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10-17-2020, 06:26 PM #1
Jasper ... The Good die young
One of my early friends in outboard drag racing was Ron Hausmann, I met him at a Tenn. drag race he was driving a red Allison,
For those that don't know at that time DSRA, Tenn drag boat association, Alabama drag boat association joined to become ODBA,
The goal was to become a true professional group, they wanted us to wear racing suites, speedvision showcased a number of races with talk of a
TV contract to be able to fund real prize money, which never happen.
Ron and his lovely wife Kim went to every race, they were always a pleasure to see very happy positive people, Ron quit racing for a while don't
remember why but they always showed up at Jasper (his parents moved there) every year Ron and KIm were working the boat ramp directing
boats in and out for each class, at dinner last Saturday I said to Tommy Dunn that Ron was not around I heard he was going to return to racing?
Tommy said he passed away, I was in disbelief so I googled it and sure enough he was right, Ron was thin did not smoke lived a healthy life
style, unbelievable for a 61 year old physically fit person to die from a massive heart attack, his father is still alive.
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From what Kim said his son bought a large lot to build a house near by, Ron owned a home construction company so he was walking the lot with
his son who is a engineer for the state of Florida, right then and there he had the heart attack, his son did CPR but not much you can do with a
massive attack outside of a hospital, I've done CPR on dead people, can't imagine having to work on my father.
Talking to his widow Kim Monday she said the boat is for sale, It's a DR20 Triad that has always been in the garage and is one of the lightest ever
built, white in color, Ron raced at 1200lb and 1250lb classes and he was 6' 1" 200lb and had to add weight.
This boat is ready to run the best of everything not sure who built the Merc but just needs fuel, Ron raced Pro Gas and was meticulous.
Kim said she has no Idea what anything is worth and I don't want to post her number on line but if you have interest please send me a PM and I
will pass her info on, RIP my old GOOD friend.
The GOOD die young...https://obituaries.timesenterprise.c...ann-1073795461We have invented the world; WE see
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10-18-2020, 12:52 AM #2
This was the Plymouth NC race I'm sitting in the center that's Ron with his foot in the air and Peter on the other side both are now gone, Peter blew over and died racing.
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10-18-2020, 03:12 AM #3
the clock is ticking, nobody knows who's next. do all the good deeds you can, you never know when your call will come,,, but eventually we all will go
most overnite successes usually take at least 10 years
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10-18-2020, 08:51 AM #4
Ron
Always enjoyed seeing him at Jasper.. RIP Ron
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10-18-2020, 08:57 AM #5
This is Doc Tripp cooking, He passed away last year...
That's the back of Mike Mullens
Prop man Ronnie Gilbert in backgroundLast edited by CUDA; 10-18-2020 at 10:02 AM.
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10-18-2020, 09:23 AM #6
The Randy McCormick family
Randy always brings his crane to Jasper to weigh boats
Randy had a crash because a Allison hooked into his lane, never raced again
Both him and his son who is in the picture raced 1/4 Masters
Cathy McCormick ALWAYS worked the administration side
One perfect Family
Now a brain teaser who is the tall guy on the right?We have invented the world; WE see
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10-18-2020, 09:50 AM #7
The brains of the operation...
Doc Bruce Tripp's widow Sandy , Cathy McCormick Randy's wife
In the back ground RIP Peter again
Shane StovallLast edited by CUDA; 10-18-2020 at 09:52 AM.
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10-18-2020, 10:00 AM #8
The Mighty Glenn Reynolds
and Jimmy Hensley who has cancer now...We have invented the world; WE see
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10-18-2020, 10:06 AM #9
Rest in peace Ron. We're all standing in the same line. You can't take cuts, you can't trade places, and we're all going to get there eventually, but we never know when.
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10-18-2020, 11:22 AM #10Scream And Fly VIP
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Nice thread Cuda.......very nice.
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10-18-2020, 02:41 PM #11Screaming And Flying!
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Certainly makes you think hard of what matters when you see all these folks gone FAR to soon. RIP
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10-18-2020, 04:07 PM #12
Stan, ?, Me , the young McCormick, Andy Driver- what ever happen to him?
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10-18-2020, 04:12 PM #13
? , Jack Barsh, Taco is hiding behind Jack, our old Tech inspector then became DSRA inspector, Mike Mullens again, Cal Closets...
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10-18-2020, 04:19 PM #14
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10-18-2020, 04:28 PM #15
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