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Offline Jonny Hotnuts

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Sad day....
« on: February 28, 2014, 06:43:57 PM »
Thought I would share a pic I took a couple of years ago.





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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2014, 07:50:22 PM »
Thank You.

You got his good side.

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Offline Bobby c

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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2014, 12:26:05 AM »
RTR was a pillar in our Bonneville family.....It was my privilege to know him....Thank you for all you did Ray.....God Speed my friend.......



 
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Offline SPARKY

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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2014, 02:44:19 AM »
JH  thanks for sharing
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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2014, 10:07:20 AM »
I never met Ray in person.............but I greatly appreciated his style and honest effort.  He has provided a lot of living memories.........
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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2014, 10:33:33 AM »
God Speed Ray...he brought a lot of enthusiasm to our sport.
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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2014, 02:56:31 PM »
Some of my best memories and pictures came from Ray, damn I will miss him.
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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2014, 03:34:55 PM »
I met him once at Bonneville.  The conversation was enjoyable but far too short.  R.I.P.Ray.
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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2014, 08:48:26 PM »
Ray will be missed by a lot of people who never met him, but found the life of landspeed racing in his photographs. Through his post and pictures I felt like I knew him well.  God speed, Ray.
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Offline Ivan S

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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2014, 01:17:07 PM »
not good news
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Offline lsrjunkie

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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2014, 11:20:18 AM »
Ray's photos sure made me feel like I knew him very well. I never had the pleasure to sit down with him in person. Ray's photos, and his efforts helped many people, myself included, make travel arrangements with the salt conditions last season. He will be missed.
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Offline Buickguy3

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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2014, 02:50:23 PM »
   Here's Ray in 2010 after a hard day catching a few ZZZZZ"s in the Salt Cat pit.
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Offline Freud

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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2014, 04:59:23 PM »
Thanks JHN.

I've tweaked it a little.

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Offline Bonneville Racing News

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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2014, 02:48:36 PM »
That's so sad.   According to an email he sent me a few days ago he was sicker'n a dog and had stopped in WA on his way to pick up a 29 Model A pickup that was going to become his press vehicle.  His photos from the Grand National Roadster Show must have been his last.  We'll all miss his great photography!
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Re: Sad day....
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2014, 03:58:44 PM »
BRN.........I'll try to pick up some of the slack.  He had the advantage living just about 125 miles

from Lands End. By the time that Target550 has a place to run we will have the websites operational.

Now I need to find someone to take his place as web elf.

Do you think chin whiskers and shaved head are mandatory?

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