[D.Johns]

You know what else happens in 7-10 year increments is US economic recessions. They tend to coincide with each other within a year +/-... which usually also coincides within 6-12 months of when we have an inverted yield curve... guess what happened a few weeks ago?? Default rates are way up on mortgage and automobile loans as another indicator with increasing days of inventory for both.

Hang on as 2019 should be a brace for impact time period. A lot of people are already bracing for it and I recommend it to.


Now as far as the involvement and leadership of the drag race program will always remain a challenge. It is a fine line between business and throwing good money after bad. The new drag race programs were initially designed to be profitable without the added marketing side as a bonus. It is a different environment we are living in today then we were in 08. A new business plan is needed to make the drag racing program viable. You also have to have someone that is very charismatic and be the driving force to push things through that you know is the right decision. It is certainly a job that not everyone is cut out for. The previous people on the Ford Performance group left some big shoes to fill. People that have moved on are really incredible people and they were the right people at the right time. Timing plays a large part how everyone view someone else as an success. Much like in sports people that were successful in the past environment wouldn’t be the superstars in the current environment. Same goes with today’s superstars not being able to have the same success in the past environment.

There are things I have agreed with and things I’ve disagreed with of how certain companies conduct their business and their vision going forward. We shall see the results of the sum of their choices in the future and try to learn from them. Hopefully everyone is able to grow stronger and better from their plans going forward.

Mike Delahanty I did not know very well and at first I was hesitant as to him being able to fill Brian Wolfe and Jesse Kershaw’s shoes. After having a conversation face to face with him I was able to breath a sigh of relief that there was still positive things happening within Ford Performance.