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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (WETM) – Watkins Glen is home to many different racing related businesses, however none are as expansive as the International Motor Racing Research Center.
In this context, expansive means how much history they are holding. The IMRRC researches and archives anything having to do with international motor racing, and in their own words anything that “has 4 wheels and goes really fast.” They even have a stock sitting car in the middle of their showroom. 18 News visited the IMRRC to talk about what they do and how they are involved with NASCAR Weekend.
Since the IMRRC is a non profit, they rely on fundraising to continue operations. One of their biggest fundraisers is an annual car raffle, this year they are giving away a 1986 Ferrari 328 GTS. Only 3,328 tickets will be sold for this car and they are $40 for one, $100 for three.
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Daniel G. DeRusha Named Executive Director of IMRRC
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 4, 2019) – Daniel G. DeRusha, of Corning, N.Y., has been selected as the new executive director of the International Motor Racing Research Center in Watkins Glen.
DeRusha joins the IMRRC following a 13-year tenure with the Corning Museum of Glass. During his time at the museum he has held roles managing guest relations, strategic corporate partnerships, and outreach initiatives. He also played an important part in the planning and execution of the GlassBarge, which traveled across New York State in 2017 and 2018 in celebration of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. Most recently, he served as Manager of Institutional Giving and Chief of Staff for the museum’s advancement department.
He has a BS in Transportation and Distribution Management from Syracuse University and an executive MBA from the Rochester Insitute of Technology’s Saunders College of Business.
“I am honored to join such a professional and passionate team focused on preserving and sharing both our rich local history in motorsports and the expanding international archival collection,” DeRusha said.
“On behalf of our Board of Directors, I am delighted to welcome Dan,” said IMRRC Chairman John Saunders. “In addition to his leadership talents, Dan brings tremendous enthusiasm for motorsports history in Watkins Glen and throughout the world.”
DeRusha brings a personal passion for vintage cars and Upstate New York automotive history to his new position. He currently owns and regularly drives a 1928 Franklin model 12B 5-passenger sedan (manufactured in Syracuse, N.Y.), and a 1977 MGB, which he inherited from his father and ran in several Stone Bridge Driver events during the Grand Prix Festival in Watkins Glen. DeRusha is also a past president of the H.H. Franklin Club.
The IMRRC Search Committee selected DeRusha to oversee a new era of transformation and growth at the Center. As executive director, he will have overall operational, administrative and financial responsibility for the IMRRC. This includes strategic and financial planning, leadership of the Center’s staff, and the management of annual fundraising and membership campaigns.
“The IMRRC establishes Watkins Glen as a center of excellence in the preservation of motorsports history,” DeRusha said. “I look forward to collaborating with the organization’s expert staff and our incredibly accomplished Board of Directors in the continued stewardship of our collections and expansion of our reach within the international motorsports community.”
The IMRRC is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Spanning continents, eras and race series, the IMRRC’s collection embodies the speed, drama and camaraderie of amateur and professional motor racing throughout the world. The Center welcomes serious researchers and casual fans alike to share stories of race drivers, race series and race cars captured on its shelves and walls and brought to life through a regular calendar of public lectures, special events and now online through its website, racingarchives.org.
For a more detailed biography of Daniel G. DeRusha, click here.
Daniel G. DeRusha
Dan joins the International Motor Racing Research Center following a 13-year tenure with the Corning Museum of Glass. During his time at the museum Dan held roles managing guest relations, strategic corporate partnerships, and outreach initiatives, including worldwide outreach deployments of the Museum’s mobile hot glassmaking studio and artists. He also played an important part in the planning and execution for the GlassBarge. The barge traveled across New York State in 2017 and 2018 in celebration of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. Most recently Dan served as Manager of Institutional Giving and Chief of Staff for the museum’s advancement department.
Prior to working at the Corning Museum of Glass, Dan held positions in corporate logistics analysis and operations, supply chain optimization, and hospitality planning. He holds a BS in Transportation and Distribution Management from Syracuse University and an executive MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Saunders College of Business.
Dan grew up in Honeoye Falls & the Greater Rochester area and has lived and worked along the east coast, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Georgia, before returning “home” to the Finger Lakes region in the 2000s. He currently resides in Corning, NY with his wife and two children.
Dan’s first exposure to organized racing was working communications for STPR rallies in Northern Pennsylvania as a Ham Radio operator with his father in the 1980s. Since returning to the area, events at Watkins Glen International – and especially Vintage Grand Prix weekend – have become mainstays on the family calendar.
Dan also brings a personal passion for vintage cars and Upstate New York automotive history to his new role. He currently owns and regularly drives a 1928 Franklin model 12B 5 passenger sedan (manufactured in Syracuse, NY), and a 1977 MGB, which he inherited from his father and ran in several Stone Bridge Driver events. Dan is also a past president of the H.H. Franklin Club.
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