I will never forget Don Brandon

I'm glad I found your website and saw Don Brandon, Buster Brownfield, and Ray Caselli. In 1971 I was a senior in high school. I worked at a Shell station owned by Ron Lange. He owned a Hondo flat "Monkey Business." He introduced me to Don Brandon who owned a Sanger hydro "The Bruin." Don was a boat racer, bear hunter and carpenter. His wife was Ruth and they had two sons, Mark and Brian. Don gave me my first ride at Folsom Lake in 1972 in the Hondo flat "Monkey Business." We made two or three passes at about 100 MPH. I'll never forget it. Don's buddies included Carl Horner, Vern Hunter, Sage brothers, and Buster. Buster's boat was the "Wacky Racer." Through the years we enjoyed riding dirt bikes up near Placerville, Cal. and having a beer. I do remember it was said either a bear or a boat would kill Don. When he crashed he was driving a boat owned by Halsey and Mead. They owned H&M Roofing. I'm glad I knew Don. He was a guy I will never forget.