Dr. Wayne R. Ingalls and Tommy Ingalls: Scrap Book Pictures

[Ron Hill]

"Doc" Ingallsl and my dad were really good friends. My dad and "Doc" spent many hours together "Fitting Pistons" and enjoying each others company. "Doc" kept his airplane at Fullerton's airport and on Saturday mornings he'd fly over our house. If my dad waved his red rag, that meant we'd meet "Doc" at the airport. If my dad didn't wave his red rag it meant he was too busy....Many times when my dad didn't wave his red rag, "Doc" would "BUZZ" the house trying to get my dad to change his mind.

If we went up flying, we'd fly over our property at Lake Elsinore and "Doc's" property too. In those days, driving to Elsinore was half day's drive, now you can make it, without traffic in an hour. We'd check out our cabins, and my dad's fruit trees, then fly out over the ocean and dive through clouds. For a 5-6 year old kid, this was great fun....probably be fun today.

Doc Ingalls was the Chief Medical Examiner of Los Angeles County.

In the early days "Doc" drove Big Doc and Tommy drove Little Doc. Tommy had a twin sister, Ruth. Tommy and his sister drove Captain Kid in a movie. Captain Kid was not their boat. Tommy was in the military during WWII (The last war we won). I think he drove PT Boats but not really sure.

Tommy was my brother's "HERO". Tommy retired from racing in 1956. He was a dentist in Bakersfield for many years. Over the years, Tommy would stop by the races at Lake Ming. Tommy is now 92 years old. His son, Craig, has loaned me his dad's scrap book and I will post some pictures.....if I stay focused I will post them all.