FIRST PERSON/OPINION: Via e-mail: Bill Scott, 71, owner of Summit Point Motorsports Park and BSR Inc. in West Virginia, passed away December 7, 2009. Mr. Scott was a SCCA club racer in the 1960s, and was the 1970 Formula Vee world champion. A racer’s career is short-lived. Bill had a vision to train drivers the skills that he learned from racing. His life-saving accident avoidance training classes put him in first place on the road to success. One of the lessons Bill learned from racing is the importance of teamwork, of “putting a team together that is dedicated, enthusiastic, and willing to put up with hard times.” He has established that team in the family members and dedicated employees who carry on his legacy at Summit Point. In 1980, Bill Scott purchased the ailing Summit Point Raceway. Bill Scott Racing trained thousands of drivers from private security agencies to government agencies (U.S. Air Force, CIA, State Department, state police, etc.) in accident avoidance techniques from defensive driving to counter-terrorism tactics. Summit Point Motorsports Park has evolved into four tracks and a new 13-acre tactical training center, the Summit Point Training Campus. Bill had his own explanation for success, “The competitive racing spirit is still there. I want to be so much better than any other business that does our type of training, so that it goes without saying that the best clients will come here. Second place is not an option.” Bill Scott has been a great asset to Jefferson County, the great state of West Virginia, and the Department of Homeland Security of the United States. It’s a sad day to lose a brother and a hero. Thank you for being this and so much more. Rest in peace, William. Roger Lyle