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Rick Voegelin · 10-06-2016, 03:03 PM

I'd like to add a couple of Leo and Ricky stories, but first I'll say that they were both wonderful men who used their ingenuity and creativity to run fast.

One year we somehow managed to win a Division 7 points race in Modified, and National Dragster ran a photo of us in the winner's circle. We were a pretty scruffy bunch, long-haired dirtball drag racers. A week later, I got a check for $100 in the mail from Leo, with a note that the money was a Mississippi Grass Farms contingency award, and that we should use the money to get haircuts.

When we raced in Seattle at the Fallnationals, Ricky and Leo were at the same mom-and-pop motel where we were staying. There was a restaurant next door, and Leo ordered a steak dinner to go. Then he served the steak and all the fixings to my partner's long-haired German shepherd, Gus, in the parking lot. Needless to say, Gus was always happy to see Leo after that.

I miss them both. Race in peace, Ricky.

10-06-2016, 03:03 PM	#13
Rick Voegelin Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 5 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ricky Klarr.......RIP (Lil Ole Nova Super Stocker) I'd like to add a couple of Leo and Ricky stories, but first I'll say that they were both wonderful men who used their ingenuity and creativity to run fast. One year we somehow managed to win a Division 7 points race in Modified, and National Dragster ran a photo of us in the winner's circle. We were a pretty scruffy bunch, long-haired dirtball drag racers. A week later, I got a check for $100 in the mail from Leo, with a note that the money was a Mississippi Grass Farms contingency award, and that we should use the money to get haircuts. When we raced in Seattle at the Fallnationals, Ricky and Leo were at the same mom-and-pop motel where we were staying. There was a restaurant next door, and Leo ordered a steak dinner to go. Then he served the steak and all the fixings to my partner's long-haired German shepherd, Gus, in the parking lot. Needless to say, Gus was always happy to see Leo after that. I miss them both. Race in peace, Ricky.