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Midwester Spotlight

April 2013 Midwester Spotlight

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David Shoultz

Occupation: Chief Operating Officer – Tile Trends, Inc.
Hometown: Bowling Green, KY
Years in ACE: 7
Favorite ACE event: Beech Bend Bash

Coaster Count: I do not keep track. There’s more to it than how many I’ve rode. And there so many different ways people keep track...
Wood:
Steel:

Top 5 Steel Coasters:
1. Nitro
2. Raging Bull
3. X Flight
4. Wild Eagle
5. Raptor

Top 5 Wood Coasters:
1. Thunderhead
2. Kentucky Rumbler
3. Texas Giant (if it fits in this category)
4. Apocalypse
5. Zippin Pippin

Top 3 Amusement Parks
1. Beech Bend
2. Dollywood
3. Disneyland

Other Activities/Interests: Love to travel! HUGE shot glass collector. Enjoy on-ride photos – especially looking back years later and reminiscing about the day.

Additional Comments: I love being a member of ACE. It provides many opportunities to visit places I might not have been, meet new people and ride amazing coasters.

July 2012 Midwester Spotlight

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Chris Tilsley

Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
Hometown: Flatwoods, Kentucky
Years in ACE: 8
Favorite ACE event: Coaster Con XXVII

Coaster Count: 129
Wood: 37
Steel: 92

Top 5 Steel Coasters:
1. Millennium Force
2. Raging Bull
3. Raptor
4. Dominator
5. Superman - Ultimate Flight

Top 5 Wood Coasters:
1. Thunderhead
2. Kentucky Rumbler
3. Prowler
4. Beast
5. Ravine Flyer II

Top 3 Amusement Parks
1. Cedar Point
2. Kings Island
3. Holiday World

Other Activities/Interests:
Hobby board gaming, video gaming, reading (mostly fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller novels), and watching auto races.  I especially enjoy dirt Late Models.  I say watching only because Amanda refuses to let me drive one.  Ha ha, not really but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.  And I'm a business geek as well.  I love watching biographies on companies, how they got started and all of the behind the scenes of how they work. 

Additional Comments:
I'm married to my beautiful wife Amanda and we have two little girls, Nicole and Abigail.  I've been one of your ACE Midwest Assistant Regional Reps for 3 years and it's been an honor to serve an organization like ACE.  Amanda and I have been ACE members for 8 years.  We joined once we learned that Coaster Con XXVII was planned for Cedar Point.  And as you can see above it is still one of my favorite events over the years.  The photo is of me and my oldest, Nicole, from a few years ago at Silver Dollar City.

May 2012 Midwester Spotlight

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Michael Oliver

Occupation: Student
Hometown: Munster, Indiana
Years in ACE: 1 or First Year
Favorite ACE event: Did Filming at Kings Island and Cedar Point, but first real event will be Spring Conference.

Coaster Count: 65
Wood: 14
Steel: 51

Top 5 Steel Coasters:
1. Maverick
2. Milenium Force
3. Firehawk
4. Raptor
5. Invertigo

Top 5 Wood Coasters:
1. Beast
2. American Eagle
3. Racer
4. Cornball Express
5. Mean Streak

Top 3 Amusement Parks
1. Kings Island
2. Cedar Point
3. Indiana Beech

Other Activities/Interests:
I also love music and going to concerts.

Additional Comments:
I'm very excited and proud to be a member of ACE. Everyone seems so friendly and a lot of fun. I hope to meet everyone soon and be a member for the rest of my life.