Nissan Motorsports Retirement

dkmura · 10-02-2018, 05:30 PM

Sad news for motorsports fans as Richard (Rick) Kulach announces his retirement from Nissan North America as of October 2, 2018. Kulach has had a stellar career with the company as the SW district operations manager, product planner and as the head of Nissan Motorsports in North America. His efforts over the last decade have provided support for U.S. amateur and pro racers and will be missed. Kulach joins very select company of legendary former Nissan motorsports directors like **** Roberts, Kas Kastner, Frank Honsowetz and Ron Stukenberg. True to his nature as a hardcore racer, Kulach may finally find the time to prepare his own racecars for competition. Happy retirement!

Rusty · 10-02-2018, 06:29 PM

Best guy Nissan ever had to run the Motorsports dept. was Paul StClair.

And they let him go.

dkmura · 10-03-2018, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Best guy Nissan ever had to run the Motorsports dept. was Paul StClair.

And they let him go.

Actually, Paul was never the head of Nissan Motorsports. He primarily worked for Ron Stukenberg, who was the manager at the time.

Rusty · 10-03-2018, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dkmura

Actually, Paul was never the head of Nissan Motorsports. He primarily worked for Ron Stukenberg, who was the manager at the time.

I got along great with Paul. I didn't have to jump through all the hoops that others had to, to get parts.

dkmura · 10-04-2018, 10:21 PM

Glad to hear you got along with Paul. Most racers campaigning in a known series (NASA, SCCA, etc.) were able to register with Nissan Motorsports and purchase parts from them. Just one form to fill out and not a lot of hoops, IMO.

Rusty · 10-04-2018, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dkmura

Glad to hear you got along with Paul. Most racers campaigning in a known series (NASA, SCCA, etc.) were able to register with Nissan Motorsports and purchase parts from them. Just one form to fill out and not a lot of hoops, IMO.

I've had some issues with a couple of people at Nissan Motorsports when I was buying parts. They didn't like trackrats. If you was racing in a series, no problem. I haven't bought parts off of them since Paul left.

10-02-2018, 05:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
dkmura Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 108 Drives: SCCA T1/3 and GT3 Z Rep Power: 16	Nissan Motorsports Retirement Sad news for motorsports fans as Richard (Rick) Kulach announces his retirement from Nissan North America as of October 2, 2018. Kulach has had a stellar career with the company as the SW district operations manager, product planner and as the head of Nissan Motorsports in North America. His efforts over the last decade have provided support for U.S. amateur and pro racers and will be missed. Kulach joins very select company of legendary former Nissan motorsports directors like **** Roberts, Kas Kastner, Frank Honsowetz and Ron Stukenberg. True to his nature as a hardcore racer, Kulach may finally find the time to prepare his own racecars for competition. Happy retirement!

10-02-2018, 06:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,861 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	Best guy Nissan ever had to run the Motorsports dept. was Paul StClair. And they let him go. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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10-04-2018, 10:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
dkmura Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 108 Drives: SCCA T1/3 and GT3 Z Rep Power: 16	Glad to hear you got along with Paul. Most racers campaigning in a known series (NASA, SCCA, etc.) were able to register with Nissan Motorsports and purchase parts from them. Just one form to fill out and not a lot of hoops, IMO.