Dick Smith, who set a record of 198MPH in an orignal 427 Cobra at Daytona race track, was killed yesterday in a plane crash near Tahachapi pass in California.
Dick Smith, who set a record of 198MPH in an orignal 427 Cobra on a race track, was killed yesterday in a plane crash near Tahachapee pass in California.
One of the nicest guys you will ever meet!! A great driver who enjoyed life to the fullest. I was fortunate enough to have Dick take me for several laps, at speed, in my then newly finished 40. I have been hooked on Willow Springs ever since!! I am sure he will be missed by many and my sympathy goes out to his family for their tragic loss.
I had the ocassion to spend an entire day with him at the WSCB in Reno last year. What a wonderful man willing to share time and experience. He will be missed........God Bless his family.........RIP