Oh Ray, we hardly knew ye.
Let's all take some solace in knowing the we all, here on this Forum and this website, helped Ray gain some of his fame. A good handful of years ago Nancy and I ran across him at the salt an, in our own way, helped him start taking more and more photos from Bonneville. He was already an accomplished photographer of car stuff -- and he became one of the top shelf photographers at the salt. He was brilliant, he was cranky, and most of all -- he was great to know.
His legacy will live on as long as this site is up and running, for we've got untold hundreds of his photos in the Gallery and other places here. He was wise enough to have placed his watermark on his work - so you'll be able to tell which shots are his. I hope that that alone will cut down on the number of times his work is taken and used without giving him the credit he is due for the photos.
An iconic shot of his" How about the picture he took when Tom Burkland came into the pits "hot" at the Shootout five years ago? Ray caught the car with four (out of all four) wheels in the air. You don't see that in land speed racing very often. Thanks to Ray -- we can see it again and again.
Rest in peace, my friend. Say hi to Bill and Dr. Bob while you're at it, okay?