"as we used to say in my boat racing days, "Nice guys finish last.""
I suspect EDM didn't win a lot of races. His work in educating us in the field of Parker has always been about lending a hand to anyone who wishes to learn about the Parker Gun, so he's one of the "nice guys" and my hat's off to him. Thanks Ed. Dean
I raced for 16 years (1958-73), ran my first race at age 17, started winning money the following year; my first "big" first place was at Fond du Lac WI in 1960 ($75.00, more than a week's pay for a teacher then). I was competitive, winning many overall Illinois Hi-point championships, plus several regional and divisional championships, and one national championship (Canada 1970); I held the World UIM/APBA kilo speed record for my class when I retired in 1973. There is a Google reference--Ed Muderlak fubar--to a boat I designed and helped build in 1964 that set a world Speed Record at Modesto CA, while I was in the Navy. I was not considered a nice guy, nor am I now by some, but I could (and can) hold my beer. EDM