Scott,

It was so long ago that I don't remember anyone's name, but I do remember that he was a young guy in his teens at the time. He and his dad use to travel to the pattern contests of the day. His dad essentially served as his builder and pit crewman/spotter. His Phoenix was white with red trim I believe, and it had Robart retracts that they used R-12 freon to charge. If anyone remembers way back then I was the beginner pilot who drove the bright orange 1975Dodge van with the multi colored shag carpeted interior. Oh yes; I learned to solo in about two weeks that summer and was flying Sig Kougars, Taurus', and a Mach Iwithin the first month. I had a really good and helpful instructor who was a little bit older than most of the guys and I remember he used to wear bip overalls all the time. That summer I had a night job at the truck stop, so I spent a lot of time keeping the field mowed.

PS- Thanks for the reply!