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RIP-Ronnie McLellan
Hello Everyone!

Gee this has been a tough year in the drag-boat racing family!!  We have lost so many of our racing greats & Close Freinds :-(

Most of you may have heard that Ron McLellan, passed away on October 21st. as the result of a massive heart attack. Ron had just turned 50 years age.

Ron, was the co-owner and driver of the Top Fuel Hydro "Liquid Quicker"

Ron was well known by many as the Crazy Canuk!  ;-)  

Ron was from Canada, and co-owner/partner /driver Bob Montgomery which is from Spring City, Tennessee. Both have been racing partners for many years!

Please keep…Ron's wonderful Soul Mate…Dawn Pettit, his daughter Nickie, long time close friend and racing partner Bob Montgomery & Family, Team Wrench Man Roger Way, and the entire Liquid Quicker team in your thoughts and prayers.

Ron will be missed by his family & many of his friends here on earth!!  But he is in good company with many of his family & friends that have been looking forward to see him in heaven ;-)

I have posted some photographs that I took this season of Ron & the LQ team, including the last race Ron & the LQ team attended in High Point-North Carolina this past July.

Just click on the Icon/photo of Ron to open the photo-page!

I want to finish by adding that Heaven is a much better place in 2009!  God has taken home some of the best this year!!!

RIP Ron  ;-)

Ron & Bob's website is... www.liquidquik.com a lot of wonderful photographs & Bob's letter!

Well known photographer Randy Krohn has created some Awesome memorial stickers in Ron's memory!

Please check out Randy's great web-site at... www.dragboats.com

Till The Next One!

Joe "Speedfreak" Dutra
Date(s): Oct. 24th 2009. Album by Speedfreak Racing & Photography. Photos by Joe "Speedfreak" Dutra. 1 - 72 of 72 Total. 460 Visits.
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There is so much I want to say but I can't find the words to dicribe what Ron ment to us. Thank you Ron for everything.
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Dan Ellison, Sun, 25 Oct 2009 9:45PM
Wow I am not ready for comment at this time we Dan and I are shocked and beyong believing our friend is gone we have weathered many things with the B&R Team and cannot think that our friend is gone we have many tears over his loss and our sadden by the fact we did not get our passports to be able to tell our friend goodbye we will revisit this website when we can be more focused and reveal more of our true feeling for the loss of our friend. GOD SPEED Ronnie we Love you. Dan & Tina
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Tina Cooper, Sun, 25 Oct 2009 2:29PM
Joe, thanks for putting this great album together, a very fitting tribute to a fantastic driver and team, Godspeed Ron
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Joe Don Lewis, Sun, 25 Oct 2009 2:12PM
This was such a shock to everyone. What a great guy who was part of a great team. He will be missed by all. Thanks Joe for sharing this tribute.
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Scott Burrows, Sun, 25 Oct 2009 9:01AM
Excellent Tribute to the Man!!! Ron could definately drive that Hotrod!!! Rest in Peace, Ron!!!!!
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Peggy Sue, Sun, 25 Oct 2009 3:33AM
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2009-North Carolina

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SDBA-Oklahoma City

June 7-8-2009

First race of the year for Ron & Bob


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SDBA-San Angelo,Tx.

June 26-28-2009


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TFH-Liquid Quicker

5.03 @ 226.13


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TFH's...

Left-Liquid Quicker

Right-Disorderly Conduct


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Just Awesome!!!

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IHBA-Augusta,Ga.

July 17-19-2009

In Augusta,Ga. Ron again was in the Final.  

;-)


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TFH-Liquid Quicker a fine...4.93 @ 222.48

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TFH-Liquid Quicker

Blew the motor at half track...

And coasted through the last 1/8 mile to a great...5.02 @ 190

Man...what would a full track been~~~?


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Ron was very laid back & easy going!

But...his right foot was very wicked.


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TFH-Final...

The LQ was HAULING!!!

What could of been~~~

Once Speed Sports hooked up it was on a Mission as well...


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In the next few photos you can see the LQ injector hat flopping in the air, and still pulling away from Speed Sports...

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This was one of the most amazing passes I have ever witnessed  in TFH...Good thing Speed Sports was on a record pass or they may of not caught LQ in the lights!

LQ...even though Red-Lite~The boat left the starting-line like it was Shot-Out of a Cannon!!

Man~This had the making of a Side-By-Side pass like no other!


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Speed Sports-4.53 @ 256+ taking the win by inches!

Liquid Quicker-5.16 @ 174+

LQ blew the motor again at half track.


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IHBA-High Point,
North Carolina

July 24-26-2009

What a great weekend it was for Ron & the LQ team!  ;-)


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TFH's...

Liquid Quicker...4.85 @ 238.90

Hot Licks...6.16 @ 178.50


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Ron and crew had a great weekend  ;-)

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Liquid Quicker

Great pass till half track ;-)


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A Thing of Beauty!

4.81 @ 249.60

"R.I.P. Ron."
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TFH-Semi Final...

Speed Sports-Broke!

Liquid Quicker


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Your Winner!

TFH-Liquid Quicker

Even though they dropped a few holes...LQ still ran a very fine

4.81 @ 253.66

The Fastest pass the Ellison hull has traveled to date ;-)

Smooth as Silk!

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TFH-Final...

Spirit of Texas

Liquid Quicker


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Ron's TFH is the King of Rooster-Tails...

;-)


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Your Winner!

4.92 @ 229.08


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Ronnie was not taking a nap!

Or was he~? ;-)


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This is one of the Coolest shots I have ever taken

:-)))

Classic! ;-)


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Bob~

You think that Ron is OK~?

He is fine...It is a Nitro Thing ;-)


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Two greats!

Scotty & Ron were very close.

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Bob & Ron...

When it came to team mate these two men are the example of how it is done!!!


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I hope that we will see this team continue...

I think Ron knows that there TFH has much more to do!!  ;-)


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Ron kicking back with his good friend Jarrett Silvey :-)

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Getting ready to go haul booty!!

;-)


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Bob & Ron

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The Team

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Ron & Dennis

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Winners of the race & eastern swing...$10K Bonus Points!

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The Liquid Quick web-site is...

www.liquidquik.com

Bob's letter team photos & racing gear! & Much More!!


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We all are going to miss you my friend ;-)

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This was Ron's last pass which was a Win! ;-)

Our Lord knows how to bless us all in So Many Ways!!! ;-)

Ron was not just a winner in life...But in his passion of driving one of the Baddest Hotrods on the face of this EARTH!!! ;-)

A True Champion!!!!!

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