Dean Pink

**BLACKHAWK 1** · 11-16-2006

Hi Ron, great to hear from you. Yes I believe we did meet in Bay City. We may have also met in San Diego one time when I went out there with Rinker. Hey I may have some pictures of Jimbo's light blue Molinari Mod 50 too and a short story to go with it; let me know if you are interested.
Jack Withrow

Originally Posted by RonHill

Dean was a school teacher before he went to work for Yamaha Outboards. Now he owns Wizard Marine. My son, Chad, only met Dean once in Miami at the Miami Boat Show.

When we "HOOKED UP" with Arcadian Motorsports and were going to run the Formula One Series in 1997, Chad wanted to build his own engines..He was 19, maybe too young to be driving Formula One, but wanting to build his own engines..Well...

He was building an engine, he had Dean Pink on one phone and Randy Pierson on the other...Chad was Rookie of the year in Formula One PROP TOUR and the youngest driver to ever race Formula One...

Chad built this year's Parker winner, but the funny part is, Fred Bowden was telling Chad about their Champboat Motors, and what Fred's boat, Shawn Torrente's boat, was useing for motors, they were like what Dean Pink had Chad build in 1997....No wonder we were fast!

I don' think Dean has a bad bone in his body!!!

Seems to me, Jack, we a\only met in bay City??? Am I wrong about that???

Greeat post about Blackhawk racing...like to see more pictures...

**Ron Hill** · 11-16-2006

Jack, I think I remember San Diego, too... Some names, like yours, being a FAMOUS NAME, I feel I know you because I've read about you. Many one who can "HANG" with those RINKERS, can't be all bad!!!!

**Gene East** · 11-18-2006

I also remember Dean Pink from his early days racing at Quincy.
At the time my nephew was a very good high school basket ball player. He played on the same team as Ronnie Dickerson who's Dad Ed introduced me to racing. Ronnie also was a boat racer.
Dean's Dad was a Missouri High School Athletic Association Official.
I went to all my nephew's games and used to heckle the daylights out of him from the stands.
I'm certain if Ronnie and I had not been friends with Dean; I would have been asked to leave a few games.
Good to see Dean's name here.
Dean,if you're out there give me a shout.

**Dean Pink** · 01-29-2009

Gene, I have never been on this site untill I registered this week!! Very Humbling to see so many notes and posts about an old also ran racer like myself. Hope things are going well for you. Bruce Washburn and I teamed up quite a number of years ago and still race Unlimited outboard today,( no this old man dosent drive anymore) . Havent seen my old photos of Quincy days in years, but next trip to Missouri you can bet I will look them up. My father passed away in aug. 01 and the rest of the family is going strong. Looking forward to hearing from you again. E-mail wizardraceshop@yahoo.com

**Gene East** · 01-30-2009

Dean,

You'll love this site! There are a lot of BDOBR's (Broken Down Old Boat Racers) who hang out here.

As co-founders of BDOBR, Alan Ishii and I hereby bestow honorary membership in our ANCIENT order upon Mr. Dean Pink!

Welcome to the club!

It's the best club you can belong to. No dues to pay, no meetings to attend, but we do bump into our friends at races from time to time.

If you check out a post from Karen Cadel about the World Championship held in Florida last October you'll see a picture of Ed Dickerson. He and his son Ronnie used to race with us around Quincy and La Grange. I'm sure you remember those guys.

Your Dad refereed a lot of Ronnie's basketball games.

Ed is the "Typhoid Mary" who exposed me to this disease called boat racing.

I pray I never recover!

Sad news from Quincy; however, The River House Bar and Grill is closing today.

I'm betting you had lunch there a time or two.

Hope to see you sometime before "Lake Paradise"

**Ron Hill** · 02-08-2009

Damn, Dean, in all the time we've spent talking over the years, to NOT know you had friends, background with Quincy people just floors me.....

All these years I thought your OUTBOARD smarts came from the SKY!!!! Now, I find out you knew Gene East et al.....

I may just come to to Florida...to talk!!!!! (About your Quincy era)..

Hope things are going well, Dean!

FYI: Not sure I posted this before, but when Chad started Formula One PROP TOUR in 1997...Dean sent parts enough to almost build two motors for Chad, then hung on the phone with Chad while he assembled the motors...NEVER a bill to me or mention money from Dean..

Chad later built his own engine that he and Pat Bowman won the Parker 300 Enduro...Chad's Merc V-6 Race motors always run like a SONG!!! Built in part from knowledge gained from EX teacher, Dean Pink!

Thanks Dean!!!

I'd love to see some PERSONAL Dean Pink pictures here on BRF!

**88workcar** · 10-31-2009

I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr Dean last night, I was tring to absorb the knowledge through the phone

. It's folks like him an Larry Orin, Poppa, Old man Renolds that has past us, that I would love to go and spend some time with. Just to hear the old stories and the ways they learned what they know today. I wish that I was part of the good old days.

**Ron Hill** · 12-23-2017

Originally Posted by BLACKHAWK 1

Hi Ron, great to hear from you. Yes I believe we did meet in Bay City. We may have also met in San Diego one time when I went out there with Rinker. Hey I may have some pictures of Jimbo's light blue Molinari Mod 50 too and a short story to go with it; let me know if you are interested.
Jack Withrow

I don't think I ever saw this post, I know Jake at Sea Way Marine is looking for more pictures of this boat AND I ALWAYS LIKE STORIES.

**Ron Hill** · 12-23-2017

Dean called me today, we talk about once a year. I had Jerry Hedlund and Dean Pink on my list for calls, yesterday. Didn't call either one. 12/23/2017

I always enjoy talking to Dean, he said he is also making EFI harnesses for Mercury V-6 as Mercury is no longer making them.

Dean tells me Gene East is heading west for a trip soon. If you get to Phoenix, Gene, California isn't far. You can see Alan Ishii and stay with us as long as you'd like.

**Gene East** · 12-23-2017

Ron,

I talked with Dean earlier this evening. We go way back! We used to do some "outlaw racing" in another life time. Most of our classes were based on advertised horsepower. Dean spent a lot of time on a lake with a 25 H.P. limit.

He had a 25 H.P. Wizard which was made by Mercury and very similar to a MK 30.

We built Dean a full house gas burner 44 c.i. Mercury power head and wrapped it up in that 25 H.P. Wizard cowling. Needless to say Dean had the fastest "25 H.P." motor on the lake!

Now everyone knows where his shop got it's name!

Dean's Dad used to referee high school basketball games in our area. I had a nephew playing ball and sometimes Mr. Pink (I think his name was Dean too) would be officiating my nephew's game. Of course I always gave him a hard time.

He was very patient with me, but when he had enough, he would point at me and wag his finger. That was his signal for me to back off a bit.