Top fuel driver massey dumped by schumacher john sturbin senior writer, saturday, november 24 2012 spencer massey, a. Darda has been competing at the 38ths mile clay track since it reopened in 2010 as a dirt track. As motorboat racing is a dangerous sport, many individuals including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators have been killed in crashes related to the sport, either in a race, in qualifying, in practice or a private testing session. This car was replaced with a swift db4 atlantic car. It was owned by fourtime winston cup winner and 2004 nascar craftsman truck series champion bobby hamilton until his death on january 7, 2007. Palmer continues top fuel dragstertop fuel hydro synergy with. Havasu world outboard championships 1969, click here to watch this boat racing classic. Fatherson teams first race wins key west offshore event. His boat got off to a bad start by shooting into the air. We knew it was going to be rough going and figured the race would be blackflagged at the first turn.
This year at the miami boat show we were once again privileged to have time to visit with some of those who built the sport we all love so much. Since it is our home track, we are always excited about the races in wheatland. Frank boardwick iii jimmy boas roger boas billy boat chad boat. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Georgia state tag the garhofa georgia state prestige tag, get it at your local tag office. All the boats were matched the same, it was based on driver skill. The georgia automobile racing hall of fame association inc. See more ideas about real racing, racing and race cars. Race boat driver recovering from crash at shootout finish. We met him in san angelo last year at a boat race and hes been with us every race since. Dan was not only a great race driver but he was also a great husband, father, and. In 1956 he won the pikes peak hill climb, his first of what would eventually be. There was a lot of conversation, but no protests were filed during the post race time limit. Bob allen bobby allen brad allen brian allen bruce allen c.
Lone star boat racing association held a race in may of that year almost in the front yard of his lake house on lake corpus christi in texas. In the early days of nascar and usac, it would not allow its drivers to race under other racing sanctions. With the help of torrence racing and guidance from brothers bobby. He is also the defending vw racing cup champion also with team hard. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. This writer saw scotti slam the door on six drivers on saturday but none on sunday. Thompson, who has been involved in the drag boat racing scene for. You can click on the link to see a slideshow, per say, of the newspaper clippings. Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. Nuff respect places first in bahamas offshore powerboat race, while argentinian scioli defends u. Bobby labonte, 18, ford, interstate batteries, go fas racing, may 8th, 1964, corpus christi, tx. I love the sport and i want to be part of it, but i dont really want to be the driver of a boat. He still races here, and though he may be older, hes still a damn good driver. One of the most unremembered moments in talladega nights when ricky bobby first gets in a race car and gets a chubby.
He would recover to race again and did time over in japan where they brought over the top drivers and had them race in an indoor lake where theyd bet on them like race horses. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing wikipedia. Class, boat, ownerdriver, hometown, average speed in mph. Car owners pappy and bob allen jim anderson sonny aurther smiley burnett richard boney bonebrake bob bousner bobby and dave breedon fritz broadback john and brian brooks charles burrell frankie burrell ina and ray butschie bill cady marshall carey archie carnes morgan chandler buddy cook jim cook. Please dont buy your new rc boat before you read this guide. That day pretty much everyone had cats on the water. Developing the granatelli race cars world of speed. Apba racing orange cup regatta in lakeland florida. Radio controlled boats 3 things veteran rc boat nuts wished theyd learnt before their boat radio control see related links to what you are looking for. In response, kiekhaefer hired burt ross, another seattlearea outboard driver who had been a star football player at u. Offshore super powerboat racer charles marks facebook. Some of the days are the day of the paper not necessarily the day the race driver died. Even nascars big bill france couldnt get into indy.
And choosing the first boat and driver to be so honored was easyit had to be my all time favorite inboard circle race boat, k50 cold fire driven by the irrepressible julian pettengill from glendale, arizona. We are now preparing for the 5th annual diamond drag boat nationals in wheatland, mo this weekend. Hurtubise, driving the pepsi special, was the first to go out when the indy car drivers boat hit something in the water and sank. Mike has recently completed restoring bobby braxtons blue 35 car.
Bobby johns is the first nascar driver to ever make a competitive lap at indianapolis. Tommy joe martins born december 7, 1986 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. Hes been driving groundshaking top fuel dragsters on a parttime basis. The wooden boat challenge georgetown wooden boat show. Bobby grim before hoosier 100, 1962 rodger ward, aj foyt, don branson, and bobby marvin racing, 1962 this project is made possible by a grant from the u. Institute of museum and library services, administered by the indiana state library. Hey ron hill archive scream and fly powerboat and high. Race boat driver recovering from crash at shootout finish line.
Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Contact us for all your race engine and fuel system needs. The start of the third heat ran into trouble as driver bill sterett of owensboro, ky. The footage contained in this video was shot by tracy coleman backfire, the research and narration was done by mark benson. Produced by carl amari and william bindley, it stars jim caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the madison, indiana communityowned racing team.
Jack donohue, 7, chevrolet, thundercraft boat, dean dalton. When that magazine hit the newsstands and home subscriber mailboxes some 35 years ago, it was an instant homerun. This video is the 1st in the trilogy of the 1969 havasu outboard world championships. Perhaps some felt they couldnt prove the accusation and one, bobby massey, hadnt been towed off the course in time to file. Im very happy, said scioli concerning his second straight highpoints title for the fiverace, americanbased super boat international sbi circuit series. Robert massie sr is a pulitzer prize winning author, famous for his books nicolas and alexandra and peter the great.
Rose through the ranks of jalopy racing to sportsman modifieds, driving the ummie paulsonbuilt car for california jalopy assn. Mavtv coverage of the 2nd annual diamond drag boat nationals from lucas oil speedway in wheatland, mo. Fatherson teams first race wins key west offshore event father and son driving team of william moore left and bobby moore, walked away with the superboat win in nuff respect. But he cant race forever, and soon the only red farmer at the talladega short track will be the one in the pictures hanging on the back wall. Palmer and fye jumped into drag boat ownership at the urging of friend. This first shot is one many would dream of being part of, from left to right. The hard driving habay was next and hell have a limp for quite awhile to remind him of his first blowover since 1965, fracturing his right ankle when he crashed. This video is an intro to the race featuring driver introductions. Charlie massey danny massey ed massey elliott massey jerry massey. Racing the boats has been a fundamental part of the contest ever since.
Betty cook, the only woman driver in the machismo world of offshore powerboat racing, is also the reigning world and american champion. Car clinic live with bobby likis to ask bobby your car question or share your car story, call the show live every. Beal motorsports promodified drag boat racing team a. Year, age, races, win, t5, t10, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf, llf, dnq, wd. Check out the latest bobby abel photos and pictures on. In the early 1950s, ferguson teamed up with massey tractor to form. Unser first raced in 1949 and first competed in the indianapolis 500 race in 1963. Wayne baldwin began his racing career in 1965 at the first boat race he ever saw. Bobby unser drove the first version in 1963 followed by al unser, sr. Massey, stan georgia automobile racing hall of fame. From wheatland, we go to lake havasu, az, then on to the world finals in phoenix, az. Newnans mike nelms won the hilarious, crashfilled waterless boat race as he was the last driver to have his boat, or remnants of, remaining at the end of the event.
Drag boats return to irvine lake 28 years after tragic accident. Bobby hamilton racingvirginia is a disbanded nascar racing team. Madison is a 2005 american sports drama film about apba hydroplane racing in the 1970s that is based on a true story. Bobby saccenti, legend of the apache golden throttle arm, member, jj apache member, fundrazor member, bobcat charlie mccarthy, legend of the top banana. Drag boats return to irvine lake 28 years after tragic. Wayne and his brother mark entered the b runabout competition with a stock mercury on a 12 foot nomad boat. Click each thumbnail to see the fullsize picture, then use your web browsers back button to return to this page. Bobby archer racing career profile driver database. I have listed the drivers from the scrapbook by the year they parrished. Race car track nascar race cars old race cars sports car racing dirt. How has the nitro racing landscape changed since you started racing. Convinced a jalopy owner that he was a race driver although he had never raced, and then raced for the first time at the old track in huntington beach. Silverado drag boat racing roared back onto irvine lake on sunday after 28 years away, giving.
When not building, rob has given much time to hurricane island outward bound as both an instructor and a boat driver. Legends, icons, and history at the miami boat show 2016. The greenville news and anderson independent mail will provide major coverage of the democratic presidential primary for free all week. Apba racing orange cup regatta in lakeland florida youtube. The race boat driver injured saturday in a crash at the lake of the ozarks shootout is on the road to recovery. Please let me know if you know of a better way to create this page or if i have misidentified anyone. The last race in 1980 was the road atlanta can am event in october 1980, finishing in 5th position.
Last thanksgiving weekend 2009 was the 40th anniversary of this historic event. Jimmy massey, 96, chevrolet, hubert westmoreland, hubert westmoreland. Lucas oil drag boat racing diamond nationals 2012 youtube. However, the plans fell apart, and martins did not race in 2015. Finish, boat, ownerdriver, hometown, average speed. He currently competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series. Bobby staab morehead city, nc has won challenges in beaufort nc. This race kicks off the final 3 race swing of our season. Bobby thompson born 27 july 1996 is a british racing driver, who will compete in the british touring car championship with trade price cars racing.
He received an interesting suggestion from stirling moss, the british race car driver. I loved the work, i loved the kids and i loved boat racing. Bobby braxton to complete the car utilizing all original pieces and techniques. Indepth statistics and driver information for all the drivers that ever raced in. Bobby unser, american automobileracing driver from a family of drivers, who won the indianapolis 500 three times 1968, 1975, 1981. He built numerous 2stroke engines for midget and boat racing. Marty robbins, center, gets help on his 1967 dodge charger from donnie meadows, left, and dudley massey, pit crew members of bobby allison. By 1993 bobby started racing in svra and hsr vintage racing with. As we always did, we got into bennys helicopter that morning and flew the course. A driver with many types of racing experience, now learning to handle a sport c. I think this is a great topic, since this is where it all began.
Mason massey born january 24, 1997 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Nuff respect places first in bahamas offshore powerboat. In 2016, martins purchased the owners points of billy boat motorsports no. George robert marshman september 24, 1936 december 3, 1964, was an american racecar driver born the son of auto race promoters george and evelyn marshman in pottstown, pennsylvania, marshman died in san antonio, texas of injuries sustained in a tire test in phoenix, arizona he drove in the usac championship car series, racing in the 19611964 seasons, with 49 career starts, including.
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