Rich Feldman-"Mr. Security"- R.I.P.

Jeff Niceswanger · 02-14-2016, 09:58 AM

Another friend and racer gone . Rich was a very good friend of our family . Such good times and conversations we have had .We always called him, "Mr.Feldman.." I will never forget the year he busted our butt first round of the US Nationals . Rich laid down a killer pass, one we would all be proud of, and sent us packing .. But after he beat us , he came over to our pit spot, and said , "Jeff.. I am so sorry to beat you, I am truly sorry . I have tower passes that you can have , is there anything I can do ? I feel so bad" ... This went on for a while ... It is the only time in our racing career that anyone has sincerely apologized for doing what he came to do .... win. He was just truly a really nice, gentle man . No other words can describe him.....
As we drove out of the pits that day, my brother could not just resist....He looked over at me , and said, "Little brother, when you get back to work next week... you can tell all your co -workers, that you drove 9 hours to race over the holiday weekend, and was beaten in the first round of the biggest race of the year, by a little old man driving a full sized,1966, Chevy Impala, with a 283, and a stick shift ....
Rest in Peace old friend ... You will be missed .... John, Amy and Jeff ...

Dave Kommel · 02-14-2016, 10:40 AM

Rich was a wonderful guy and will be truly missed. I always loved chatting with him whenever our paths crossed at the races. RIP my friend!

Ernie Neal · 02-14-2016, 11:48 AM

Sad news indeed, Rich was a great guy, true gentleman. We've had a lot of conversions. Of course most of which pertained to manual transmission discussions. He will be sadly missed.

Ernie Neal

T Ames · 02-14-2016, 12:09 PM

Drag Race Central posted a nice story about Mr. Feldman back in 2009:
http://dragracecentral.com/DRCStory....ilter=Year2009

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

02-14-2016, 09:58 AM	#1
Jeff Niceswanger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 894 Likes: 685 Liked 1,031 Times in 368 Posts	Re: Rich Feldman-"Mr. Security"- R.I.P. Another friend and racer gone . Rich was a very good friend of our family . Such good times and conversations we have had .We always called him, "Mr.Feldman.." I will never forget the year he busted our butt first round of the US Nationals . Rich laid down a killer pass, one we would all be proud of, and sent us packing .. But after he beat us , he came over to our pit spot, and said , "Jeff.. I am so sorry to beat you, I am truly sorry . I have tower passes that you can have , is there anything I can do ? I feel so bad" ... This went on for a while ... It is the only time in our racing career that anyone has sincerely apologized for doing what he came to do .... win. He was just truly a really nice, gentle man . No other words can describe him..... As we drove out of the pits that day, my brother could not just resist....He looked over at me , and said, "Little brother, when you get back to work next week... you can tell all your co -workers, that you drove 9 hours to race over the holiday weekend, and was beaten in the first round of the biggest race of the year, by a little old man driving a full sized,1966, Chevy Impala, with a 283, and a stick shift .... Rest in Peace old friend ... You will be missed .... John, Amy and Jeff ... __________________ Jeff Niceswanger 3740 SS Last edited by Jeff Niceswanger; 02-14-2016 at 11:10 AM.

02-14-2016, 10:40 AM	#2
Dave Kommel Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Dimas CA Posts: 143 Likes: 2 Liked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Rich Feldman-"Mr. Security"- R.I.P. Rich was a wonderful guy and will be truly missed. I always loved chatting with him whenever our paths crossed at the races. RIP my friend! __________________ Dave Kommel

02-14-2016, 11:48 AM	#3
Ernie Neal Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, Indiana Posts: 529 Likes: 169 Liked 326 Times in 78 Posts	Re: Rich Feldman-"Mr. Security"- R.I.P. Sad news indeed, Rich was a great guy, true gentleman. We've had a lot of conversions. Of course most of which pertained to manual transmission discussions. He will be sadly missed. Ernie Neal

02-14-2016, 12:09 PM	#4
T Ames Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: the Brazos Valley of TX Posts: 114 Likes: 161 Liked 125 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Rich Feldman-"Mr. Security"- R.I.P. Drag Race Central posted a nice story about Mr. Feldman back in 2009: http://dragracecentral.com/DRCStory....ilter=Year2009 Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.