That was probably sans nawzzz

3/15/2013 5:10:45 PM

Didn't know Ivan from TWW, but did meet him a few times out n about racing in Mexico and he seemed like a really nice guy. RIP

3/15/2013 5:12:49 PM

Here's the latest from his cousin:

Visitation and funeral for Ivan Cameron Sealey will be at christ baptist church Monday, March 18. Visitation will be from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. fallowed by the funeral at 2:00 in the worship center

3/15/2013 5:30:25 PM

His C5 would run 9s on spray...and was still awfully damned fast on motor.

He had a Waverunner that would run 80-something on GPS, too.

3/15/2013 5:47:12 PM

Dan I talked nick last night. I am flying back into Charlotte Monday at 4 but am looking to shorten my meetings Monday and fly right into Raleigh. Man this blows. This is the first friend from college to go and it seems very out of place. Good one gone for sure.

3/15/2013 6:25:04 PM

Wow. I've probably only met one of you in real life - Jeepman back in probably my Sophomore year at State in Salisbury on the way back to college. Either way, very sorry to hear about BBR. He and I had some good private exchanges back when stone had more roid rage back in the day than he does now.

Sorry to hear about BBR and I hope his family is ok.

3/15/2013 6:29:35 PM

Also note that he had n/t on the window for all the quicker runs

3/15/2013 6:40:41 PM

Damn. My regards and condolences go out to his friends and family. This is tragic news to hear.

3/15/2013 7:30:41 PM

damn, that's some tragic shit. RIP BBR.

3/15/2013 7:38:30 PM

last night i browsed through your long history of posts remembering the times. good stuff.
you'll be missed, my friend.

3/15/2013 7:58:34 PM

not a garager nor did I know BBR, but I recently read his thread about the wreck and recovery. I was amazed at what he had to go through with little/no recourse for someone else's stupidity. I was glad to see that he seemed to be well on his way to recovery, even if it were several years later. So this news was shocking to me and a wake-up call - dude wrecks, what 5 years ago? and has to fight for his leg/health for years and ends up not making, I assume due to an infection or blood clot/complication during surgery years later.

RIP

[Edited on March 15, 2013 at 8:20 PM. Reason : on a side note, I'm guessing the other driver can't be charged with involuntary M/S?]

3/15/2013 8:20:04 PM

Damn, my condolences to his family.
As others have said, he was a cool guy and had a lot of skills. First met him fall 1999? and remember the BBR tearing up Hillsborough st. with it's straight pipes.

RIP man

[Edited on March 15, 2013 at 9:40 PM. Reason : ]

3/15/2013 9:37:52 PM

Rest easy Ivan. I'm sorry bud. I'll miss you man.

3/15/2013 11:16:59 PM

3/15/2013 11:33:24 PM

Before Ivan even met me let borrow is brand new trailer. Literally on the fact I was friends with Matt (Jeepman) When we finally met he treated me as a someone he'd been friends with for years. We've lost a great person a true gear head.

3/17/2013 4:04:32 AM

damn, this sucks. never met the guy but he was a for-sure Garage hero.

RIP.

3/17/2013 11:42:15 AM

Well beyond the TWW Garage, this was a card-carrying member of the Good Motherfucker Club.

3/17/2013 12:04:49 PM

Ivan and I didn't see eye to eye on much of anything but I think if put together we would have had some fun times messing with some ragged stuff. It's terrible that family has to put to rest a son and my thoughts go out to him and his family.

3/17/2013 12:10:58 PM

Fuck, that sucks. I hung out with him a few times, always a stand up guy. Good head, and was a great guy to be around.

3/17/2013 8:31:02 PM

damn

RIP

3/17/2013 8:58:39 PM

Quote :

"Ivan Cameron Sealey Jesus came for Ivan’s divine appointment Thursday, March 14, 2013. He faced his final trial and rests forever more in the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was dearly loved and highly favored not only by his God, but by his surviving family as well: parents, Robert and Ann; sister, Cristie and her children, Thomas, Wesley and Stacy; brother Rob and his wife Robin and their children, Briner and Penn; paternal aunt and “second mom,” Kathy and her children, Randy and Ethan; maternal grandmother, Lucille “Bunny” Sealey; beloved dog, Daisy, and cats, Sandy and Smoke. Ivan was a graduate of Broughton High School and North Carolina State University. A funeral service will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Baptist Church, 400 Newton Road, Raleigh. Burial will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made either to Christ Baptist Church, 400 Newton Road, Raleigh, NC 27615 or the Wake County SPCA, 200 Petfinder Lane, Raleigh, NC 27603. Arrangements by Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Raleigh."

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/03/16/2753886/ivan-cameron-sealey.html

3/17/2013 9:48:07 PM

i feel like i should have something deep and thought out to contribute, but plain and simple, he was an awesome guy. knowledgeable, helpful to no end, never one to say no. we are less without him.

3/18/2013 1:40:45 AM

Deep and thought out isn't the garage way.

You did fine :-)

3/18/2013 7:15:00 AM

met him twice...he was an awesome dude and helped me out without even really knowing me

3/18/2013 8:46:44 AM

RIP

3/18/2013 12:11:49 PM

I'm not gonna be able to make it, but my heart goes out to his family and friends.

3/18/2013 1:27:46 PM

damn, never met him, but he gave me some advice on TWW just a couple of weeks ago.

RIP

3/18/2013 10:19:49 PM

Very nice service with hundreds of friends in attendance. Ivan you will be missed but not forgotten.

3/19/2013 12:07:34 AM

This blows.

3/19/2013 12:39:46 AM

^^and a bunch of current and former teary-eyed Garage Rats. Jesus, tearing up thinking about it.

Thanks for the lift and the company, Dave.

3/19/2013 5:45:27 PM

My flight back got delayed for a freaking mechanical....go figure. Bet Ivan would have told them to put some jbweld on it and fly the fucker.

3/19/2013 8:14:52 PM

lol.

3/19/2013 10:05:42 PM

3/19/2013 10:12:20 PM

RIP Ivan.

3/20/2013 10:22:09 PM

Ivan did a plumbing job for me a couple of years back when I was installing a sink in my DIY bar. Great guy and very knowledgeable. I will drink one for him in his honor.

[Edited on March 21, 2013 at 12:39 AM. Reason : k]

3/21/2013 12:38:49 AM

Only met him a few times, but remember his presence on here and on HPJ very well. As hard-core of a gear head as they get, nice guy also. I regret not getting to know him a bit better, RIP.

3/21/2013 9:24:31 AM

damn
I went to high school with him... Whenever I interacted with him then or a handful of times on TWW, he was always top notch. I didn't know he passed until just now. I saw he had a bunch of activity on facebook the other day, and it makes me sad I didn't figure out what it was for

RIP man.

3/23/2013 11:44:10 AM

Reading this thread kinda makes me wish I knew him...

A few days ago, I read through the entire OFFICIAL: Big Blue Ram gimp joke thread.. As evidenced by his pics/posts/descriptions, I know there were lots of complications along the way, but that was years ago and it seemed like things had gotten better. Can I ask what happened that was just too much to handle so late in the recovery?

3/27/2013 9:06:17 PM

Bloot clot -> cardiac embolism -> cardiac arrest. Actually there is no way to ever know if the wreck and/or surgeries had anything to do with it at all.

3/28/2013 9:28:55 AM

I guess anything is possible, but like you said, there's no real way to know.
Thanks for the update.

3/28/2013 11:30:19 PM

Lets keep this going..RIP Ivan

4/1/2013 4:57:00 PM

4/4/2013 10:40:38 PM

Wow, I just found out.

RIP Ivan.

4/16/2013 11:45:41 PM

Thought of Ivan today when I saw a first gen Trooper on 33's.

4/20/2013 5:12:14 PM

Ivan and Tuite's SAS'd 99 trooper is actually up for sale on NC4x4 right now.

4/25/2013 12:49:47 AM

what's up with his vette?


i hope someone who knows him gets that.

4/25/2013 8:30:21 AM

I seen a old YarrCharger today..Made me think of some of them times at Uwharrie..

5/1/2013 3:28:12 AM

So I'm lying here on the couch at my GF's house, waiting for her to fly in. Just over the hill rests Ivan, and I think about him briefly every time I turn the corner to come here. Which is often.

nIgor touched on the Excursion ridin' on 24's. I remember borrowing it numerous times to tow something, and once he and I swapped vehicles for almost 2 months. I remember almost getting a DUI in that truck, coming back from O'Malley's...I blew a .09. I thought he'd be pissed. He just laughed it right off and said you gotta be careful about such things.

Or the time when I rode with him down to Benson to hit the drag strip on test & tune night, and we had to leave the jump box and chairs in the parking lot. Obviously, this being out in the JoCo sticks, when we got back, the shit was gone. We went looking. I saw it in the back of a pickup, and pointed it out to Ivan. What stopped me from grabbing it was a group of about six rough looking fuckers standing in front of the truck. It didn't stop Ivan. He reached in the back, got his stuff...and held it up, yelling, "Hey y'all! Thanks for watching this for me." I thought we were dead. They gave us a dumbfounded look and didn't say or do a thing. I can't explain it...Ivan had a real feel for people and just how far they'd go.

I dunno why it's on my mind so much today. It's just that kind of day. I'm tired and kind of hung over. And it makes me think back to the days when we all hung out a lot...when the hangovers didn't hurt quite so bad...when we were all thought we were a lot more bulletproof.

Until we find out we're not.

5/19/2013 5:00:25 PM

keep the stories comin', y'all. good stuff.

5/28/2013 8:28:03 PM

I hate to hear of his passing. He bought an old 83 nighthawk 750 from me years ago.

5/28/2013 9:57:08 PM