From ccf Re: Fourrunner [Archive]

Opposite Lock

04-20-06, 05:41 PM

Wow. "Keep it lite, keep it fun." I was looking forward to meeting that guy at a race one of these days.

R.I.P. :(

(Lost my Dad at 56 to a heart attack as well, many years ago. Too young.)

RHR_Fan

04-20-06, 05:41 PM

Wow...that's all I have to say right now :(

Wheel-Nut

04-20-06, 05:41 PM

Dr. Corkski

04-20-06, 05:47 PM

Oh no. :( :cry:

RIP Bruce.

JoeBob

04-20-06, 05:48 PM

Wow.

I'm speechless.

He was a great guy - I have many fond memories of chatting with him.

:(

04-20-06, 05:48 PM

Godspeed, fourrunner. :(

rabbit

04-20-06, 05:55 PM

Almost a year to the day since we lost Railbird. :(

FTG

04-20-06, 06:01 PM

Just like bird, posting until the end.

He'll be missed.

Sean O'Gorman

04-20-06, 06:13 PM

Oh my God, I didn't even realize thats what this thread was about. :(

FCYTravis

04-20-06, 06:15 PM

Oh, God. :( :cry: :(

My condolences to his family...

Cam

04-20-06, 06:21 PM

Damn it! :cry: :(

emjaya

04-20-06, 06:35 PM

devilmaster

04-20-06, 06:43 PM

god damnit.... http://smilies.vidahost.com/contrib/ed/cry.gif

i'm such at a loss of words

Justin, please pass of my condolences to the rest of the family....

I had convinced him online a few years ago to try the checkered flag club seats in Toronto, and me, gurps, bruce and justin had a great time that weekend.

we did some karting and I always remembered when a group of us had dinner one night at the armadillo in downtown T.O. We sat across from each other and chatted about many a thing, and he was always extremely supportive of my dream to open up a karting track. He was always first on my invite list to a grand opening.

Hell, I was half serious when I tried to convince him online to buy an Ariel Atom from the only US dealer in Portland, and i'd fly out and help drive it home for him. I knew it would have been a great time and trip.

He had a love of life, good food, drink and friends.

Fair winds and a following sea, my friend.

RacinM3

04-20-06, 06:47 PM

Too young. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. :(

Brickman

04-20-06, 06:48 PM

Fourrunner/B.B. was an all right guy.

I was just re-reading an old old e-mail the other day from him a few months after he left 7G Chat, he was in it three years straight.

Prayers to his family and loved ones.

dando

04-20-06, 06:49 PM

Almost a year to the day since we lost Railbird. :(
Less than a week. Damn. Damn it. :(

-Kevin

Racing Truth

04-20-06, 07:15 PM

:( :cry: RIP 4r

Robstar

04-20-06, 07:17 PM

RIP :(

devilmaster

04-20-06, 07:27 PM

from the old 7g member photo site....

http://www.kaufmanntechnologies.com/7gphoto/images/group_photo.jpg

Ziggy

04-20-06, 07:42 PM

Sad News. Dude had been on racing message boards since I got to them. Very good poster, with a real "feel" for what makes this sport so great.

RIP, May God's loving light shine upon your face and forever comfort those who you leave behind.

Spicoli

04-20-06, 08:02 PM

A BIG bummer indeed. :thumdown:

:(

TravelGal

04-20-06, 08:23 PM

Kiwifan

04-20-06, 08:34 PM

I am so so sorry. :( He was a great member with a great following and I will miss him as much as anyone here. So sad.........

Russell.

RTKar

04-20-06, 08:39 PM

:(

So sudden, :shakehead , lesson learned, to enjoy all your living days.

pfc_m_drake

04-20-06, 09:07 PM

I'll echo that RTKar.

RIP Fourrunner - we'll miss you.

:(

Rob

04-20-06, 09:20 PM

Very sad news. I was never able to meet up with him, but I chatted with him for a long time. He seemed like a genuinely nice man. RIP 4.

JT265

04-20-06, 09:24 PM

I haven't got any words.

Godspeed Bruce! :(

RusH

04-20-06, 09:40 PM

I`ve enjoyed his contributions in the forums.
RIP, and condolences to his family.

RaceGrrl

04-20-06, 10:16 PM

:( :(

I always enjoyed chatting with 4rnr. Richard and I met him in Denver a few years ago and thought he was a really good guy. Godspeed, Bruce. You'll be missed.

racer2c

04-20-06, 11:36 PM

Very sad news. My thoughts and prayers for the family.

Chief

04-20-06, 11:49 PM

What a terrible shame....

Bruce was a wonderful man who's company I had the pleasure of sharing many times. He is very sadly missed by me already. My condolences to his family and friends. RIP Bruce....thanks for the great times and the many inspiring words....I promise they will never be forgotten. :( :cry:

SteveH

04-21-06, 12:08 AM

Very sad news.

My deepest condolences to his family and friends.

Lizzerd

04-21-06, 01:02 AM

A race fan that I never got the chance to meet.

RIP, fourrunner.

chop456

04-21-06, 02:07 AM

Damn.

Godspeed, Bruce.

Dave99

04-21-06, 03:36 AM

Very sad news. I was never able to meet up with him, but... he seemed like a genuinely nice man. RIP 4.
Indeed he was. Great guy on the www, even better guy in person. :(

TRDfan

04-21-06, 07:10 AM

So sad....I always loved 4Runners posts, and we had some good chats here and on 7G.

Wow....makes you remember to make every day count.

Don Quixote

04-21-06, 07:48 AM

:(
We are here for such a short time.

Insomniac

04-21-06, 07:58 AM

Sad news. :( My condolences to his family and friends.

TKGAngel

04-21-06, 08:13 AM

Very sad. :(
My condolences to his family and friends.

tllips

04-21-06, 08:24 AM

:(

My Condolences. I enjoyed reading Fourrunner's posts.

Andrew Longman

04-21-06, 09:17 AM

So sad.

I was hoping to share with him seeing his dream of the first "Champ Car Independence Day Grand Prix of Philadelphia!!"come true.

IlliniRacer

04-21-06, 09:39 AM

My deepest sympathy.

JustinC

04-21-06, 10:20 AM

All,

Thank you very much for your thoughts.

Devilmaster: Thank you for the photo. It's being added to a collage for his service.

Your stories and PMs have been helpful, and I've gathered them together and will give them to his and my families later today, and I'll continue checking for anything else.

As I said to RHR_Fan already, there's something comforting knowing that both from real-life meetups and nights spent on the forums and in chat, Bruce had friends across the country that enjoyed talking/discussing/arguing (depending who you are and how you take it) incessantly about one his passions in life: open-wheel racing. I know where I got my biting sarcasm and wit from.

Thank you all again,
Justin

Cam

04-21-06, 11:29 AM

Bruce had friends across the country

And around the world..... :thumbup: :(

Dirty Sanchez

04-21-06, 11:48 AM

wow. that's too young. sorry to hear.

vancouver

04-21-06, 02:08 PM

RIP :(

Ankf00

04-21-06, 02:29 PM

:(

RIP buddy...

oddlycalm

04-21-06, 03:04 PM

Adios Fourrunner, you will be missed. Been enjoying his posts since there were fewer than 100 of us posting on 7G.

oc

Trevor Longman

04-21-06, 04:20 PM

Turbodog

04-21-06, 04:59 PM

Thoughts and prayers :(

nrc

04-21-06, 06:54 PM

I wish there were something I could say. Such terrible news. :(

cameraman

04-21-06, 06:56 PM

:shakehead :(

Dave99

04-21-06, 07:56 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/ZZYZXX13/4runner.jpg

Audi_A4

04-21-06, 08:04 PM

I used to call him pathfnder in the old late night chats

RIP

Ankf00

04-21-06, 08:37 PM

the chats were fun :)

Anteater

04-21-06, 08:38 PM

Deepest sympathy to fourrunner's family and friends. :( Fourrunner was a great guy; it was a pleasure to read his posts, chat with him in the chat room, and finally meet him at Laguna Seca. I will miss him!

http://www.champcarfanatics.com/gallery/data//1/fourrunner.JPG

Elmo T

04-21-06, 09:08 PM

I am out of town, but took a few moments to check in.

I don't really know what to say. I looked forward to the future Philly race to meet everyone.

My thoughts are with the family and those touched by Bruce.

Night Train

04-22-06, 12:23 AM

Damn....

Thoughts & prayers to family & friends...

FLCARTfan

04-22-06, 01:30 PM

RIP

Fitti Fan

04-22-06, 02:03 PM

Very, very sad. FR, we will miss you! :(

cart7

04-22-06, 03:11 PM

I've been out of town and just checked in.

Wow. I'm shocked. RIP and prayers to the family. :(

skaven

04-22-06, 06:31 PM

I always enjoyed his great sense of humor. He kept it fun and he will be missed. :(

BMEP

04-22-06, 08:01 PM

Very sad indeed. Best thoughts and wishes to his family.

Jervis Tetch 1

04-22-06, 11:43 PM

I'm very sorry to hear this.

RIP

pineapple

04-23-06, 03:33 AM

Sad news indeed. CC has lost a true supporter.

pkvracing12

04-23-06, 10:53 PM

I will miss reading his post godspeed Forrunner :(

ChampcarShark

04-24-06, 03:10 PM

My prayers for 4runner's family.

A great loss indeed.

Brian_R

04-24-06, 04:46 PM

I met Bruce (aka fourrunner) at the Nazareth CART Race in 2001, along with several other members of 7thGear (which I didn't even know about until I met a few of them at the CART Radio show at a local establishment that Thursday night!). Since then, I've had great times with fourrunner on the forums of 7G and OC, chat rooms, and at Toronto in 2002, as well as our little "Nazareth Speedway Send Off" at the Busch race in 2004. He always "kept it lite" and we always had a great time together.

I was truly blessed to have met him, and myself as well as my entire family send our thoughts and prayers to Bruce's family and friends.

Here's to hoping that the Goods from the Woods presents the Philidelphia FourRunner Independance Day Grand Prix becomes a reality, and that we can all be there to celebrate it together.

ChrisB

04-25-06, 10:21 PM

I don't lurk or post as much as I used to, so I'm just reading this for the first time tonite. I'm shocked and saddened. I remember Bruce first from 7G days particularly whenever there would be a PA-related thread like Nazareth or Pocono. I met him a few times at Nazareth... great guy! Here's a picture from the 7G meeting at the Section 7 sign at Nazareth, May 2000. Bruce is on the far left, and I'm right next to him. Everyone else in the photo, you know who you are too :)

http://www.netaxs.com/~gg1/race/naz2000.jpg

04-25-06, 10:23 PM

He was always fun to chat with.........ALL the TIME !!!
He will be very missed.....

How sudden.....
I think he would want someone to say "may he enjoy his ride to heaven in the fastest race car ever......

Love and prayers to his family

Love,
OW

RaceCat

04-25-06, 10:44 PM

I don't know what to say. :( I haven't been to the forums in a few days and I arrive to find this sad news! I'm shocked and saddened beyond words. His was a name that I remember from years back, 7th Gear days. Rest in Peace and many prayers for those you left behind. We'll all meet again someday.

RaceCat

RaceCat

04-25-06, 10:52 PM

I think I'm 'over it' and then I move to another site to read the tributes and I start to cry all over again. He was such a support for Champ car and its fans. Not only that, he made the word "gentleman" have meaning.

RIP. We'll miss you. :cry:

I keep crying too. I never met the man, but I knew him and respected him none the less. I considered him a friend and one I had hoped to meet someday, and someday I will met him. Just not in this lifetime. I'm just shocked to read this news.

RaceCat

anait

05-02-06, 12:39 PM

:(

I will be praying for and thinking of Bruce's family and friends.

:(

I met him online at 7G, loved to meet up in chat once in a while. Met in person in Toronto '04; had a very nice chat about building and woodworking...baseboards, actually...it was so loud at the party, I have always hoped we could continue the discussion someday at a quieter place; he was bidding against mr anait in an auction...as the price went up, I laughed and said, "Four!!" and he then realized who mr anait was, and let him win...

Dang. Met him in person only once...shouldn't hurt so much....

:(

I wish I wasn't so far away from everyone I met that weekend. But I will toast four tonight.

Paintergeek

05-05-06, 06:20 PM

Adios Fourrunner, you will be missed. Been enjoying his posts since there were fewer than 100 of us posting on 7G.

oc

My sentiments exactly. I was at the Naz 2000 race, but am not sure if I met him or not. I do kmnow the screen name from way back in the day, and a few late night chats. Im sorry to lose him.