<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5150">FOTers,<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5140"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5141">Bud was quite a character. He used to race "back in the
day" and for some reason he showed up at a local NorCal race back about
2000 or so (latent racer gene expressing itself?). I was still using a
stock Lucas starter at the time and it had just engaged the ring gear
and stuck there...I know, THAT could never happen, but why else do they
have that little cover on the end with a square drive sticking out so
that you could "unwind" them? So, anyway, I missed that session but Bud
walked over as I was backing the starter out and when I heard the bendix
fall into the bellhousing I knew what had happened...Without so much as
an introduction, he grabbed some tools and we got the car in the air
and the offending pieces fished out, spare starter in and "off to the
races" as they say.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5142"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5143">This particular race group allowed riders
during the lunch break and I took him for a ride as a thank you for his
help. Thereafter I was always known as "hooksetter" as Bud then found a
Spitty and was a regular at the local tracks.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5144"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5145">Bud had a group
email list that he sent out almost daily, and as he said "once you're on
the list, you can't get off". For those who were on the list will
attest his emails usually brought a smile to those on it.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5146"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5147">Bud will be missed.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5148"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1488256981372_5149">Nick in NorCal</div></div></body></html>