Hi, I'll second. Dick's a good guy.
With his history, he should be on the list.
Welcome, Dick
Bill Tobin
----- Original Message -----
From: <yellow04@tr4racer.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Cc: <stocktontr4@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:42 AM
Subject: [Fot] Dick Stockton would like to join us!
> 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.
>
> ~~~
>
> 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
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