Bud messiers 50, which oould have been driven by any one of several drivers. Natasha day got away 2nd behind zinfandart and robert doyle and the 2. Almost every current f1, cart, and irl driver has some kind of karting experience, and many current professional drivers continue to race karts to. Garth is signed to doyles major bob music, a publishing division, whose writers include steven mcmorran, sam riggs, andy. Team penske indycar driver josef newgarden 1 during practice for the indianapolis 500 at the indianapolis motor speedway. Myers began competing in the nascar grand national division in 1951 at the age of 24. Notable are the uniformed nurse the track used to have, archie blackadar, lee cookie delphia, and the poor driver. But one thing is for sure, bob pronger could drive a stock car. Norman mciver photo grant bashaw, in the ping puentes flying a. Both nick and bob will be back in the car at loudon probably. Individual driver statistics for the 1996 imsa world sports car championship. Race driver gater racing news photo courtes y of bill field john, crew, and family at rolling wheels. Also under the artist management umbrella is tyler ward, amanda watkins and yankton.
To teach people just like you, how they can absolutely create the life theyve dreamed of. Bob doyle would remain very active within our immediate racing region, participating in track banquets and so on. More photos from the thunder road flathead coupe era bob doyle photos courtesy of cho lee, unless otherwise stated. Bob doyle photo courtesy of cho lee via the 176 racing. Driver introductions by gary cressey from the gary cressey driver introductions 1991 redwood acres raceway triwestern 100 row 1 11l bob strauss 67 doyle dendy row 2 85 jeff rogers 96 don. Drag racing in memoriam drag racing, drag racing photos. Tempe real estate tempe, az homes for sale bob doyle. However, thanks to doyle, it was the dominant product at places like northeastern speedway, thunder road, and later catamount stadium. Professionals in lemons page 1 bench racing the 24. We sincerely welcome you to boundless living, hosted by bob doyle, featured expert from the film and book the secret, and host of the bob doyle show. Doyle said he does not believe the boats race too close to shore, and indovina defended irvine lake as a fine race course.
The george barber racing tema cars of leland ingerson and pappy forsyth are. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 hours of daytona, and the 2005 grandam rolex sports car series daytona prototype drivers championship. And i have the head mechanic from ccc manhattan, gj dixon, who is a multi time national champ autoxer and won chevy rev it up national championship, he has. International drag racing hall of fame don garlits. Sean doyle racing racing driver and motorsport development. Two museums with physical building locations the pronyne motorsports museum and owls head transportation museum will also join us. We improved it, refined it and made sure it is as effective and userfriendly as possible. Courtesy of 176 racing site a driver poses after his crash at t road. Believe it or not, he traveled extensively with this car and won just as extensively. Bob christie racing driver robert bob christie born april 4, 1924 in grants pass, oregon. The man many believe to be the worlds greatest living racing driver has spent the last halfcentury regaling his fans with stories of a golden decade of speed.
The museums are ron bouchard racing, new england antique racers, maine vintage race car association, bob doyle museum a photo history of vermont racing and the ollie silva museum. Doyle racings driver wayne taylor became the imsa wsc drivers champion while oldsmobile was able to win the manufacturers championship. Car owners pappy and bob allen jim anderson sonny aurther. Join facebook to connect with bob doyle and others you may know. Harness racing news from australia, canada, new zealand and the usa. He ran 15 grand national series races from 1951 until his death in a crash during the 1957 southern 500. Imsa world sports car championship 1996 standings driver. Courtesy of cho lee bardahl man bob doyle, unusually dressed up by his. Doyles car also debuted at 24 hours of le mans in june 1996 but retired after 157 laps and fourteen hours of racing due to transmission problems. Gary cressey driver introductions 1991 redwood acres. Rahal letterman lanigan racing indycar driver graham rahal 15 show his frustration as he sits on the pit wall after finishing twelfth in the 101st running of the indianapolis 500 at indianapolis. Photo courtesy of rounds family don rounds, warwick, ri race driver bob mcdowell photo at stateline speedway.
Each of those and the many others weve lost made a unique and worthy contribution to all that is drag racing today. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. One bike runs in the funny bike class, the second is. He made two starts in 1951, in his first outing in the 200lap. Chuck doyle bob drake red draille ron droog red drostie brian dunaway dave duncan hillbilly duncan dick dunlevy. This is the current entry list, drivers cancould enter up to the event entry deadline. Click on the site to see bob doyle s career results at that track glossary. This list is the most simple, yet eloquent example of why i felt a drag racing archive was so necessary. Offshore powerboat racing history classic boat magazine. June 1, 2009 was an american race car driver career christie ran 19561963 in the usac racing series in the usa. He then went on to mitchell college, achieving a degree in marketing from nichols college. Jim wynn was driving his owndesigned ghost rider for owner hugh doyle, and it says something about the nature of the powerboats as well as conditions that codriver bob sherbert suffered broken ankles when the boat caught a wave and landed awkwardly. Ownerdealer principal january 1992 to present meriden, connecticut. I remember at age five hanging out in the workshop with my father.
Flathead coupe driver photo courtesy of scott haskell harold literally started out oat the beginning of stock car racing in the northeast. I started to come up with a list who i thought would be considered great,but i know somebody else already has it. It made for some great action and some wonderful photographs by bob doyle. Scott died in a crash during a champ car race at darlington raceway. Wayne taylor born 15 july 1956 is a south african sports car racing driver and team owner. When bob bought that brown 32 from doyle for about 2 grand. Bob doyle has been teaching these techniques for years, but never so effectively and comprehensively as he does now with the latest release of wealth beyond reason 2.
The indianapolis raceway park named the hospitality center as the daniels hospitality center. Karting is the single largest form of motor racing in the world, and for most drivers it has been the starting point for a career in racing. Simon popplewell and myles johnson have been busy working their way through the many, many photos that are in bob janes photo collection, and scanning each one for posterity. Bobby harris myers june 27, 1927 september 2, 1957 was an american nascar driver. Bob doyle sales consultant bob steele chevrolet linkedin. Jim races 2 harley 151 cubic inch harley drag bikes. View bob doyles profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Robert huff jason hughes auto racing tony hughes racing driver. Seen here with everyones favorite bardahl dealer, bob doyle. She was named a kentucky colonel the commonwealth of kentuckys highest honor in 2011, and has been inducted into several other halls of fame.
In division 2, favorite total knockout and driver tyler moore were. He won the midwest region of the usac national midget championship in 1960, and finished second by 9. In 195657, bob was the driver for a friends vw beatle in the fairfield county, ct, road rallies. The ingersons were the old school model of race drivers driving hard on the track and fighting hard after. British touring car championship drivers wikipedia. I was wondering if marty or somebody else has a list of the 50greatest midget drivers. After graduating from new canaan high school in 1957, bob joined the army. Nicks uncle bob doyle has driven our car as well, he is an imsa driver and won the 6 hours of the glen in gtd a few years ago. This page is dedicated to the history of dirt late model racing, the legends that helped make it, and anyone that had.
Search for homes currently on the market, learn about bob doyle, abr,crs,gri,cne real estate services, and stay current with local real estate information. Bob mackey photo via cho lee charley trombleys maroon and black 6 78 cars were iconic in the 60s and 70s. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Jim doyle nitro harley world finals rockingham nc 2017. Drivers who have or are currently competing in the british touring car championship. Michael doyle born 18 june 1987 in glasgow is a british racing driver, who competed in the british touring car championship in 2008. Over the years, there have been countless stories, some true, some fictious, about chicago area stock car driver bob pronger.
Irish performance driver coach race driver ards instructor. Courtesy of scott haskell glenn andrews, an oxford, me driver with a local car, wins at barre. More photos from the thunder road flathead coupe era bob. Drivers added as stats become available there are 538 drivers with a last name starting with the letter d in the the third turn databases. To connect with robert, sign up for facebook today. In 2001, she and bob were inducted into the international drag racing hall of fame. Former driver bob lazier, father of 1996 indy 500 winner buddy lazier, died at age 81 after being hospitalized and placed on a ventilator. Bob wente may 28, 1933 august, 2000 was an american racing driver. The storied tantmitchell 11, out of richmond, va, raised its share of hell up north with driver ray hendrick. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bobs connections.
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