Ron,
I was one of the "neighborhood kids that Ted took to the races. I went to Teds house on Shipway one day after school with Butch and did not leave for three years. That afternon I was in their back yard in a boat on saw horses and Ted was traching me how to drive. The first race I was in was the Colorado river marathon in a A stock Gates runabout. Ted, and Pat were such wonderful people, they treated me and some other "strays" as part of their family. I learded a great deal from Ted that has stayed with me.

PS: That damn cougar Orphie ate my favorite jacket.