Great Race Winnings Put to Good Use!

Navigator of car #83 (Team Jedzie Boat) and 2012 Great Race Rookie division winner, Ian Deering, with his recent purchase...a 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint Convertible with a 260 V-8 engine and a 4 speed transmission.

Ian’s Dad, Bryan, always wanted to participate in the Great Race. In 2012 the Deering’s made it a family affair to fulfill Bryan’s dream. (Ian’s mother, Pam, and sister, Angie, also participated as the support crew.) They entered the 2012 Great Race and won the Rookie Division in Bryan’s 1929 Model A Ford. Although Ian was exposed to antique & collectible cars his entire life he never took a serious interest in cars. However, he liked the lines of the 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint Convertible. In December of 2012 Ian received a bachelor of business administration in management information systems degree and accepted a position at Steelcase, Inc. as a product data analyst. Being gainfully employed, and using his 2012 Great Race Rookie prize money as a down payment, Ian purchased his first classic car.