REFRESHED IN 2022
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
REPUBLISHED IN 2019
AFTER THE CONTENT WAS DELETED BY GOOGLE/BLOGGER
Benny Zwaryck, RIP
By: Gary Newsome
“”These
thoughts are made in memory for Benny – and will always stay here on
Baja Racing News.com. It’s our terrible tribute to Benny that left us on
11-15-2007 in a tragic accident coming back home to La Paz from the Baja 1000 finish line in Cabo San Lucas.
Benny
was (is) part of the Team Burns/QuadLock Racing and with chase truck II
at the last pit before the finish in Todos Santos and also our live
reporter / info-source for Baja Racing News.com.
I
guess it’s taken a while to digest and be able to sit down and write
this. There is the saying ” time heals all wounds” – but it does leave
scars in people that got to know you, and even more unimaginable in
family and relatives.
I’m
writing this like a mail to you – best way for me to express what I
think. It might appear to some people “childish” but that’s my way.
Unfortunately I been there before in my life, saying good bye to a
friend, yet there is never something like “experience” to apply.
Besides
that – you are not gone for me, you are just at another place. Flesh
and bone may rot or get burned – a person never leaves the hearts of
those left behind!
It’s
not that we were age old friends growing up together- no, we did only
get to know one another for a few months. It’s not that we were in the
same age bracket and had something in common there – heck, I’m even
older than your dad!
But, there was one thing that connected us: Offroad Racing, racing techniques, doing some gasoline talk, what others call a “garage party”, having some swigs of cold brew and prepping the chase trucks. That’s what I don’t forget. Guess that’s what they call “male bonding”.
I
come from a different corner of offroad racing – only 2 wheels and one
cylinder – I know it made you and your V8 kicks smile! But you know what
– I actually hope one day I can do that with 4 wheels and an V8 at
front of me. Sorry Benny, won’t be a Ford…. we laughed and teased about
it – I’m just a Chevy guy… If I ever make it to that day then I know I
will have a good co-pilot/ even if I would drive only alone. You know my
attitude: if something goes wrong I don’t wanna be able to blame anyone
besides me and, if it’s going good I don’t like to share!
But
my co-pilot would watch out for me from somewhere else….. and hey, if
things go wrong: you are on the safe side – how could I blame you!!
It’s
such a weird twist of life to think about how much you tried to
convince me to go with you out to Todos Santos for the last pit stop of
your Team, Burns QuadLock Racing.
Who
knows, I might have been sitting with you in the truck when that freak
accident happened… – was not my first thought when I got the news but
one can’t help but think about it, you would too. You were my great live
race reporter. Your last call came when Mark Post passed the pits and
almost ran you over as you screamed at me on the phone. Well tell you
what: I been told he was also one of the first stopping at the accident
on the way back from Cabo.
So
Benny, no more mails now. The next time we meet I come to see you.
Better have a cold one ready…. Fare well buddy, miss your “Baaaahhaaaa”
screaming.
I
had an argument with Benny cause I could not go with him the day before
to Todos Santos and help. Next thing I know is that he had died. Nobody
ever found out what really happened. No alcohol, no drugs, no traffic.
The truck-driver never talked. So watch out.”"
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