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Yes I was shouting that and I mean it. Per Corvette Racing Twitter account Doug is retiring after 20 years. Words can't describe what Doug has meant to Corvette Racing and Corvette brand. He will be missed.
2021 is going to be an interesting year for IMSA as well as some other racing associations. The GTLM class needs some serious rehab to remain an interesting class. Clearly Corvette Racing will be undergoing a major reorganization.
My wife and I have been to many Corvette Racing Events over the years. Doug Fehan was at all of them and always had time to speak with us and to answer our questions with aplomb. He is a brilliant manager and tactician who put Corvette in a position to win so many times that we lost count. I’m sure he wouldn’t remember us because it wasn’t personal but we always looked forward to his presence. He made Corvette Racing exciting for all of us and we wish him well.
Thank you Doug
The abrupt nature of this change - after another championship season - suggests major philosophical differences somewhere up the GM / Chevrolet chain of command. It makes sense that a transition to younger Corvette team leadership was being considered given Doug’s age, but hard to believe GM / Chevrolet management planned to move such a significant and well-regarded leader out under such circumstances.
The abrupt nature of this change - after another championship season - suggests major philosophical differences somewhere up the GM / Chevrolet chain of command. It makes sense that a transition to younger Corvette team leadership was being considered given Doug’s age, but hard to believe GM / Chevrolet management planned to move such a significant and well-regarded leader out under such circumstances.
All good points. I haven’t heard the accounts suggesting the departure was involuntary but it wouldn’t surprise me as Doug was not as visible this year as in the past. I for one ascribed it to the covid but that also is just speculation. Ford has turned tail as they seem to do with regularity when their racing doesn’t produce enough sales. The loss of the Europeans also follows a well known path so who are we left with to compete against? Perhaps Doug and Corvette are just victims of their own success.
Doug was one of those guys that must have been born with a mike in his hand and close to his mouth. He was so enjoyable to listen to when he spoke of his team's involvement. No matter where he ends up, I bet he will for ever be a supporter of corvette and will always want us all to keep voting for Corvette.
Last edited by Dirk Miller; 12-18-2020 at 10:49 PM.
This doesn't bode well for GM management. This whole thing stinks to high heaven, IMHO. Good article attached summarizing how poorly Doug has been treated by GM.
We'll never know...and Doug being the company guy he knows how to be, probably won't ever really say much about it. All speculation at this point...he could've left with a smile...who knows?
A little bird whispered and told me, on the professional, business to business side, that he wasn't easy to work with.
Hey! Ya think it was the same birdbrain that whispered on a professional, business to business level that Bill Belichick wasn't easy to work with? Or even Vince Lombardi? Seems like even infallible birds can be suspect when dealing with leadership qualities.
12-16-2020, 03:27 PM
THANK YOU DOUG FEHAN Corvette Racing Team Manager Retiring
