Folks Of Interest Trajedy at the Silver State Race.

Condolences and Prayers.
This hits home hard, my good friend is traveling back to TX from the Silver State now. I've talked to him a couple of times on the road and he hasn't mentioned anything about the tragedy.

 

I worked with Rick and his son Ridge on the starting line/staging lanes at the Eagle Field Drags and now have a very heavy heart about losing another friend to a racing accident.

Don't get me wrong, I know he was going at 200 mph (adreniline-wise) as was his car, been close to that and probably felt the same sense of calm just before the the crash (I just got a few broken teeth and a 30-s***ches gash on the side of my ol' noggen back then).

But just the fact that it suddenly becomes a thousand mile an hour situation...,

To say I wish for us and his family to rewrite this past week-end...Let's just say, he beat us to the finishline.

Godspeed to you Rick, and prayers to Ridge and to family and friends.

P.S. The Fresno abc tv station did an excellent 6 O'Clock news piece on the family.
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/video?id=8361843

 

sad to hear

 

For anyone interested in Rick's memorial it will be Sat. 10:00 am at the High School auditorium in Kerman, CA......very casual dress.