LATE GREAT FORD ( PINKS) RACER PASSES....
My Fellow Brothers and Sisters,
I, as well as all of us, hate to hear about anything of this sort, but it's something I just had to let you all know.
A great man and racer has passed away here on the West coast and I mean GREAT !!!! When you get a small block in a '49 all steel behemoth, start it with the original key to run a low 9 @ high 140's yer my hero.
Bob Turpin was this gentleman's name. The reason you guys might know him is because he was on the Pinks All
Outtakes, in his Pink, not really, "mauve" Ford, just four months before his passing. I hope you all got to see it because it's a blessing this man was immortalized on the show. He has been a Juggers Racing Team member for as long as I can remember, The Juggers are one of the oldest race teams in America, in existance since 1953. I hope you all will say a little prayer for our fallen commarade, he was really that cool. I hope I have a NHRA license when I'm his age. GOODSPEED BOB, man that Ford was fast !!!!
Best Wishes and Blessings to you all, Will
I, as well as all of us, hate to hear about anything of this sort, but it's something I just had to let you all know.
A great man and racer has passed away here on the West coast and I mean GREAT !!!! When you get a small block in a '49 all steel behemoth, start it with the original key to run a low 9 @ high 140's yer my hero.
Bob Turpin was this gentleman's name. The reason you guys might know him is because he was on the Pinks All
Outtakes, in his Pink, not really, "mauve" Ford, just four months before his passing. I hope you all got to see it because it's a blessing this man was immortalized on the show. He has been a Juggers Racing Team member for as long as I can remember, The Juggers are one of the oldest race teams in America, in existance since 1953. I hope you all will say a little prayer for our fallen commarade, he was really that cool. I hope I have a NHRA license when I'm his age. GOODSPEED BOB, man that Ford was fast !!!!
Best Wishes and Blessings to you all, Will
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Comment by Will Pennington on January 24, 2009 at 3:01pm - Thanks for all the sincere best wishes you guys, it sure is nice to know there's still some love to go around out there.
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Comment by Nate Pritchett on January 21, 2009 at 7:34am - Damn. Sorry to hear about this. Well, I'm glad I picked him for one of our fields and I hope he was able to accomplish all that he planned in his life. Its crazy how things happen like that. Same thing happened with Adam Landolphi on a regular episode of PINKS. Things happen for a reason. I am convinced of that.
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Comment by derby dad on January 20, 2009 at 8:02am -
god speed to him!
Ill bet hes hanging with wally parks, swapping stories about the old days
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Comment by Jimmy Biggs on January 20, 2009 at 5:39am - R.I.P. If someone has video Please post it up
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Comment by AKA/CAMOMAN on January 20, 2009 at 4:42am -
OUR PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE TURPIN FAMILY AND ALL WHO WERE TOUCHED BY BOB.
GOD BLESS
VINCE AND FAMILY
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