John Nickle

Gary Smith · 09-22-2023, 11:47 AM

John was a regular fixture at OCIR, was never a mean bone in his body. He greeted me in the tech line during the '11 Bakersfield March Meet when I was racing my late father's '65 Mustang. It was the first time we'd seen each other in over 30 years, And being right after my dad's passing, it was a really uplifting meeting. Dad was pretty tight with the South Bay Racers gang, John included. The last time I saw John was at a Palmdale coffee shop he frequented, I think in '15. We sat & bench raced for at least an hour. John was truly one of a kind, extremely knowledgeable and one of the biggest hearts in the world. He will be sorely missed by many.

09-22-2023, 11:47 AM	#6
Gary Smith Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 820 Likes: 9 Liked 132 Times in 30 Posts	Re: John Nickle John was a regular fixture at OCIR, was never a mean bone in his body. He greeted me in the tech line during the '11 Bakersfield March Meet when I was racing my late father's '65 Mustang. It was the first time we'd seen each other in over 30 years, And being right after my dad's passing, it was a really uplifting meeting. Dad was pretty tight with the South Bay Racers gang, John included. The last time I saw John was at a Palmdale coffee shop he frequented, I think in '15. We sat & bench raced for at least an hour. John was truly one of a kind, extremely knowledgeable and one of the biggest hearts in the world. He will be sorely missed by many. __________________ Gary Smith "another broke racer spectating"