Ronnie Sox,,,,,Passed away

[John]

....Sorry to inform everyone
...a close friend of mine who lives in Graham, N.C.
...and was a close friend fo Ronnie Sox
...got an email that he had passed away late yesterday
...( 4-23-06 )
...He had been strugling with cancer.
....I will look for a news article from the Richmond Times
..he had moved to Richmond, Va.
...My condolences to the family.
...A great legend ..will be missed.

[John]

...here is the article from the NHRA website
http://www.nhra.com/apcm/templates/news_template.asp?articleid=11805&zoneid=8
..
...I had the day wrong

[Musclecarkid]

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[ChevyThunder]

Terrible... I don't think they have cured any disease since polio..cancer has taken a lot of good people before there time. A shame...

[Verne_Frantz]

What a Great guy!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif
What a loss to us all............ http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[SMGCO]

Bad news. How old was he ? I remember seeing him and some of his cars in Hot Rod Magazine etc about 25-30 years ago. An era gone by.

[ss427copo]

Never will you repeat such a rivarly as Sox & Martin vs. Da Grump. My favorite of all time, this original signed by Ronnie Sox & Bill Jenkins should be posted here in honor of one of the best Pro Stock Gentleman ever. God Speed Ronnie. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

[ss427copo]

one more..............

[ss427copo]

The Best.............

[69sixpackbee]

My daughter was just at the Mopars at the strip in Vegas and helped action off some numbered prints and it raised 60,000 dollars towards cancer research in Ronnie's honor. Buddy Martin was there and he autographed the prints if the buyers wanted. Ronnie was a very humble and gracious man. I met him when I was 16 years old and I got to meet him again in 2000 and he signed some of my diecast and my racing jacket. I will never part with any of those items. He was and always will be my favorite racer.

[bowtie3168]

"Clean Ronnie" Sox (aka Mr. 4-speed) was not only one of the greatest gear pullers who ever lived but a great person and a hero. He will be missed, I saw him at York last year, he showed up even though he was ill.

[musclecarjohn]

No one ever rowed a 4-speed like Ronnie Sox.

RIP "Mr. 4-speed"...

[NCGuy68]

I talked with Buddy Martin last fall at the East Coast Drag Reunion and he mentioned that Ronnie's health was failing. I looked him in the eye and he said "it ain't good".

Remembering back thru all the years that I watched him work his magic with a 4-speed here in NC and up/down the East coast. He was always just a 'Good Old Boy' to me. My only regret is I never got his autograph.

Rest in Peace with a 4-speed Ronnie. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

[olredalert]

-------I had the opportunity to match race Ronnie once and it is a memory I treasure. This is a man who truly led an unbelieveably exiting life at times and gave many of us a peek inside the world of drag racing. I wonder how many guys knowingly or unknowingly owe thier own drag racing experiences to Ronnie. I know I dreamt of being able to shift like him (something I failed to even get close to doing). He will be missed!!!........Bill S

[thesupernova86]

After hearing of Sox's death I instantly remembered one of my favorite magazine covers ever. This is the February 1968 HOTROD cover... I wasn't born when this came out... and my Father was merely four months old. But even some of us "newborns" that are under 30 and never lived the muscle car age still obsess over such amazing machines and their drivers. But for me I guess thats what happen when the first car you ever drove was a 1968 440 Charger with a 4spd.. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

RIP ronnie! and don't blow the tires before I get up there!

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