In those days, there were more than 30 makes, and i knew them all on sight. It was the seventh round of the 1997 professional sportscar racing championship season. Click herefor the complete article on the worlds fastest gt3 porsche race car driver ever. From the rich dirt ovals in illinois, iowa, missouri and nebraska to the paved short tracks in minnesota and wisconsin, some of the best drivers ever to get behind the wheel of a race car competed right here in the heartland. American car designer carroll shelby and driver ken miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a. Mario gosselin born october 20, 1971 is a canadian professional stock car racing driver, crew chief, and team owner. The following is the story of that race and of gus schrader, the. When i came back from world war ii, i wanted to be a singer.
Back when i worked on johns car thats all i ever wanted to do was work on a race car, said anderson. Wikimedia commons has media related to racecar drivers from germany this is a nondiffusing parent category of category. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Jim hall just pulled into his pit stall during practice for the players 200 at mosport, july of 1965.
Joe gemza had the old gerber 4banger in an orange sprint car. Sports car racing photo gallery of peter goebel usas cars photo gallery settings login rsc home drivers peter goebel photos photos of peter goebel s cars. We all have our own story to share about our favorite driver who thrilled us everytime they rolled onto the track or that one particular race that still stands out as the greatest they ever saw. Peter argetsinger usas cars photo gallery racing sports cars.
Wolf henzler and peter goebel the owner of fanbacher racing will be there also. Driver in knox county crash survives after being ejected and run over by another vehicle. German female racing drivers the contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it. Having invited us to some vintage car racing at the nurburgring, he has organised tickets. The 1997 mosport festival was a professional sports car racing event held at mosport international raceway in bowmanville, ontario, canada on august 29 to the 31st, 1997. Matthias kahle and peter goebel were all set to drive my octavia. I also took 257 photos of car set ups, friends, etc to show what its like at a full practice day with peter goebel and wolf henzler at infineon raceway. Sports car racing f1 racing racing team road racing race cars peter revson david hobbs challenge cup mclaren cars. Gus had scheduled this to be his last race before retirement. The current series the team competes within include the tire rack champcar endurance series, the summit racing american endurance racing series and the world racing league. Preface by peter gobel german rally champion 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2010.
Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. In 2004, he became the second native of the province of quebec to start in a nascar nextel cup series race after superbike legend yvon duhamel. Driving le mans by bob grossman as told to michael frank march 5, 2000 click on any photo to enlarge. Learn about the most famous race car drivers including lewis hamilton, dale earnhardt jr. Jerry was a race car driver he drove so goddamned fast never did win no checkered flags but he never did come in last jerry was a. He was killed in the 1958 german grand prix, just weeks after winning the rac british grand prix. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Ken miles and peter miles special moment ford v ferrari.
He was also the owner of brumos, a jacksonville, florida car dealership and racing team. Dean unglert was another possibility but bachelor nation is no longer fond of him after he juggled. Nov 16, 2017 charles was employed for many years as a manager for sandys catering service. Sponsored by porsche cars north america pca club racing. One mclaren and brm driver peter gethin in the 1969. A fledgling race car driver at the time, collins was actually. Scandias lead driver, fermin velez, had crept onto the same lap with leitzinger before turning the car over to. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. In 1961 a fiat 1100 lined up on the staring grid at killarney after a friend of the driver dared him to race. Nov 23, 2015 i meet john gerber at a vintage meet in davenport iowa back in the 1970s. Lloyd was the track photographer at many central pennsylvania race tracks in the 1960s and 1970s. Club racing news, provided that full credit is given to the author and pcaclub racing news. He started his career as a 17yearold in 1949, impressing in formula 3 races, finishing third in the 1951 autosport national formula 3 championship. This photo has been taken during the saxony rally racing 2005 in zwickau germany.
Racing initially in 100cc junior britain, alexander progressed to senior britain and 100 national achieving many race wins along the way. Peter sargent retired from racing at the end of that year but the car was retained for peter lumsden to race for one more season, yielding a couple of victories in club races at brands hatch but it was no longer competitive against the new generation of cobras and ferrari 250gt0s. The who frontman roger daltrey introduces himself to. Sports car racing photo gallery of peter argetsinger usas cars photo gallery. So much racing history has been made through the years right here in the midwest.
Pa motorsport team owner, peter alexander started competing at the age of 12 in karts. Ladabouche collection gater racing news photos this is one of the most familiar photos in northeastern stock car racing the godfrey wentzel sedans running, nose to tail, in one of the all star league shows. Schrader and collins dominated like no other newhall, iowas gus schrader 5 kicks some dirt up in his offy during an imca sprint car race in the 1930s. Competitive on the track and friends off it, gus schrader of newhall, iowa and emory collins of lemars, iowa, thrilled millions of race fans across the united states and canada. Epic list of 673 famous person, celebrities, and more. Life path number 5 february 10, 1939 peter purves, english actor. And their friends wolf henzler and peter goebel the owner of fanbacher racing will be there also. He currently owns dgm racing, a team that competes in the nascar xfinity series. The driver is matthias kahle, the codriver is peter gobel. Wolf will be driving in the world challenge series i think. Peter holden gregg may 4, 1940 december 15, 1980 was a racecar driver during the golden age of the transam series and a fourtime winner of the 24 hours of daytona. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver. He began working in a garage at age 9 and by the time he was 17, he started taking an interest in racing. As far as exceptional driving abilities are concerned, we recently showed that formula racingcar professional drivers, as compared to naive.
Anyway then peter gough took over the car and went national with it where it was supposed to have raced in. Producers felt like fanfavorite peter kraus wouldnt propose at the end if he got the job so they didnt pick him. Learn about the birthday of famous people with peter noone on their name or title. Walter rohrl wins costa brava historic rally sports car digest. It happened on lap 23 of the feature race in turn three. May 16, 2015 51 years ago today, otto harwi lost his life at the orange county fair speedway. Please read this important information about our auto racing photograph selections. I forget the history on the car but it had enough original miller bits on it to cause someone to buy it and chuck all the gerber parts and restore it back to its original miller appearance. Teaming up with copilot peter gobel, german rally champion in 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the twotimes world rally champion drove a. Projects john gerbers 1920s sprint car page 5 the h. The who frontman roger daltrey introduces himself to indycar drivers.
On the surface, we have one hot shoe driver, combined with a strong driver who is. Bernd rosemeyer, german automobile racing driver who established himself as one of the worlds great drivers in three seasons of racing 193537. Peter gough perana page 2 african muscle cars forum. Yesterday i got to spend the whole day there with some of my racing. For more pictures of the events at laguna, turn to page 14. December 17, 1938 peter snell, new zealandamerican runner and orienteer. Well go back in history, 10, 20, 30, 40, even 50 years ago even more and reminisce about what has made racing in the midwest so special for us. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Life path number 7 february 27, 1939 peter revson, american race car driver d. Michael schumacher german racecar driver britannica. Crewman leaning into the car is george goebel and benjamin wesley sweet has his back turned to the camera.
A firestone tire engineer is checking tire temperatures with a pyrometer while the crew tends to the car. Sports car racing archives complete archive of peter goebel usa complete archive settings login rsc home drivers peter goebel archive complete archive of peter goebel. The 1997 mosport festival was a professional sports car racing event held at mosport. And if you are fortunate enough to own a chronograph that was designed and engineered with rally racing in mind, taking time is even more fun, and makes the navigators task much easier. Gerber car started as mostley chevrolet but when parts broke he upgrated and swapped them to ford parts. Peter lumsden cbe 19292017 british racing drivers club. Aug 08, 2016 race car driver bryan clauson died from injuries he sustained during a crash at the belleville midget nationals in kansas over the weekend, usa today reports.
Primus jerry was a race car driver lyrics genius lyrics. One should exercise extra caution when over taking on the cool. The world sports car race was won by the central arkansas racing team with drivers ron fellows and rob morgan. Pca club race drivers have a very broad range of talent. Mar 01, 2020 american car designer carroll shelby and driver ken miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for ford and challenge. The man who returned from hell by steve wicks in 1961 a fiat 1100 lined up on the staring grid at killarney after a friend of the driver dared him to race. The weekend featured a separate 1 hour 45 minute, 52 lap exxon supreme gt series race for gt cars on the saturday and a 2hour, 86 lap. As a youth, schumacher became interested in gokart racing, an enthusiasm that was supported by his fathers management of a gokart track.
Charles was employed for many years as a manager for sandys catering service. I think weve got some pretty excited team owners, joked driver justin wilson, 35. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Michael schumacher, german racecar driver who set records for the most formula one f1 grand prix race victories and f1 series championships. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for billy rafter on. Home vintage car racing walter rohrl wins costa brava. A washington man was seriously injured in a crash on u. Louis had also been a race driver previously for buick so he knew the.
Two young teenage boys steal a car and embark on a road trip that will probably change their lives. Through his bond with his owner, aspiring formula one race car driver denny, golden retriever enzo learns that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate the journey of life. Rosemeyer began racing as a member of the auto union motorcycle team but switched to racing cars in 1935. Team sahlen is an endurance sports car racing team. Teaming up with copilot peter gobel, german rally champion in 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the twotimes world rally champion drove a 1981 porsche 911 rsr to. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock.
Peter manton racing career profile driver database. Race car driver bryan clauson died from injuries he sustained during a crash at the belleville midget nationals in kansas over the weekend, usa. May 01, 2009 cedar rapids, iowa from 1933 to 1948 two men dominated sprint car racing like no other. Its all talk, the friend had said a few months earlier. He was an avid race car driver and one of the most winning racers of his era, finding success at pine bowl speedway in ny, west haven speedway, plainville stadium and riverside park in massachusetts. African muscle cars forum african muscle cars forum. Dyson team captures rolex 24 at daytona orlando sentinel.
Eventually, shawn found his way to racing cars, and that was made much. Peter john collins 6 november 1931 3 august 1958 was a british racing driver. David goebel ed goebel linda goebel peter goebel jacob goede donny goeden willie goeden steve goeglein brian goellnicht bob goen. Browse sporting events, sports stars birthdays and deaths in sport from sep 1980 or search by date, day or keyword. Jun 25, 2019 driver in knox county crash survives after being ejected and run over by another vehicle. Drivers with last names starting with g racingreference. Melanie lynskey, kate winslet, sarah peirse, diana kent.
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