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Topic: Dear Lester(jesse hockett)
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May 26, 2010 at
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May 26, 2010 at
11:31:44 PM by Tbird4vkcc
10,15,20 yrs ago we were riding our bikes up and down the hill by your house....we'd crash on purpose just like "wild crashes" videos that we watched....remember "crash n burn!" ???? We'd crash, bruise and bleed but we'd pop up and do it all over. We'd race around the trees and down the dock and jump with the bike into the river....10,15,20 yrs ago I held on to you on the back of the 4wheeler so tight, I should have sent you to god then....you crazy bastard, I thought we were gonna die numerous times. It was times like that, I knew you had something different about you. You had more guts than anyone i ve ever come across....10,15,20 yrs ago, lol, remember "is it clean yet?"...."nope, bettere go wipe a little better!" 10,15,20 yrs ago remember trying to sneak into the pits at pleasanton....10,15-actually, if I remember correctly, it was 1996, so 14 yrs ago remember running around knoxville on our bikes, chuggin sodas, and gettin so damn muddy we stripped down and washed off in the car wash?? 3,4,5 yrs ago remember me gettin back into this love of sprint car racing? Remember me eating a whole rotisseire chicken at the PAS....lol, remember "gotta get the gettin while the gettin's good"....that bk at hampton in wasn't all that great, sorry for gettin you up at 5am for some shit. At least the room was only $39.... 2 yrs ago remember when i, on a whim, up and left seattle and moved to indy???? Remember all of us living in the shop....the shower we built, all the shelves,lol....remember chuggin beers ,in the DRC shop at Buckley's bday bash, against craig for a right rear,lol....remember, "drinking outta cups"....remember Eldora....wow, I still got that piece of the car....unbelievable night. Remember the USAC Eastern Swing? Man, you dominated at Grandview, and holy crap did we sell some tshirts or what?! I had a blast. I remember 4 or 5 days ago talking to you about how you needed to kick some ass....I remember you calling me back and sayin you were headed to the bank. God damn it cuz....I love you!
I'm working in charlotte and I get back to my desk aand have some 40 missed calls and texts....my mom breaks the news, I can't control myself. I'm sure you and daniel are watching from above. I get out of work asap, get a rental car asap....one second I'm ok, the next I can't f'in handle it....there are fans in the racing community, and then there's the hockett fans....above that, there's the hockett family. And at the top of that, the Tbird always flew with his chest out, proudly showing off that new hockett shirt....talk so strongly and passionatly about his cuz who was determined to be the best....period. As I'm driving down the road....I'm speechless. Frustrated. Pissed. I think I'm out of tears, then more come. I think of all the races, memories we've had and that you have provided for thousands of race fans. I can't believe I will never hear you speak in person again....I do have a voicemail you left me, which you tell me how mad you are at me for not answering your call. Trust me cuz....i'd give my own life to answer that call today. Words will never describe this....I don't even want to go to a race....who will I scream at the top of my lungs for? Who's ass will I get onto for spinning out or hitting the wall? Who's gonna tell me I'm basically a dumbass when it comes to sprint cars? Who else is gonna race a 360 wing car 1 night, 410 nonwing the next,make the long hauls to who knows where just because there's nowhere else to race? I wouldn't be shocked if 100's of race fans stop going because there isn't anyone worth cheering for....I'm just so sad....this is the worst day that I can remember. We all know you didn't want to go BUT....we all know that you and Daniel are kickin ass and takin names up above. God damn it Lester....I miss you. Love you always. You know what the birdie says....
"Grip it and Rip it, just don't Flip it!"
Tyler
"Grip it and Rip it, just don't Flip it!"
R.I.P. Lester
Tbird
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May 27, 2010 at
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Poetry comes in all forms and this piece certainly moves the reader like no other has done in a long time. Thank You for sharing this memory of a very special guy.
Bud's Bride aka Keet Hunnicutt
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May 27, 2010 at
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You have to be talking about all the shelving that you and I got when I worked at the Hospital here in Indy and we were throwing it out,and I asked Jesse if he wanted some,and he said yes. Sure held a lot of parts on those shelves !!
Jesse made me some Hoseheads.com decals for my van,and gave me a couple shirts in trade for the shelving. I realized last night that the shirts will now have to go rest along side all of my Richie Evans,Corky Cookman,and Alan Kulwicki shirts. Never to be worn again.
RIP Jesse....
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May 27, 2010 at
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makes me cry. i love this. maybe the strongest set of words i have ever read. long live The Rockett
I'd rather be in Knoxville.
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May 27, 2010 at
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It brought tears to my eyes as well. I remember the last ASCS race I saw him at which was at Creek county this past year. Matt Sherrel drove up in front of Jesse and on the cool down lap Jessie ran him almost all the way up into the wall. Jesse was one of a kind.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he
stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Erich Petersen
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May 29, 2010 at
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thank you all....there truely isn't enough words.... : /
Tbird
"Grip it and Rip it, just don't Flip it!"
R.I.P. Lester
Tbird
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May 29, 2010 at
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Keep those Memories close to your heart.......
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May 29, 2010 at
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Nothing can ever take away the memories!!! He was lucky to have someone like you in his life!! Now you have to live by the old saying "WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING" So many people in the sprint car world are praying for Jesse, his family and friends!! I hope all of you can take some comfort in that. Hang in threre, only time can help ease the pain. LONG LIVE THE MEMORY OF THE ROCKET!!!!!!!
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May 29, 2010 at
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Thanks for sharing this with us. It's got to be hard to lose a good buddy like that.
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May 30, 2010 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: mark simms on May 29 2010 at 10:03:02 AM
Thanks for sharing this with us. It's got to be hard to lose a good buddy like that.
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Hard would be an easy way to describe it....the whole thing is so unbelieveable
"Grip it and Rip it, just don't Flip it!"
R.I.P. Lester
Tbird
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