Well I put a deposit on a ZRC
02-01-2012, 09:09 AM
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Donzi has done the "GT", "Aronow" and the "Shelby" style/theme boats but I've always wanted to see a "SS" boat. Not SS as in Super Sport but SS as in Steve Simon. Someone should pay respect to what all Steve accomplished at Donzi before he passed away. Steve was a huge part of the ZRC development.
02-01-2012, 10:09 AM
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Donzi has done the "GT", "Aronow" and the "Shelby" style/theme boats but I've always wanted to see a "SS" boat. Not SS as in Super Sport but SS as in Steve Simon. Someone should pay respect to what all Steve accomplished at Donzi before he passed away. Steve was a huge part of the ZRC development.
02-01-2012, 01:08 PM
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Donzi has done the "GT", "Aronow" and the "Shelby" style/theme boats but I've always wanted to see a "SS" boat. Not SS as in Super Sport but SS as in Steve Simon. Someone should pay respect to what all Steve accomplished at Donzi before he passed away. Steve was a huge part of the ZRC development.
He was the genius and driving force behind the whole ZR line that brought Donzi back to the forefront of performance. Aside from designing and pushing the production, I believe it was his idea to do the first run of the ZRCs in the classic Donzi racing livery of white with red trim.
His wife Dustin is a sweetheart of a woman as well.
Sorry if this is a downer but in light of filling people in about Steve. He was killed in a car crash in Florida. It is sad to think I am the same age as he was when he passed. Rest in peace Steve.
http://www.boatingindustry.com/peopl...ies-at-age-39/
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02-02-2012, 08:32 AM
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Donzi has done the "GT", "Aronow" and the "Shelby" style/theme boats but I've always wanted to see a "SS" boat. Not SS as in Super Sport but SS as in Steve Simon. Someone should pay respect to what all Steve accomplished at Donzi before he passed away. Steve was a huge part of the ZRC development.
After Steve's passing, an SS Edition was definitely talked about, but there were certain differences of opinion: Was it too soon, would it be perceived the right way, etc. Ultimately, it was an inspired idea that never came to pass. To those of us who knew Steve well, every ZRC is an SS Edition!
Josh
02-02-2012, 10:18 AM
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A huge part, indeed. The ZRC was Steve's baby, 100%. The first ZRCs were special boats. Not that they all aren't - even the new ones - but the care and attention that went into the first boats is something hard to understand unless you were there to witness it. Everyone who had a hand in building those boats knew they were building something special. Steve obsessed over every detail but his enthusiasm was contagious, the boats were winning races, and times were good.
After Steve's passing, an SS Edition was definitely talked about, but there were certain differences of opinion: Was it too soon, would it be perceived the right way, etc. Ultimately, it was an inspired idea that never came to pass. To those of us who knew Steve well, every ZRC is an SS Edition!
Josh
After Steve's passing, an SS Edition was definitely talked about, but there were certain differences of opinion: Was it too soon, would it be perceived the right way, etc. Ultimately, it was an inspired idea that never came to pass. To those of us who knew Steve well, every ZRC is an SS Edition!
Josh
02-02-2012, 10:30 AM
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I LOVE that idea!
He was the genius and driving force behind the whole ZR line that brought Donzi back to the forefront of performance. Aside from designing and pushing the production, I believe it was his idea to do the first run of the ZRCs in the classic Donzi racing livery of white with red trim.
His wife Dustin is a sweetheart of a woman as well.
Sorry if this is a downer but in light of filling people in about Steve. He was killed in a car crash in Florida. It is sad to think I am the same age as he was when he passed. Rest in peace Steve.
http://www.boatingindustry.com/peopl...ies-at-age-39/
He was the genius and driving force behind the whole ZR line that brought Donzi back to the forefront of performance. Aside from designing and pushing the production, I believe it was his idea to do the first run of the ZRCs in the classic Donzi racing livery of white with red trim.
His wife Dustin is a sweetheart of a woman as well.
Sorry if this is a downer but in light of filling people in about Steve. He was killed in a car crash in Florida. It is sad to think I am the same age as he was when he passed. Rest in peace Steve.
http://www.boatingindustry.com/peopl...ies-at-age-39/
02-02-2012, 11:27 AM
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Josh is the man to talk to. He was there through the great times and bad. If you look at the most recent Donzi's with the angled name on the sides, that is a version of the way the race boats used to look.
