Rick earned his Journeyman’s Machinist License in 1978 and worked in that field for a number of years. His racing hobby opened the door at a local Honda dealership where he worked in Sales and moved up to Business Management. In 1991, Rick moved on to an Acura dealership where he worked for 15 years. During that time, Rick was the #1 or #2 salesman in Canada for many of those 15 years.

Rick has been married for over 40 years to Marilyn and they have 2 Son’s and 3 Grandchildren.

His spare time is consumed with fishing and racing cars in Canada and the Western USA.