Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Angelo Ferrazano

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Delete. - Bobet 11:59, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Angelo Ferrazano

"competed in several races" screams non-notable. Did this driver win any races? or do anything that would be deemed notable? Batman2005 20:42, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete: Non-notable. --Hetar 20:57, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, raced a short time in a mid-level series not notable enough to have its own article at present in English-language Wikipedia, no indication of victories or other significance. Google search gives some hits related to racing, but most are driver databases or DNF (did not finish) results. Barno 21:05, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
• Question is he a professional sportsman? Jcuk 23:31, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Answer Jcuk If you had about $500,000 you could buy a stock car and enter a NASCAR event. He apparently ran in some races that provide monetary winnings, but running in "several races" does not make someone a "professional racecar driver." Couple years ago there was a dentist in Indianapolis who put together enough money to buy a car and enter the Indy 500...that doesn't make him notable enough for a bio in my opinion. Seems to be the same kind of instance here. I'd say he's notable if he competes for a whole season or for a couple seasons. Batman2005 01:38, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Uh, the dentist won the race, the most notable race in the world, isn't that worth a bio article? Mr. Ferrazano doesn't seem to have won even routine races in Italian F2000. Barno 19:18, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

The dentist did not win the race. In fact, Jack Miller, the dentist in question started 17th and finished 20th in 1997. He's still a dentist...about 3 miles from where my parents live in Indianapolis. So, look through this list List of Indianapolis 500 winners and tell me which one of them from the past 30 years that won the race is a dentist in Southeast Indianapolis by day, and an Indy Car driver on the weekends. Thanks. Nice try though. Batman2005 19:27, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. He doesn't seem notable enough for mine after two or three races. Most of his Googles are as a team manager or other support roles. Capitalistroadster 02:29, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

• weak delete usually I want to keep the articles for all professional racers, but this guy has no established notability. In my opinion, Jack Miller would meet notability criteria as the Indy 500 is one of the biggest races in the world and he had a major corporate sponsor (Crest). However, Ferrazano has not participated in any races that are even on the radar on a worldwide scale, let alone won any of them. Also, if you had a $500000 NASCAR you'd embarass yourself in NEXTEL cup and definitely wouldn't qualify.-Drdisque 18:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.