[Fot] Dick Stockton would like to join us!

[yellow04 at tr4racer.com]

Sorry about the multiple postings, Mark's server wised up as to the true 
miscreant I am, and decided to reject my messages. Mark intervened, all is 
right with the world again...

I talked to Dick Stockton yesterday, he would like to get on the FOT list. 
May I get a second?

For those of you who don't know Dick, Bobby Adams sent me this bio.
Starting racing in 1959. SCCA National driver in the early 60s in an Austin 
Healey 3000, Formula Jr., Ferrari 500 TRC, Lister-Jag, and Le-Mans Elva 
MKIV. Triumph TR4 '64-'65. 1965 NE Div. 2nd place, ARRC Pole, 5th place 
finish after overdrive failed while leading. Glen 500 class win co-driving 
with Bob Tullius. '66-'68 owner/mechanic for Buzz Marcus's TR4 [ 66 NED Div 
2nd (Tullius 3rd), top 3 at the ARRC before mechanical failure (ahead of 
Group 44) / '67 2nd NE Div (Group 44 took first at the last National race of 
the season), 2nd ARRC / ]. 1967 Leyland Motor Corporation trophy for the 
"Outstanding mechanical effort by a Triumph competitor at the 1967 American 
Road Race of Champions". ['68 NE Div 1 (John Kelly Group 44 2nd) , ARRC Pole 
3rd place after spinning off track).] 1969-1970 BP 289 Cobra (CSX2009) NE 
Div BP Champ, 2nd 1970 ARRC. 1970, F5000/FA in a Vulcan. Front runner in 
IMSA RS/Baby Grand 1970s Datsun 510 and Toyota Celica. Mid Ohio 6 Hour Class 
A winner, and in the same race Buzz Marcus won his class in a Dick Stockton 
built Toyota Corolla scoring Toyota's first professional victory in the 
North America. Sat out most of the 80s and all of the 90s before buying back 
his old TR4 and started vintage racing in 2002. Ran a disco "blue and 
orange" paint scheme until he repainted the car black in 2008.

Has co-driven with: Bob Tullius, Ken Slage, Jerry "Racer" Walsh, Jerry 
Truitt, and got John Morton to co-drive at Lime Rock.

Owned an all makes repair shop in Willow Grove, PA until he retired in 1996. 
Had an engine dyno and did race car prep since the early 60s. Dick lent out 
his loft to a young Skip Barber who built his first car there. Did tuning 
work for many club racers and names like Lou Gigliotti, Ken Slagle, Al 
Holbert, Buzz Marcus. A few of his mechanics went on to Penske racing where 
they had successful careers, and Jerry Truitt was also a long time employee.

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While Dick is certainly no newcomer to the racing scene, he it to the 
computer world. I am not sure he has found the Reply button yet!

Cheers

Henry
yellow04 at tr4racer.com