January 26, 2015
Ann McHugh’s contributions to SCCA and NEOhio have been in several areas: as Regional Executive and other leadership positions, driver, organizing NEOhio exhibits at the Cleveland Auto Show and Autorama, editing/printing/mailing the Blower, running the press room for the Runoffs at Road Atlanta and MidOhio for several years, and perhaps most memorably, chairing the Longest Day at Nelson Ledges from 1981 – 1996. The storied Longest Day is indelibly linked with Ann. She joined NEOhio in 1971 and got a novice permit to race her Datsun Roadster in 1973. Injuries from a street car accident stopped her racing, but she continued to take on many organizational jobs at the races and for NEOhio, including being press officer for Nelson Ledges and co-chairing the NEOhio Competition Clinic. She spearheaded the project to develop a reusable display for autoshows & mall shows. Ann was Regional Executive for four terms, increasing the membership from 600 to 1000, thanks to the Longest Day.
