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Originally Posted by Bret Kepner
Here's an interesting tidbit about the Boyles video clip. At the time, I and Ed O'Reilly were IHRA's national event announcers but this Super Stock session was handled by IHRA veteran race director, (and possibly its greatest supporter back then), Dick Miles of Virginia.
Dick was as hardcore about IHRA class racers as any human I've ever known and he knew 'em all from hometowns to classifications and from family members to factory engine specs. He absolutely loved the cars and we often "let him" announce Stock, Super Stock or Modified qualifying sessions.
If I wasn't announcing or doing the TV coverage, some of you might remember I was usually on the starting line peeking into windows and checking launch RPM for information when I would announce the next session. Ed O'Reilly would usually swap chairs as event director with Dick to allow Miles to announce.
By the way, I'm fairly certain Dick still works at Elk Creek Dragway in Virginia.
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Bret, you are correct about Dick... I have been friends with him for many, many years.... He is still at Elk Creek and still announcing... You are right about him being "hard core".... He knows more stats on racers than anyone else I know.... And he keeps it in his head .... not a computer!!!!!