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Lance
Miller Announced as Carlisle Events Co-Owner
Miller
Follows in his Father’s Footsteps to Make Two Family Dreams Reality
CARLISLE,
PA – Lance
Miller recently became Co-owner of Carlisle Events, one of the world’s
largest presenters of car, truck and motorcycle events. Lance Miller,
who has served as Senior Manager of Carlisle Events since 2007, is
fulfilling a life-time dream of his father’s, the late Chip Miller, by
taking on the position.
“Not
only was it a dream of my father, but it was a dream of mine to become
Co-owner of Carlisle Events someday,” said Miller during the
announcement. “Fortunately for me, dreams do come true. Bill Miller
III and I have been working diligently to ensure our team is stronger
than ever during these tough economic times. With all of the great
changes coming into play and the strongest and most talented team
we’ve ever had, we’re more excited than ever about the prospects of
Carlisle Events becoming even bigger and better as we move forward. As
my father would often say… ‘Life is good’”
Chip
Miller, who passed away in 2004 from the little known disease
amyloidosis, along with Bill Miller Jr., co-founded Carlisle Events in
1974. The two Millers were not related but rather good friends that
shared the same last name and passion for the collector car hobby. Bill
Miller, Jr. also plans to make the same transition of ownership to his
son, Bill Miller III. Bill III has served alongside Lance as Senior
Manager for the past three years. When asked about the recent changes,
Bill Miller Jr. commented, “I couldn’t be happier that Lance and my
son Bill III are as excited about the business as Chip and I were, when
we started the company 36 years ago.” Miller Continued, “It is
certainly exciting to see that even in tough economic times, Carlisle
Events can be a strong business and continue to grow and evolve when so
many other companies are faltering.”
Lance
Miller’s mother Judy Miller expressed similar sentiments “I feel
this transition is something that, if Chip would have survived, would
have been a natural progression. Ultimately it was one of Chip’s goals
and I’m happy to see it follow through.”
With
the goal and dream of Lance becoming Co-Owner of Carlisle Events
accomplished, one more dream of Chip’s on Lance’s radar is to take
the #3 Cunningham Corvette racecar, owned by the Miller family, to
France for the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. The trip will be a
pilgrimage for the car which was the first ever Corvette to win its
class at the legendary endurance race in 1960. Miller will bring the car
to the race to celebrate the anniversary of the victory and to also
promote the Chip Miller Charitable Foundation. The foundation was formed
to help spread awareness of amyloidosis, and raise money for educational
and research purposes. If Chip Miller and his doctors were aware of the
symptoms of amyloidosis when they first presented, Chip Miller might
still be alive today.
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