Formula Father’s Day
~ by Chris ‘#16’ Demaras ~
When I got home after four days at the track, I found this sweet Father’s Day card from my daughter, Michelle.
Seeing it brought a smile to my face because even though I am very few of the adjectives she used to describe me (except stubborn) she used the shape of a VW Beetle, in light of our family’s efforts in Formula Vee / Formula 1200 this season.
That is so sweet!!! Must be so amazing to be a father, sadly I will never know.
It is incredible how the VW Beetle became such a strong character in the lives of so many people around the world. Take a look at the story of my family.
https://theclassicmachines.com/2021/02/23/the-vw-beetle-and-how-we-raced-it/
Yes Rubens, I love being a father but I also feel very guilty sometimes. I spend a LOT of time with my son Daniel because we share a love of racing. Comparatively, I hadn’t seen my daughter in four days when I got home Sunday. She and I do some things together, too.
– I took her and her friends to K1 Speed not long ago: https://demaras.com/2021/09/15/power-trio/
– And we took part in the Toronto Miracle food drive together: https://demaras.com/2021/12/05/toronto-miracle/
– She even ended up on CityTV that day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwnCV95uQ1A
It just isn’t enough, though. Makes me a little sad.
You shouldn’t feel guilty, you are a pretty good dad!!!