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I guess I saw Ricky win his last race 👍👍👍. I got lucky in that sense
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Johns Hopkins has the fatality numbers by age group and risk factors, based on their antibody testing in the northeast. A guy can look those up and then do the math. I'm twice as likely to die in a car accident. Others math will vary.Originally posted by jr29 View Post
I simply agreed with your 70, because you wanted to make this about Covid. Age related risk ramps up earlier than that. Iirc, it's about 3% at age 60 and about 0.3 at age 40.Last edited by MasterSbilt_Racer; 12-24-2020, 08:44 AM.Modern Day Spec Wedge RacingComment
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I was fortunate enough during my middle school years to watch Ricky race street stocks at Harris Speedway when it was converted to dirt and was called Tri-City Speedway. He dominated that division in a #52 Chevelle. Then, I remember him moving up to late models at Cherokee Speedway. I fondly remember him driving the black #1 sponsored by Parton Lumber and White Pines Ranch running McCreary tires. He started outside Bloomquist in an unsanctioned race at Cherokee in that car, got the jump on the start, and was leading until a right rear flat. I remember the Carolina Clash years where he was one pf the best in the region and winning to the point that people were tired of seeing him win. He drove the Rumley 6 in a one race deal at Cherokee that he ran well in until the motor tightened up and he pulled in rather than hurting the motor as it was not his equipment. My son still remembers Ricky and Myra giving him cobbler and ice cream after a blue gray race at Cherokee. Blessed to see him race this year. He gave my son a shirt this year at Cherokee when we wanted to buy him a new shirt. He wrote a letter back to my daughter after his wreck at 311 as she had picked him to write to for a letter writing project in elementary school (she still has the letter). He always remember me and my son and asked how we were doing. My cousin who was friends with Ricky's dad always said he was born to drive race cars. For me, he was my hometown guy who was a good race car driver and a good person along with his wife Myra. He knows what is important, God & Family, and even missed a Clash race due to his daughter's wedding that could have cost him the points championship. He was rewarded by doing the right thing and won the championship that year anyway. He was a blue collar racer and proud of it. I agree with Kelly Carlton that Ricky has had a hall of fame career and hope he is chosen for the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. God bless and Merry Christmas.Comment
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In between that, he drove a limited late model owned by Horton's truck repair at gaffney and raced against the likes of Wally Fowler and Petey Ivey. beat them quite often as well. Then he moved up to full late model driving a #6 car owned by Richard Franklin, Dennis "Rambo" Franklin's father. Won quite a few races in that car as well. In fact, I remember him out running Freddy Smith at the big G in that car when Freddy had the LA Gear sponsorship deal. No doubt about it, at Gaffney he was tough for anyone to beat! Anyway, sad to hear that he had covid, good to hear he's recovered!I was fortunate enough during my middle school years to watch Ricky race street stocks at Harris Speedway when it was converted to dirt and was called Tri-City Speedway. He dominated that division in a #52 Chevelle. Then, I remember him moving up to late models at Cherokee Speedway. I fondly remember him driving the black #1 sponsored by Parton Lumber and White Pines Ranch running McCreary tires.Last edited by Stefan2k20; 12-24-2020, 08:54 PM.Comment
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