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Offline dw230

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Dick Rusell
« on: September 21, 2013, 11:37:11 PM »
At Friday night's board meeting we found out that Dick Russell passed last week. Dick was a long time Indy mechanic working for such luminaries as AJ Foyt, Al and Al Jr, Parnelli and others. Dick became a member of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club in 1995 driving the Star Spangled Banner lakester, a modified march Indy Car chassis. Dick was also a member of the El Mirage 200 MPH Club.

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God Speed Dick,

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Re: Dick Rusell
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2013, 02:49:58 PM »
I worked with Dick at Holman-Moody-Stroppe in the late 60's. His name in the shop was " Tricky Dick ".
 A great fabricator and always thinking. Learned a lot from him.

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Re: Dick Rusell
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2013, 03:18:46 PM »
GodSpeed Mr. Rusell
God's group of racing icons has grown a lot this year
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Re: Dick Rusell
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2013, 08:29:08 PM »
Dick Russell we will miss you, God Speed.
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Re: Dick Rusell
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2013, 05:07:12 PM »
I always enjoyed talking with Dick, it seemed every time we would talk he had must of just drank a gallon of vinegar and was always very interesting.  Like Doug Odom mentioned "Tricky Dicky kind of stuck with him.  I would have love to see his "Tricky Dicky" Model A run.  Tony
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Re: Dick Rusell
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2013, 08:03:55 AM »
Freiburger wrote me this morning....    I had kind of a man crush on Dick Russell.  We met him down at the Baja 1000 and he showed me pictures of his Cam mounted to the side of the his 4 cylinder motor...   he had Great pictures.  Incredible fabricator and nice guy...  another of my hero's
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