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Don always had a smile. One of the greats.
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 10:44:19 AM EDT, Mike Jackson via Fot <fot@a=
utox.team.net> wrote: =20
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Sad news but we're all getting older and that crew had a head start.=C2=A0=
Surely they will live on in legend with the endless stories repeated over =
and over.
It's not clear that vintage racing will ever again have characters like tha=
t.
=C2=A0
It was always such a thrill to be with the Beady Eye guys each year at Mid-=
Ohio.=C2=A0 Nearly 20 straight years under the big oak tree in the grass pa=
ddock.
Truth be told, Don was a much better driver than Bob and Bill.=C2=A0 But, w=
ith those wire wheels and skinny tires he was only going to corner=C2=A0 so=
fast and hence not lead often.
=C2=A0
Don worked for a cheese factory and always brought some of the stuff they p=
roduced for cheese contests.=C2=A0 Who ever knew there was such a thing?
=C2=A0
I tried to=C2=A0 talk Don out of retiring from racing in his last year of c=
ompetition.=C2=A0 Wiz and Bill wanted him to continue as well but he wasnt =
gonna change his mind.
=C2=A0
It is great to=C2=A0 know that his car will continue to be used and run!=C2=
=A0 So many others just disappear.=C2=A0 One of my best friends to this day=
, John Harkness, lived quite close to Mid-O ran a baby=C2=A0 blue TR3 to gr=
eat success.=C2=A0 He eventually sold his and we saw it entered in a race o=
r two and then never again.=C2=A0 So sad, that thing flew and we had many g=
reat races.=C2=A0 This is my 35th year with my TR3.=C2=A0 We can only hope =
that when its my time to retire that someone will get it and love it as doe=
s Henry with Dentinger's car.
=C2=A0
Say - does everyone know where the Beady Eye name comes=C2=A0 from?=C2=A0 B=
ill owned a stone masonry contracting company=C2=A0 and did work on many ic=
onic buildings in the Milwaukee area.=C2=A0 The name of the company was BDI=
- Bill Dentinger Inc
=C2=A0
Mike
=C2=A0
-----Original Message-----=C2=A0=C2=A0
From: yellow04
Sent: May 4, 2022 8:14 AM
To:
Subject: [Fot] RIP - Don Brick
=C2=A0
Responding to Brian McEldowney, the new owner of the Don Brick TR4, prompte=
d me to do a google search. I just realized we lost Don six weeks ago on Ma=
rch 27, 2022.
=C2=A0
The last of the original Beady Eye gang. Sad.
=C2=A0
While the stories of the shenanigans Bill, Bob and Don got into are the stu=
ff of legend, there is one story about Don I will never forget.
=C2=A0
More years ago that I care to admit, I am beginner racer who bought a derel=
ict TR4 racecar and was trying desperately to figure out how to prepare it =
so it would finish weekends, and more importantly trying to figure out the =
art and science of race craft. I show up at Grattan for the first time, and=
I am not sure I can say I was struggling, but the Beady Eye boys thought I=
needed a primer on the track. VSCDA had a practice of doing lunch time par=
ade laps at Grattan, so they cooked up the idea that I needed to get driven=
around the track by their resident hot shoe, Don Brick. Yes, Don was the f=
astest of the bunch.
=C2=A0
These parade laps were done in race cars, and the premise was the racers co=
uld put their family, friends, crew, etc. in the passenger seat to get a bi=
rds eye view of the track. No passing, just some leisurely laps. Apparently=
, Don didn=E2=80=99t get the memo... Don and I climb into his TR4, my memor=
y is telling me we had no fire suits or helmets, and proceed to the false g=
rid. We are waived onto the track, and Don nails it. We get decent speed fo=
r turn one, and Don is narrating. "This is where I usually have to brake, b=
ut since we are not at speed yet...", he brakes late, turns into 1 with tir=
es at full chat. We slide around turn one, and on the little straight headi=
ng for 2, we come up on the first car doing parade lap speed, Don just pass=
es them! At this point, Don is at racing speed, and he continues to narrate=
his way around the course passing everybody. As we round the corner for th=
e start/finish straight, the flagger is waiting for us, and no surprise to =
me Don gets black flagged. As we are going down the straight for turn 1, I =
tell Don I don't think we are supposed to be going full tilt, everybody els=
e is going much slower. Don was not deterred, he needed to show me his brak=
ing point for turn 1 at speed! We proceeded to do that second lap way too f=
ast, then Don dutifully pulled into pit lane and was directed to the black =
flag station where he was given the stern warning that lunchtime parade lap=
s were not to be driven at speed. Don's reply with a smile, "Oh, OK, I didn=
't know."
=C2=A0
Anybody else remember running with Don and watching his red wire wheels? Do=
n insisted on running that same set of red painted wire wheels. He claimed =
he finally got a set of wheels that didn't break spokes, so he just kept ru=
nning them. It was disconcerting to see Don in the seat sawing on the steer=
ing wheel, and you could see the hubs on the car moving with his motions, b=
ut the rim and tires couldn't keep up the hubs, you could almost see the sp=
okes stretching with every turn of the steering wheel!
=C2=A0
Farewell, my friend.
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sad news but we're all getting older =
and that crew had a head start. Surely they will live on in legend wi=
th the endless stories repeated over and over.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">It=
's not clear that vintage racing will ever again have characters like that.=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">It was always s=
uch a thrill to be with the Beady Eye guys each year at Mid-Ohio. Nea=
rly 20 straight years under the big oak tree in the grass paddock.<br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">Truth be told, Don was a much better driver than Bob and =
Bill. But, with those wire wheels and skinny tires he was only going =
to corner so fast and hence not lead often.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Don worked for a cheese factory and alway=
s brought some of the stuff they produced for cheese contests. Who ev=
er knew there was such a thing?<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">I tried to talk Don out of retiring from racing in hi=
s last year of competition. Wiz and Bill wanted him to continue as we=
ll but he wasnt gonna change his mind.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">It is great to know that his car will continue=
to be used and run! So many others just disappear. One of my b=
est friends to this day, John Harkness, lived quite close to Mid-O ran a ba=
by blue TR3 to great success. He eventually sold his and we saw=
it entered in a race or two and then never again. So sad, that thing=
flew and we had many great races. This is my 35th year with my TR3.&=
nbsp; We can only hope that when its my time to retire that someone will ge=
t it and love it as does Henry with Dentinger's car.<br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Say - does everyone know where the Bea=
dy Eye name comes from? Bill owned a stone masonry contracting =
company and did work on many iconic buildings in the Milwaukee area.&=
nbsp; The name of the company was BDI - Bill Dentinger Inc<br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">&=
nbsp;<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">-----Original Message----- <br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">From: yellow04<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent: May 4,=
2022 8:14 AM<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">To:<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Subje=
ct: [Fot] RIP - Don Brick<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">Responding to Brian McEldowney, the new owner of the Don Brick TR=
4, prompted me to do a google search. I just realized we lost Don six weeks=
ago on March 27, 2022.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">The last of the original Beady Eye gang. Sad.<br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">While the stories of the shenanigans=
Bill, Bob and Don got into are the stuff of legend, there is one story abo=
ut Don I will never forget.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">More years ago that I care to admit, I am beginner racer who bo=
ught a derelict TR4 racecar and was trying desperately to figure out how to=
prepare it so it would finish weekends, and more importantly trying to fig=
ure out the art and science of race craft. I show up at Grattan for the fir=
st time, and I am not sure I can say I was struggling, but the Beady Eye bo=
ys thought I needed a primer on the track. VSCDA had a practice of doing lu=
nch time parade laps at Grattan, so they cooked up the idea that I needed t=
o get driven around the track by their resident hot shoe, Don Brick. Yes, D=
on was the fastest of the bunch.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">These parade laps were done in race cars, and the premise =
was the racers could put their family, friends, crew, etc. in the passenger=
seat to get a birds eye view of the track. No passing, just some leisurely=
laps. Apparently, Don didn=E2=80=99t get the memo... Don and I climb into =
his TR4, my memory is telling me we had no fire suits or helmets, and proce=
ed to the false grid. We are waived onto the track, and Don nails it. We ge=
t decent speed for turn one, and Don is narrating. "This is where I usually=
have to brake, but since we are not at speed yet...", he brakes late, turn=
s into 1 with tires at full chat. We slide around turn one, and on the litt=
le straight heading for 2, we come up on the first car doing parade lap spe=
ed, Don just passes them! At this point, Don is at racing speed, and he con=
tinues to narrate his way around the course passing everybody. As we round =
the corner for the start/finish straight, the flagger is waiting for us, an=
d no surprise to me Don gets black flagged. As we are going down the straig=
ht for turn 1, I tell Don I don't think we are supposed to be going full ti=
lt, everybody else is going much slower. Don was not deterred, he needed to=
show me his braking point for turn 1 at speed! We proceeded to do that sec=
ond lap way too fast, then Don dutifully pulled into pit lane and was direc=
ted to the black flag station where he was given the stern warning that lun=
chtime parade laps were not to be driven at speed. Don's reply with a smile=
, "Oh, OK, I didn't know."<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Anybody else remember running with Don and watching his red wire=
wheels? Don insisted on running that same set of red painted wire wheels. =
He claimed he finally got a set of wheels that didn't break spokes, so he j=
ust kept running them. It was disconcerting to see Don in the seat sawing o=
n the steering wheel, and you could see the hubs on the car moving with his=
motions, but the rim and tires couldn't keep up the hubs, you could almost=
see the spokes stretching with every turn of the steering wheel!<br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Farewell, my friend.<br><=
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