See if this photo is helpful.
http://fot-racing.com/historic/caption/sebring_team1.htm
Mordy Dunst
----- Original Message -----
From: <Mike.Savin@nokia.com>
To: <gasket.works@gte.net>
Cc: <carlynneracing@home.com>; <OkerWR@navair.navy.mil>;
<vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 4:53 PM
Subject: Bob Oker, Triumph Team
> Mordy:
>
> I'm interested too. Do you have any more pictures? Do you have
> any pictures of Bob driving in the '56 Sebring race? You know Oker drove
> 11 hrs 20 minutes of that race, finished 1st 2 liter GT, and high in the
> standings
> as I recall, without a clutch. His co-driver drove only 40 minutes -- he
> couldn't
> drive clutchless. But I think Bill recalls more about this than I do. I
> remember
> MotoRacing newspaper (Gus Vignole) called Bob "Ironman Oker" after this
> race.
>
> Anybody out there have any pictures from the '56 Sebring race, or
> can
> add to the story?
>
> -- Mike
>
>
> Thanks Mike and Morty! This would be the '57 race. They didn't finish. The
> 11 1/2 hour episode happened in '56...the small grill car. Look how skinny
> he is!
>
> Morty...what's you connection with this picture?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Bill Oker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike.Savin@nokia.com [mailto:Mike.Savin@nokia.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 11:35 AM
> To: OkerWR@navair.navy.mil
> Subject: RE: Information
>
>
> Bill:
>
> Here's a copy of the picture.
>
> -- Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Oker, William [mailto:OkerWR@navair.navy.mil]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 11:13 AM
> To: 'Mike.Savin@nokia.com'; gasket.works@gte.net
> Subject: RE: Information
>
>
> Mike / Mordy,
>
> I've been trying to access the site with the picture all day. My system
> won't let me on the internet for some reason. When I saw Sebring and Ken
> Richarson I suspected that Dad might be in the picture. Can somebody email
> me the picture, maybe that'll work. I have a trouble call in to see what's
> wrong with my computer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Oker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike.Savin@nokia.com [mailto:Mike.Savin@nokia.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 10:44 AM
> To: gasket.works@gte.net
> Cc: carlynneracing@home.com; OkerWR@navair.navy.mil;
> Mrsavin@Hotmail.Com; adina.savin@disney.com; nosina@earthlink.net;
> pnut@ak.net; dipstickdigest@ctaz.com; ckingart@earthlink.net;
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> Subject: RE: Information
>
>
> Mordy:
>
> I can definitely identify the second guy from the left as Bob Oker --
> fantastic driver who drove for my dad, Ed Savin in the 50s. You'll
> probably hear from his son, Bill Oker, too, who got me into this
> vintage net. Here's two pictures of Bob driving my dad's AC.
>
> -- Mike Savin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Mordy Dunst [mailto:gasket.works@gte.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 5:44 AM
> To: Vintage Race List
> Subject: Information
>
>
> Can you help me identify people in this photo?
> http://fot-racing.com/historic/caption/sebring_team2.htm
> I know that the far left is Mike Rothschild and far right is Ken
> Richardson...
> Please reply off-line.
>
>
> Thanks
> Mordy Dunst
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