Rick Hughey
Sports Car Club of America Archives Technician
First car: VW Dune Buggy that I built
Dream car: Viper GTS
First race: I was born on the Watkins Glen race weekend in September 1953… does that count?!
Favorite driver (past): Jackie Stewart
Favorite driver (present): Martin Truex, Jr.
How did you become interested in motorsports? Growing up in Watkins Glen, you were surrounded by the interesting cars and people of the racing world. They weren’t just in a magazine… they were here!
What did you do for a job before this? WGMF Radio, Glen Racing Network, Motornet Radio
Pets? Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy
What’s your favorite thing about living in the Finger Lakes? The seasons. We cross-country ski and enjoy Seneca Lake in the summer.
If you could have 3 people over for dinner, who would they be? Mario Andretti, Bernie Ecclestone, Jackie Stewart
What is something unusual about you that no one at work knows? I placed 8th in the Dunlop Drivers Cup Challenge competing in a variety of vehicles in 2007.
Do you support/are you involved in any other nonprofit organizations? Glen Region SCCA since 1973