Fast forward to the present day and he was back at Highlands Motorsport Park — this time in the driver’s seat and racing with Quinn senior in the inaugural Highlands 6-Hour Enduro.
The six-hour race was the continuation of the generations racing together, Tony Quinn said.
"We’ve done it before and we’ve done a good job. Ryder’s dad used to race with me as well and we did a good job back then, so we’re just carrying on the family tradition — or he is, anyway," he said.
"Yeah, I’m trying to," Ryder said.
"It’s really cool being able to ... carry that on.
"It’s very special for me being here, driving with Popeye around this track," he said.
Before the race started, fans converged on the track for a grid walk, getting close up to the cars and crew, followed by the national anthem sung by pupils from Cromwell Primary School and Goldfieds School.
A Le Mans style race proved to be the great equaliser — and good entertainment for the fans — as co-drivers ran about 250m to their cars to remove a velcro tie and signal to the driver the car was cleared to start.
Six hours later it was the combination of Paul Pederson, Anthony Pedersen and Marco Giltrap (car 96), which took the top podium spot.
Car 888, driven by Steve Brooks, Bill Riding and Andrew Waite, gained second place, followed by car 27 (Sam Fillmore and Johnny Reid) in third.
Tony Quinn, Ryder Quinn and Prince were second in the GT4 class.
