Ferrari Mailing List: Re: David Seibert

[Hunter Schultz (hunter.schultz]

Dave was a giant in more ways than one. A great legacy on many fronts. 

RIP. 

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> On Jul 10, 2020, at 9:55 AM, Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My wife sent me this early this morning.
> 
> From FaceBook:
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, July 7th, the Ferrari world lost a giant and I lost a great 
> friend. I first saw David Gilpin Seibert at the racetrack back in the early 
> nineties. I didn't know who he was but from all that he came in contact with, 
> I could tell he was someone of great importance. He was the creator of the 
> Ferrari Challenge in North America and the Cavallino Classic Competition in 
> Palm Beach, FL. He was also a Ferrari historian. I have always prided myself 
> on knowing Ferrari's history and specs of the various models. Next to David, 
> there was no comparison. He knew individual cars by serial numbers and engine 
> displacements by sound alone. A visit to his home was like a field trip to 
> Santa's workshop! Filled with all kinds of racing memorabilia and goodies 
> from the Ferrari factory in Italy, reserved for special clients only. He was 
> a racer himself and knew firsthand most of the tracks and drivers. And if you 
> ever found yourself in the market for that rare, seven figure, vintage 
> Ferrari, he kn
> ew where to find it, and the history of its ownership. He had a photographic 
> memory, which was needed for the wealth of information that his extraordinary 
> mind contained. Although his mind was strong, his body was often very weak. 
> He was one of the longest living recipients of a double lung transplant. This 
> may have slowed him at sometimes, but it didn't stop him from living a 
> wonderful and colorful life! I was honored to be recognized by him for my 
> work in 2011 at the Ferrari Club of America Annual Meet in Savannah, GA. 
> Thank you David, for that and all of the great memories. You will be missed, 
> but never forgotten, as long as there is still a prancing horse on the open 
> road. Rest easy my friend.
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