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Topic: RIP Dyno Don
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TurboGT
Gearhead Posts: 284
From: Hutchinson, Kansas
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-24-2006 03:05 PM
   
http://www.competitionplus.com/2006_01/news_dirt.html(sigh) Prayers for his family... ------------------
Mark Walton '83 Mustang GT 2.3 Turbo NHRA SS/O
'69 "off brand" NHRA SS/EA [This message has been edited by TurboGT (edited 01-24-2006).]
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Rustang
Gearhead Posts: 821
From: Clarion PA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 01-24-2006 05:16 PM
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Whitson
Gearhead Posts: 110
From: Western Canada
Registered: Dec 2005
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posted 01-24-2006 05:41 PM
Rest in peace.
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roger
Gearhead Posts: 335
From: ontario, canada
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-24-2006 05:50 PM
End of an era, unfortunately.
Did he have a family?
Was someone caring for him?
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Dad Vishus
Gearhead Posts: 1064
From: Moscow, Iowa, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-24-2006 09:58 PM
RIP Dyno Had the pleasure of seeing Dyno match race with Arnie Beswick several years ago. I hung around his pit for a while and he seemed like quite a guy. We'll miss ya Don. ------------------
63 Falcon 377 Cleveland stroker Flying Toilet alchohol injection. 6.19 @ 110 MPH 1/8 mile
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2000 F350 PSD Crew cab dually - Like commuting in a B52!!
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 6120
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 01-25-2006 01:55 AM
He had a family caring for him as far as i know. I last saw him about 3 or 4 years ago and he was being affected by Alzheimers, just a couple years earlier he was racing the 62 (other leading brand) and sharp as can be. Memory was fully functional then as he recanted stories with Arnie Beswick about match races with spooky handling cars on rickety tracks in the deep south.Bummer, i'll miss him. He was a true drag racing legend.
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JCQuinn@work
Gearhead Posts: 935
From: Lakewood, CO, USA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 01-25-2006 06:54 AM
I only shared a track with him once. It was at a points meet at the old Omaha, NE track. As usual I was too busy working on my own car to socialize but I still have a vivid memory of his Pro Stock Maverick driving by my pit. It instilled a love of Mavericks that I still have.Godspeed Don.
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Capri
Gearhead Posts: 1671
From: Lyons, ILL, USA M&M member #007... the secret agent member
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-25-2006 11:29 AM
I havent seen him in a few years, but alot of us affectionatly called him Draino. Im sure alot of people didnt know, but he and Arnie Bestwick had a huge deal going on for most of their racing lives. Years ago when the pro mod thing started, both built cars. Between them 2, it was all about who had a bigger motor, and who went faster. Don was always a great person, willing to share a story. I was fortunate to be introduced to him I believe in 1989, though it might have been earlier. He may not have always remembered me by name, but he always remembered me when I saw him. RIP at the big racetrack in the sky.
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