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Don was a very nice guy with a room brightening smile! My dad built an engi=
ne for Don=E2=80=99s 4 as well as ironed out the rear axle hop with some spe=
cial links and bars to the rear axle. The car was pretty unreliable and unsa=
fe before the upgrades. My dad, Mike, really enjoyed being with Don, Bill, a=
nd Bob, and was their de facto crew chief.=20
Don once gave me a terrible T-shirt that said , It=E2=80=99s better with but=
ter. And he took me aside to impart onto me a dairy trade secret that I sha=
ll pass in to you. Award winning Swiss cheese should have holes no smaller t=
han a dime and no bigger than a nickel. =20
Race in peace, Don
~Steve Belfer
> On May 4, 2022, at 1:26 PM, Robert Lang via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> I saw Don race a few times, fun stuff. He knew how to "wheel" a car.
>=20
> Regarding the former Harkness car, it was purchased by Rich Bolton and he r=
an it for around 2 years but wound up getting side-tracked with his kids rac=
ing karts and his 50-foot yawl(!) - when I last checked in NOV 21, the Harkn=
ess was in a barn in Northern VT waiting for a new owner.
>=20
> I'm pretty sure it's still there as well as all the pieces to make it whol=
e again.
>=20
> c ya (at PVGP),
> Bob Lang
>=20
> On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 10:44:09 AM EDT, Mike Jackson via Fot <fot@auto=
x.team.net> wrote:
>=20
>=20
> It is great to know that his car will continue to be used and run! So ma=
ny others just disappear. One of my best friends to this day, John Harkness=
, lived quite close to Mid-O ran a baby blue TR3 to great success. He even=
tually 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. We can only hope that when its my time to retire that someone=
will get it and love it as does Henry with Dentinger's car.
> =20
> Say - does everyone know where the Beady Eye name comes from? Bill owned=
a stone masonry contracting company and did work on many iconic buildings i=
n the Milwaukee area. The name of the company was BDI - Bill Dentinger Inc
> =20
> Mike
> =20
> -----Original Message----- =20
> From: yellow04
> Sent: May 4, 2022 8:14 AM
> To:
> Subject: [Fot] RIP - Don Brick
> =20
> Responding to Brian McEldowney, the new owner of the Don Brick TR4, prompt=
ed me to do a google search. I just realized we lost Don six weeks ago on Ma=
rch 27, 2022.
> =20
> The last of the original Beady Eye gang. Sad.
> =20
> While the stories of the shenanigans Bill, Bob and Don got into are the st=
uff of legend, there is one story about Don I will never forget.
> =20
> More years ago that I care to admit, I am beginner racer who bought a dere=
lict TR4 racecar and was trying desperately to figure out how to prepare it s=
o it would finish weekends, and more importantly trying to figure out the ar=
t and science of race craft. I show up at Grattan for the first time, and I a=
m not sure I can say I was struggling, but the Beady Eye boys thought I need=
ed a primer on the track. VSCDA had a practice of doing lunch time parade la=
ps 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 fastest o=
f the bunch.
> =20
> These parade laps were done in race cars, and the premise was the racers c=
ould 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 memory i=
s telling me we had no fire suits or helmets, and proceed to the false grid.=
We are waived onto the track, and Don nails it. We get decent speed for tur=
n one, and Don is narrating. "This is where I usually have to brake, but sin=
ce we are not at speed yet...", he brakes late, turns into 1 with tires at f=
ull chat. We slide around turn one, and on the little straight heading for 2=
, we come up on the first car doing parade lap speed, Don just passes them! A=
t this point, Don is at racing speed, and he continues to narrate his way ar=
ound the course passing everybody. As we round the corner for the start/fini=
sh straight, the flagger is waiting for us, and no surprise to me Don gets b=
lack 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 else is going much=
slower. Don was not deterred, he needed to show me his braking point for tu=
rn 1 at speed! We proceeded to do that second lap way too fast, then Don dut=
ifully pulled into pit lane and was directed to the black flag station where=
he was given the stern warning that lunchtime parade laps were not to be dr=
iven at speed. Don's reply with a smile, "Oh, OK, I didn't know."
> =20
> Anybody else remember running with Don and watching his red wire wheels? D=
on insisted on running that same set of red painted wire wheels. He claimed h=
e finally got a set of wheels that didn't break spokes, so he just kept runn=
ing them. It was disconcerting to see Don in the seat sawing on the steering=
wheel, and you could see the hubs on the car moving with his motions, but t=
he rim and tires couldn't keep up the hubs, you could almost see the spokes s=
tretching with every turn of the steering wheel!
> =20
> Farewell, my friend.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Don was a very nice guy with a room brighte=
ning smile! My dad built an engine for Don=E2=80=99s 4 as well as iron=
ed out the rear axle hop with some special links and bars to the rear axle. T=
he car was pretty unreliable and unsafe before the upgrades. My dad, M=
ike, really enjoyed being with Don, Bill, and Bob, and was their de facto cr=
ew chief. <div><br></div><div>Don once gave me a terrible T-shirt that s=
aid , It=E2=80=99s better with butter. And he took me aside to impart o=
nto me a dairy trade secret that I shall pass in to you. Award winning=
Swiss cheese should have holes no smaller than a dime and no bigger than a n=
ickel. </div><div><br></div><div>Race in peace, Don<br><br><div dir=3D=
"ltr">~Steve Belfer<div><br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote typ=
e=3D"cite">On May 4, 2022, at 1:26 PM, Robert Lang via Fot <fot@autox.tea=
m.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div di=
r=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div class=3D"ydpebff58ccyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-=
family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></=
div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I saw Don race a few times, f=
un stuff. He knew how to "wheel" a car.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdi=
r=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Regarding the f=
ormer Harkness car, it was purchased by Rich Bolton and he ran it for around=
2 years but wound up getting side-tracked with his kids racing karts and hi=
s 50-foot yawl(!) - when I last checked in NOV 21, the Harkness was in a bar=
n in Northern VT waiting for a new owner.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D=
"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I'm pretty sure it'=
s still there as well as all the pieces to make it whole again.</div><div di=
r=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"fa=
lse">c ya (at PVGP),</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Bob Lang<br=
></div><div><br></div>
=20
</div><div id=3D"ydp88cadfe1yahoo_quoted_2087200683" class=3D"ydp88c=
adfe1yahoo_quoted">
<div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sa=
ns-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
=20
<div>
On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 10:44:09 AM EDT, Mike Jackson=
via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr">It is great to kn=
ow that his car will continue to be used and run! So many others just d=
isappear. One of my best friends to this day, John Harkness, lived qui=
te close to Mid-O ran a baby blue TR3 to great success. He event=
ually sold his and we saw it entered in a race or two and then never again.&=
nbsp; So sad, that thing flew and we had many great races. This is my 3=
5th year with my TR3. We can only hope that when its my time to retire=
that someone will get it and love it as does Henry with Dentinger's car.<br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Say - does everyone=
know where the Beady Eye name comes from? Bill owned a stone ma=
sonry contracting company and did work on many iconic buildings in the=
Milwaukee area. The name of the company was BDI - Bill Dentinger Inc<=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike<br></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">-----Original Message-----&nb=
sp; <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">Subject: [Fot] RIP - Don Brick<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">Responding to Brian McEldowney, the new owner of the Don=
Brick TR4, prompted me to do a google search. I just realized we lost Don s=
ix weeks ago on March 27, 2022.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">The last of the original Beady Eye gang. Sad.<br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">While the stories of the shenani=
gans Bill, Bob and Don got into are the stuff of legend, there is one story a=
bout 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 p=
repare 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 t=
ime, and I am not sure I can say I was struggling, but the Beady Eye boys th=
ought I needed a primer on the track. VSCDA had a practice of doing lunch ti=
me parade laps at Grattan, so they cooked up the idea that I needed to get d=
riven around the track by their resident hot shoe, Don Brick. Yes, Don was t=
he 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 race=
rs 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. Apparent=
ly, Don didn=E2=80=99t get the memo... Don and I climb into his TR4, my memo=
ry 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 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, turns into 1 with tires a=
t full chat. We slide around turn one, and on the little straight heading fo=
r 2, we come up on the first car doing parade lap speed, Don just passes the=
m! At this point, Don is at racing speed, and he continues to narrate his wa=
y around the course passing everybody. As we round the corner for the start/=
finish straight, the flagger is waiting for us, and no surprise to me Don ge=
ts 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 else is going m=
uch slower. Don was not deterred, he needed to show me his braking point for=
turn 1 at speed! We proceeded to do that second lap way too fast, then Don d=
utifully pulled into pit lane and was directed to the black flag station whe=
re he was given the stern warning that lunchtime parade laps were not to be d=
riven at speed. Don's reply with a smile, "Oh, OK, I didn't know."<br></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Anybody else remember runn=
ing with Don and watching his red wire wheels? Don insisted on running that s=
ame set of red painted wire wheels. He claimed he finally got a set of wheel=
s that didn't break spokes, so he just kept running them. It was disconcerti=
ng to see Don in the seat sawing on the steering wheel, and you could see th=
e hubs on the car moving with his motions, but the rim and tires couldn't ke=
ep up the hubs, you could almost see the spokes stretching with every turn o=
f the steering wheel!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"> <br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Farewell, my friend.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">________________________=
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