Dick Trickle
Dick Trickle
Richard "Dick" Tricklewas an American race car driver. He raced for decades around the short tracks of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Trickle competed in the ASA, ARTGO, ARCA, All Pro, IMCA, NASCAR, and USAC...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth27 October 1941
CityWisconsin Rapids, WI
CountryUnited States of America
biggest married
Probably the biggest story was when I got married in '61,
fun memorable
That's the most memorable one, but it's not the most fun to remember.
base bring bringing cars children coming fan fun good greater la mars milwaukee parents people wisconsin
Wisconsin will bring people from Wausau and Kaukauna and La Crosse, so you don't only get the good fan base from the greater Milwaukee area, but a lot of people come in, especially with the MARS cars coming in and the Mid-American cars from all over the state, bringing in their fan base, their parents and children and grandpas and whatever, ... It's really a fun weekend.
car friday good practicing run thursday
I am going to be doing some practicing on Thursday and Friday and we run some qualifying heats on Saturday, ... I've wanted to do this for a while. I wanted to have a good car when we did it. I think we've got a good car.
best couple guys house name run
You try to run the best line. I had about the fifth-fastest time, but I think a couple of guys got sleds that are house sleds. They've got their own name on them, that kind of stuff.
era great
It's a long way from Rudolph to Daytona. I feel I raced in a great era and in a great place. I was very fortunate.
era great
It's a long way from Rudolph to Daytona, ... I feel I raced in a great era and in a great place. I was very fortunate.
wall winning race
There were a lot of races I was going to win at Milwaukee, but I had mechanical problems or something would happen, ... In the early years, it just took a long time for me to win a race. I got in somebody's oil one time and got in the wall, had a clutch go out once. . . so when I finally won one, it was a long time coming.
kids finishing hobbies
It started as a hobby when I was a kid, and I'm finishing as a hobby.
blood racing i-can
Racing is in my blood, I can't quite get out of it yet.
race years half
I don't race a lot, half a dozen (races) a year maybe.
way
Some pushers are way better than others.
careers hobbies made
I did it for a living, made a career out of it, but now I've turned it into somewhat of a hobby.
legends gone very-good
Not yet, when I'm gone I'll be a legend, right now I'm just very good at what I do.