Bowden Receives Bill Parish Award

Will Bowden of Orlando, Florida wasโ€‚chosen forโ€‚this yearโ€™s Bill Parish Award. Supported by MGVR and Parish-Heacock Insurance, it is annually presented at MGVRโ€™s Focus Event, this year HSRโ€™s โ€œMittyโ€ at Road Atlanta, in memory of MG racer Bill Parish. It is presented to an MG racer at the event participating in Billโ€™s pastโ€‚spirit of โ€œHaving the most fun, and being a Master of Speed Deception, while racing their MG over the years, unconcerned about race winning.โ€

Will, a retired Merchant Marine Officer and aerospace engineer, got his first MGโ€”an MGTD in 1960 and was a founder of the Classic MG Club of Florida. His first vintage MG race was at Sebring in 1978 withโ€‚his MGTF in a support race.