Raymond Austin
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Sex | M | ||||||
Birth name | Raymond Austin | ||||||
Birth date | November 1957 | ||||||
Birth place | Bradford | ||||||
Spouse | Ginger Marston | ||||||
Father | Mel Austin | ||||||
Mother | Arlene Austin | ||||||
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Raymond Austin was the second child of Arlene and Mel Austin. He was usually called Ray.
Unlike his older brother Vern, Ray preferred working with his hands to reading. He built tree houses, took things apart to see how they worked, and helped out his father in the garage and the shop.
Ray served a few years in the US Army, and left as a sergeant.BR3-7 He was a good mechanic and spent time in a NASCAR team in the Busch SeriesBR3-5 and was chief mechanic on two succesive Indianapolis 500 entries.BR3-12 Ray walked out of a job where he was told to mess up someone's car in order to generate more business.BR3-2 In 1984 Ray married Ginger Marston at Bradford Speedway.BR3-36
Ray and Mel built a repair shop near the Bradford Speedway. He is fairly busy at car repairs, as well as managing the track which was handed over to him.
In My Little Pony he helps his son Will encourage Telzey Amberdon and get her racing.
He’s still a racer, and his two sons, Chuck and Will are as well.BR2-27