Ive just picked up the latest copy of japanese performance (march 07) and have read my way through to the Letters section, and i found this:

 

"Valuable support,

 

I feel i must write to you and tell you abouth the amazing support i recieved from two car clubs that i belong to, The SXOC and 300zx.co.uk . Last year i lost my wife in an horrific car accident on the A303, just outside salisbury, and in the months following, i recieved many hundreds of emails and support from members and non members from both clubs. This was followed up by a gift of 2000 pounds, which enabled me to cover the costs of my wife funeral and also put some in a trust fund for my kids.

I managed to get to JAE and took my 9 year old daughter along. She thoroughly enjoyed the scene, despite having lost her mum.She even won me a TOYO tyres t shirt. We all hope to be at JAE 07. My son, who is five, is really looking forward to the weekend, and i am looking forward to bringing my 91 300zx which has been breathed on by Zen. My son is an avid picture reader of your magazine and is developing his enthusiasm for jap cars, like his dad.

Thanks once again to both clubs, its what these people have done for me and tmine, and that restores my faith in humanity and shows what decent people are all about

 

Ken Hodgson (or as we know him Kenny Z)

 

Man i remeber what kenny put the post up about the crash, and how completely devastated i was, and id only ever met him once!

 

I thought id put this up for the peeps who dont buy the magazines, and in case kenny hadnt been on here recently. I know kenny probably put something along the same lines on here, but if he didnt i thought id put this up for people to read, and especially for the people who contributed to kennyz famaily.

 

Anyway, kenny if you still come on here, hope all's well mate and see you at JAE

 

Nick

this is when clubs show there true colours in helping its members in such a tragic event.

we all buckle down to help even if it is only financially to go towards making things a little more bearable.i remember when kenny told us about this tragedy and my heart sank! ( even tho i have never personally met him or his family). i think of this club as not only a car club but as a community and when there is such a tragic event that has occurred i think we all feel it in one way or another.

i hope Kenny and his children are coping well and i think it was kind of him to go to this effort to offer his thanks even tho it wasn't needed or asked for.

 

all the best to Kenny and his children

 

 

gaz

this is when clubs show there true colours in helping its members in such a tragic event.

we all buckle down to help even if it is only financially to go towards making things a little more bearable.i remember when kenny told us about this tragedy and my heart sank! ( even tho i have never personally met him or his family). i think of this club as not only a car club but as a community and when there is such a tragic event that has occurred i think we all feel it in one way or another.

i hope Kenny and his children are coping well and i think it was kind of him to go to this effort to offer his thanks even tho it wasn't needed or asked for.

 

all the best to Kenny and his children

 

 

gaz

 

 

Dito

Hope to see you at JAE again this year Kenny.

Hope all is well with you and your kids.

Best wishes Kenny

Steve

yes all the above nice that so many people bothered with kenny ,,this clubs rocks and the year is just getting started,,

well done guys!!

thats real nice to read. I hope Kenny Z and his kids are doing well

its the decent members that make you proud to be a member of this site

 

dont remember this - maybe happened before I joined - but I hope Kenny and kids are doing well...

 

x

probably took them a while to put it in the mag, as it was the 11th June 2005

when he lost his wife :(

only seems a few months ago since we had the collection, can't imagine what its been like for him and the family though :(

its great when the club pulls together like this.

thats real nice to read. I hope Kenny Z and his kids are doing well

 

 

Echo that - all the best to Kenny and his kids.

do unto others and all that,this club really does have something of a family feel to it sometimes..the way it should be!

its great isnt it.

 

TBH there were two reasons why i put this thread up, Firstly was just to let everyone know that he had made his gratatude known to us through the media. he didnt have to do that, but it shows the type of bloke kenny is

 

secondly was to show the members of the forum who joined after the accident what this club is about and how close we all can be when something bad happens to one of us.

 

Like santa said, this club does have almost a family like character, we all take part in the banter, and sometimes there a big rows, but when the worst things happen we all pull together like a family and support our members in any way we can, whether it be financial physical or emotional. I feel very proud to be a part of this club, and i think everyone should.

 

Its almost a shame that it seems to be a very negative situation that shows the true colours, and what very bright colours they are, of the members

 

Is there any Mod who would be able to find the original thread of when the accident happened, the search tool will only enable me to search a 12 month period and i think it would be nice to show the newer members what the club is capable off

 

Nick

its great isnt it.

 

TBH there were two reasons why i put this thread up, Firstly was just to let everyone know that he had made his gratatude known to us through the media. he didnt have to do that, but it shows the type of bloke kenny is

 

secondly was to show the members of the forum who joined after the accident what this club is about and how close we all can be when something bad happens to one of us.

 

Like santa said, this club does have almost a family like character, we all take part in the banter, and sometimes there a big rows, but when the worst things happen we all pull together like a family and support our members in any way we can, whether it be financial physical or emotional. I feel very proud to be a part of this club, and i think everyone should.

 

Its almost a shame that it seems to be a very negative situation that shows the true colours, and what very bright colours they are, of the members

 

Is there any Mod who would be able to find the original thread of when the accident happened, the search tool will only enable me to search a 12 month period and i think it would be nice to show the newer members what the club is capable off

 

Nick

I don't mind digging it out for you but would prefer you PM Kenny first, to ensure he's OK with it. He might not want it to see it all again.

Cheers

Steve

I don't mind digging it out for you but would prefer you PM Kenny first, to ensure he's OK with it. He might not want it to see it all again.

Cheers

Steve

 

 

yeah think that would be appropriate steve