05-29-2022, 06:41 PM
chopper wrote:
So do you think he knew Dan Gurney?
Yes, he must have, as they raced same time/place.
His oldest son, 20 years older, raced Pro Sportsman drag cars and raced with John Force, and a number of others I can't recall. And everyones' kids were all friends because the whole family went to the track, and they kids would run around like idiots, ride bikes, tow wagons with the tiny ones in them. A number of the kids followed in the parents' paths. I would have to look at some of the race results from the late 80s to early 90s and remember names. John Force for sure. Jim was national TRW Top Sportsman in '89
And my brother's boss was the team manager for the unlimited hydro U-8 Miss Oberto (beef jerky) They are local in Seattle. Back in the piston boat days. Merlins are what they ran.