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Dick Simon, Owner & Broker
Dianne Simon, Partner
Marty Slater, Sales
Kathy Wheelock, Dana Point Office Manager
Felicia Martinez, Charter Manager
Tim Horgan, Broker
Pete Coyle, Sales
Eddy Riener, Marketing
Jeff West, SalesDick Simon Racing
Having a phone conversation with Dick Simon is like reading a really good book; you just sit back and let it roll. At age 81, Dick has lost none of the optimism and unbridled verve that made him one of the more accomplished drivers and team owners in postwar Indy-car racing. Today, he's likely to apologize for lacking the sharp recall he once had for elates and people. But then he starts spinning stories in such telling detail and good-natured empathy that its hard to believe he missed a comma or a semicolon.
Hi everybody. I’m just that bald-headed old ex-Indy driver that loves racing with everything that you can imagine. I just wish I was still back there and engineering cars, but at least I do have a chance once again to be a part of the Indy program, although in this case, it's the Indy Vintage Race, which last year was the first time they had the largest Vintage Race in history. 700 cars entered that race. I had the fortunate chance to drive a 64 Corvette, owned by a gentleman that has driven it since the day he bought it, almost since it was brand spanking new.
I'd have to say that working with Lyn was probably one of the best times I ever had working with a driver. She trusted me. She believed in me. If I told her do something in the car, she did it. Do you know what? It's almost like trying to teach a man and a wife how to drive a boat. I can tell the man, this is what you do, and he'll do it his own way first and find out it doesn't work. The woman will listen to you and try your method first because she doesn't know for sure or she's not as macho as a man, and that was Lyn. If I told Lyn, this is what I'd like to see you do, come out closer to the wall, she'd come out closer to the wall and actually rub the wall. Is that close enough?
WOW! What a race yesterday. It reminded me of the old days... Everybody was competitive, everybody was on the edge, everybody was running hard, and the competition was tremendous! 37, I believe, lead changes, and 15 lead changes in the last few laps! That was exciting. The cars were very competitive, they were safe, obviously you saw the accidents... So the change in the rules went in the right direction.
Dick Simon (born September 21, 1933 in Sandy, Utah) is one of the oldest men to ever have raced in the Indianapolis 500. He was 55 years old during his final Indy 500 start in 1988. A multiple starter and top-ten finisher in the race, he also became a car owner, founding Dick Simon Racing helping to begin the IndyCar careers of Stéphan Grégoire, Arie Luyendyk, Raul Boesel, and others. Simon also fielded cars for Lyn St. James. He sold his race team to Andy Evans who formed Team Scandia in 1997. He was back in the game in the late 90's and entered cars in 2000 and 2001.
Dick Simon Racing was a race team owned by racer Dick Simon that competed in the CART Championship Car series from 1983 to 1995 and the Indy Racing League from 1999 to 2001.