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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ December 5, 2008. On Monday, December 1st. Eric fell out of bed somehow, x-rays showed no broken bones. Yesterday he was unable to recognize his wife, hopefully today will be better. Please take a minute of your time to send a card and especially your thanks to Rick for all of his years saving the history of Automotive sports through his photos. His wife Virginia has been through a lot. And most of all add them to your prayers, I'm sure there are more photo's Rick needs to take. Please do not send flowers at this time. Eric & Virginia Rickman, 15505 Buttram St., Hacienda Heights, CA 91745. Dawn Perry Perez |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There is some good news. He is able to set in a wheelchair from time to time but he tires easily. The physical and speech therapists are trying to work with him. Sometimes he still doesn't know what's going on but he did recognize his grandson. All in all it would appear he is settling into some sort of routine and managed to say he thinks he is being well cared for by everyone, they seem to like him. Virginia goes to see him everyday and does what she can for him. They won't allow him to have his hearing aids so it is virtually impossible to communicate with him at this point, something about the frequency and his pacemaker. We are all still in shock from the turn of events and coping as best we can. It is good to know that you guys are thinking of us and you could never be considered a pest. I won't be able to see him again until Sunday, I'll let you know how things are. Micheal Rickman |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From the editor: I received a call from Virginia Rickman with news about her husband, Eric "Rick" Rickman. He underwent two serious surgeries and was in very serious condition, but is now recovering in a rehabilitation facility. At times he has suffered from memory loss, haziness and he fell out of his bed. Slowly he is regaining his health and improving and says that they are taking good care of him. He is being fed with a tube, until the doctors can be sure that he won't aspirate liquids into his lungs. Virginia says that they had him up and walking recently and also up sitting. Rickman is just about able to receive visitors, but telephone conversations are hard for him to hear. She will call me in a week to let me know when he can start to have visitors. We send our best wishes for a full recovery to one of the all time greats in hot rodding, drag racing, land speed and other types of car racing. Rickman is one of the best racing photographers to ever work at this trade. |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eclectic group celebrates Johnson. Published: Hi-Desert Star, Wednesday, December 3, 2008, by Burke LeSage, Joshua Tree, California. |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From the Hi-Desert Star; Jack Calori passes away. Sent in by Burke LeSage |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jack Engle passed away on November 14, 2008. He was 88. He raced on the dry lakes in the 1930's as a member of the Santa Monica, California Low Flyers Car Club. He went 113 mph in 1941 in his McCulloch-blown Cragar Model T on Model A rails. He started making his own cams in 1941 and became a favorite cam manufacturer for boats, drags, motorcycle and other auto racing groups. Jack is survived by his sons Mark and Doug and his wife Ona. The company is still in business today. |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Discovery Channel Show. Christmas is early this year, Discovery Channel will air Speed Capital Of The World Bonneville on December 16, 2008 at 9pm Central. George Poteet's 1969 'Cuda the Blowfish built by Rad Rides By Troy is one of the salt cars featured in the hour long story of men and machines against the salt in attempts to set land speed records. This should be some of the best coverage of Bonneville due to the amount of special equipment used by the Discovery team involved in its production. Ride along with George at a top speed of 290 mph and experience why these men go back each year. Bonneville the most beautiful Race Track in the world. Built by God. See |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While at the San Diego Roadster Club Meeting this evening, one of the members read a passage from a very old copy of the SCTA Racing News. Turns out they were from April 1939. I burned off a copy on the copy machine at the meeting site and will send it to you if you give me a snail mail address. He told me that the guy he got the minutes from has many more from the early days of racing in San Diego. If you are interested, I will see if he can get me copies or allow me to copy them for you. Let me know. By the way, you might know the editor, a guy by |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here is information on a program you probably will be interested in watching. Set your VCR's and DVR's to save this one. I Don't know if they will be in the video but here are the Road Runners at 2008 Speedweek: #675 Harris & Wester Camaro, #1616 McRat Racing diesel truck, #3076 Jim Kitchen street roadster, #7008 Campbell Family Racing production pickup. Program info copied from Discovery Channel website: check local listings. Discovery Channel - Dec 16, 10:00 pm ET/PT, 60 minutes. "Speed Capital of the World: Bonneville. Each summer during Bonneville Speed Week the Utah salt desert transforms into the greatest racetrack on the planet. Scorching heat and slippery salt brings racers to their knees as they attempt to achieve speed immortality." Jerry Cornelison, Road Runners - SCTA (est. 1937). See http://www.ussarcherfish.com/roadrunners |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is to let everyone know that the DISCOVERY CHANNEL was at Speedweek filming for a TV show about 5 teams racing at Bonneville. Our team was one that was covered. In case you have any interest in the show (or just to see Gail crash - it's a doozy) here are the details. Feel free to pass it around to others in your circle of friends and family if you are so inclined. DISCOVERY CHANNEL, DECEMBER 16, Tuesday 9 pm. Title of show: "Speed Capitol of the World: BONNEVILLE." Check your local listings as they reserve the right to change date or time. Gail Phillips |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Petersen Automotive Museum is hosting its 3rd annual CARnival Family Fun Day on Saturday, December 20, 2008. Please consider posting this event in your publication or website. If you would like to cover the event, please let me know at the number below. Thank you, Chris Brown (Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Phone: 323-964-6320) |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lions, York, U.S 30 Dragway and Indianapolis Raceway Park videos are now available at www.hotrodnostalgia.com. Dave Wallace Jr |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I just wanted to say thank you once again for getting me in touch with Otto Ryssman. If you remember my grandfather, Edward "Tiny" Conkle, was a partner and friend with Otto for some time. I spoke with Otto for at least an hour and a half a week or so ago. I plan on meeting up with him in a month or so at his house to share a few stories and pictures, etc. I will try to put together a little something for your newsletter as soon as I can. Regards, Cameron Conkle |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am interested, but I don't have a computer, all I have is Web tv. And I only type with 1 finger and it would take me a month time to tell my story. Thank You. Tony Piner |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are now 456 subscribers to the Society of Landspeed Racing Historians Newsletter! When we started we only had a little over 100 members, I think .... and it's possible that many of them just visit the website and do not subscribe to the emailed newsletter but just read it online .... we don't have any way of knowing the number of those people... Mary Ann Lawford |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how much I enjoy reading your newsletter. You make the legend of land speed racing come alive for me and I can actually feel like I am there. Charlie Gilmore |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have changed my old email address to my new email address for most of my web subscriptions, but this one I missed. I just went to the www.Landspeedracing.com website and cancelled my old and resubscribed with my new address. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season! Jerry Cornelison, Road Runners - SCTA (est. 1937) http://www.ussarcherfish.com/roadrunners |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chop-Shop Customs, 235 D Salem St, Woburn, MA 01801 USA. See their website at: http://www.imakenews.com/chopshopcustoms. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At the England Goodwood Revival Meeting Races, the most prestigious invitation in Historic Racing. It is always a great experience and fantastic racing and the Tasman Revival (November 28-30, 2008) in Sydney was also great as well, with both great events being "fender to fender" racing with the "take no prisoners attitude." We had such fun and here is our summary for now as we finally got to test the car to the limits after an 18 month total chassis up re-build to correct the difficult and evil handling, and we are better understanding the "teething problems" with the new setups. |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm looking for help on a story for AutoWeek. It's a retrospective about the 1968 Riverside Can-Am, a "whatever happened to" piece about all 36 drivers on the starting grid. I've got info on most (the first number is their place on the grid, followed by their race result, then "XXX" to show I don't have any subsequent info), but I wonder if you know anything about the following elusive guys, or can suggest who else I might ask. |
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Amo, Brett Arena, Henry Astor, Gale Banks, Glen Barrett, Mike Bastian, Lee Blaisdell, Jim Bremner, Warren Bullis, Burly Burlile, George Callaway, Gary Carmichael, John Backus, John Chambard, Jerry Cornelison, G. Thatcher Darwin, Jack Dolan, Ugo Fadini, Bob Falcon, Rich Fox, Glenn Freudenberger, Don Garlits, Bruce Geisler, Stan Goldstein, Andy Granatelli, Walt James, Wendy Jeffries, Ken Kelley, Mike Kelly, Bret Kepner, Kay Kimes, Jim Lattin, Mary Ann and Jack Lawford, Fred Lobello, Eric Loe, Dick Martin, Ron Martinez, Tom McIntyre, Don McMeekin, Bob McMillian, Tom Medley, Jim Miller, Don Montgomery, Bob Morton, Mark Morton, Paula Murphy, Landspeed Louise Ann Noeth, Frank Oddo, David Parks, Richard Parks, Wally Parks (in memoriam), Eric Rickman, Willard Ritchie, Roger Rohrdanz, Evelyn Roth, Ed Safarik, Frank Salzberg, Dave Seely, Charles Shaffer, Mike Stanton, David Steele, Doug Stokes, Bob Storck, Zach Suhr, Maggie Summers, Gary Svoboda, Pat Swanson, Al Teague, JD Tone, Jim Travis, Randy Travis, Jack Underwood and Tina Van Curen, Richard Venza. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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