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old racer · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:01 pm

Snuck in to the pits at Susky. I'm not sure of the year. I shot this pic because the headers were cool :laughing7:

Wax · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:26 pm

is that some kind of a spark plug wire protector? :dontknow:

DavidM · **Posted:** Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:49 pm

Is that Rick Shmelyun's car?

Brent Leach · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:59 am **Posts:** 8877

Yup. Rick Schmelyun

Double D Fan · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:18 am

Yes that is Rick Schmelyun's ride, from my guess of 1965?

Buildy · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:59 am

Crazy headers, almost looks like the bundle of snakes exhaust they used on the 4 cam Ford Indy engines.

GOSHOW · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:46 am

Rick was a Trone 39 driver later on and also an Al hamilton driver. He has a grandson that is an excellent moto-x racer although I am not sure if Rick is still alive....any info. I know his son Rick jr. is still around.

SK-11 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:11 pm

If I'm right Rick passed away within the last 2 yrs. ? I remember him driving the Watson 5 when the injectors
stuck wide open down the back chute at the Grove he turned the car off and tried to turn into the 3rd turn hit
the dip in the track went airborne and he was so high in the air that Johnny Grum drove under him :doh:

old racer · **Posted:** Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:10 pm

GOSHOW wrote:

Rick was a Trone 39 driver later on and also an Al hamilton driver. He has a grandson that is an excellent moto-x racer although I am not sure if Rick is still alive....any info. I know his son Rick jr. is still around.

I saw the last name in some mx results :thumbleft:

RT88 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:00 pm **Posts:** 1301

That is Rick's 1966 ride. It was a good looking car. Nice photo! Steve Bubb

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