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Re: [Fot] Ray Freiwald, Rest in Peace

To: FOT Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>, John Hornbostel <bentleyblvd@yahoo.com>, Ken Suhre <kenandtweety@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Ray Freiwald, Rest in Peace
From: ralph hansen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:18:11 +0000 (UTC)
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 to all FOT members.
I didn't know Ray that well, but we talked many years back, late 70's. Met =
him at the MCSCC driver's school in 77 when I got started. I had the pleasu=
re of some small talk at an MCSCC driver's school a few years back when I h=
ad a student he was helping with a 944. A great guy in so many ways. He wil=
l be missed by many more than we'll ever know. RIP and I look forward to se=
eing you again on the big track above.
Ralph=C2=A0
    On Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 06:55:25 AM CDT, Ken Suhre via Fot <fo=
t@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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  Ray was in charge of the VSCDA Drivers School when I took my first vintag=
e racing laps at Blackhawk Farms in 1993. I felt welcome immediately. Ray w=
as a precision driver, one you could trust to be fun racing. Rest in Peace =
dear Ray.
Ken Suhre
    On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 06:39:25 PM CDT, John Hornbostel via =
Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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 Dear FOT,=C2=A0 =C2=A0 For many of us who have raced vintage sports cars i=
n the Midwest, you will likely have fond memories of Ray Freiwald making go=
od use of the track in his P1800. Ray (84 yrs old) recently passed away, sh=
ortly after returning home from one of his infamous vigorous bicycle rides =
in the countryside around Janesville, WI.=C2=A0=C2=A0

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I believe Ray had seat time in a vintage race car for nearly =
60 yrs. He was a man with a big heart and shared his mechanical expertise a=
nd wisdom of life with so many us, regardless of what you were racing. His =
shop, Foreign Auto Specialists, helped keep 100's of wonderful vintage cars=
 in operation around the Midwest.=C2=A0 In 1986, he was the driving instruc=
tor for my introduction to racing via SCCA in my Dodge Omni GLH. He then he=
lped me locate my first Triumph TR3a to set up for vintage racing. The memo=
ries and cars continued for many years...
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 If there is a vintage sports car race scheduled soon in heave=
n, Ray is surely on the grid!

Rest in Peace, my friend.John Hornbostel___________________________________=
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=3D"false">I didn't know Ray that well, but we talked many years back, late=
 70's. Met him at the MCSCC driver's school in 77 when I got started. I had=
 the pleasure of some small talk at an MCSCC driver's school a few years ba=
ck when I had a student he was helping with a 944. A great guy in so many w=
ays. He will be missed by many more than we'll ever know. RIP and I look fo=
rward to seeing you again on the big track above.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" dat=
a-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Ralph&n=
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                    On Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 06:55:25 AM CDT, Ken S=
uhre via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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was in charge of the VSCDA Drivers School when I took my first vintage raci=
ng laps at Blackhawk Farms in 1993. I felt welcome immediately. Ray was a p=
recision driver, one you could trust to be fun racing. Rest in Peace dear R=
ay.</font></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-ser=
if"><br clear=3D"none"></font></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"verdana,=
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                    On Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 06:39:25 PM CDT, John=
 Hornbostel via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"ydpfe8fd42byiv2882134767ydp74afe87eyiv26045=
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s-serif;font-size:16px;" class=3D"ydpfe8fd42byiv2882134767ydp74afe87eyiv260=
4569267yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dear FOT,</div><div dir=3D"ltr">&=
nbsp; &nbsp; For many of us who have raced vintage sports cars in the Midwe=
st, you will likely have fond memories of Ray Freiwald making good use of t=
he track in his P1800. Ray (84 yrs old) recently passed away, shortly after=
 returning home from one of his infamous vigorous bicycle rides in the coun=
tryside around Janesville, WI.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">&nbsp; &nbsp; I believe =
Ray had seat time in a vintage race car for nearly 60 yrs. He was a man wit=
h a big heart and shared his mechanical expertise and wisdom of life with s=
o many us, regardless of what you were racing. His shop, Foreign Auto Speci=
alists, helped keep 100's of wonderful vintage cars in operation around the=
 Midwest.&nbsp; In 1986, he was the driving instructor for my introduction =
to racing via SCCA in my Dodge Omni GLH. He then helped me locate my first =
Triumph TR3a to set up for vintage racing. The memories and cars continued =
for many years...</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">&nbsp; &nbsp; If there is a vintage sports car race scheduled soon=
 in heaven, Ray is surely on the grid!<br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Rest in Peace, my friend.</d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">John Hornbostel</div></div></div></div>________________=
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