Thank you so much for all the submissions from the selection committee. The nomination window is closed at this time and we look forward to the tough task of choosing a winner for this year's award which will be announced at this year's Factory Five Open House!

Thanks again!

Randy and the selection committee.