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Hi Uwarrie,
I feel there are many of us here today that were on the Yahoo board and like me are now using different monikers. Benkea was often quite prescient in his analysis. It was a big loss to all the day a Ferrari driver pulled into his path while his Porsche was at speed.
I want to thank you and everyone for remembering Ben in this thread. It also was nice hearing some familiar favorite names mentioned: Babyb, Wabuffo and others! One that wasn't mentioned was Trepanne...one of Ben and my favorite friends.
June 2, will be 20 years since his passing. I was supposed to be there with him that day...an overcast, very drizzly morning at the track. But I ran a bit late due to a cancer treatment I had at the very same hospital to which he was transported. Weird! His wife called my wife to make sure that I wasn't in the car with Ben. Lucky me. Corey, a renowned internet sales guru, unfortunately, wasn't lucky.
It appeared to me that the fault of this accident fell mainly upon the race track. The entrance for oncoming cars to the track appeared to be at the fastest section of the track and there didn't seem to be enough "runway" for a car to be able to come up to speed. I think that the decision to enter or not enter the track had to be almost instantaneous...to go or no go. I don't think it was Ben or the Ferrari driver's fault.
Ben was a very unique, quality, individual. I've had a lot of friends in my life, but very few best friends. Ben was the best friend any guy could ever have...I still miss him a ton.
