[jontheturboguy]

Looking for info on this unique car.

Where is it at these days if it exists?

Who built the engine? Why didn't they continue on with the program?

[v8j]

I think a guy named Hooker built the motor,he is on gasoline alley

[Seadog]

Originally Posted by jontheturboguy Looking for info on this unique car. Where is it at these days if it exists? Who built the engine? Why didn't they continue on with the program?

I remember the car and saw him drive it at Lanier Raceway in Georgia about 15+ years ago IIRC. I recall that the car pushed thru the turns so badly that he stuffed it in the wall coming out of turn four. Maybe it was a pearl white with red/blue trim and #6?

Just going down memory lane here which for me is a dead end road sometimes.

Sorry, that's all I know.

[richie]

There was a driver by the name of Dennis Miller, from Galveston, Indiana, who drove a Subaru-powered midget in the mid to late 1990s. I wonder if this was the same car Jimmy Kite drove or if there was another one out there.

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Miller's car was #88, but I don't remember the color of it.

[TQ29m]

Didn't Jerry Covington from Muncie have a Suburu powered midget. or am I at the end of the dead end? Bob

[hairracer44]

Tom Hooker built the engine and it ran at The Speedrome. I don't remember if they ever ran it on the big tracks or not but when it was running right it seemed to be a strong engine.

I don't remember who the car owner was for sure, you could check with Scott at Leaders Edge he may be able to give you more info. I'm not sure if Hooker is still on Gasoline Alley or not but sure he could help you out also.

[richie]

Originally Posted by Seadog I remember the car and saw him drive it at Lanier Raceway in Georgia about 15+ years ago IIRC. I recall that the car pushed thru the turns so badly that he stuffed it in the wall coming out of turn four. Maybe it was a pearl white with red/blue trim and #6? Just going down memory lane here which for me is a dead end road sometimes. Sorry, that's all I know.

The #6T Subaru-powered midget was owned by SEA Racing out of Speedway, Indiana. It was sponsored by Indy Karts and American Legion. Jeff Snelling also drove this car at one point in the mid-1990s.

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Chet Fillip and Eric Gordon have also wheeled the SEA Racing car at some point in the '90s as well. The team was owned by Scott Anderson.

[hoosierhillbilly]

I know they ran the subaru at IRP at least once. I remember Kite transfering to the feature in the b-main but the motor blew going across the start finish line/

I have a "hero" card for ERic Gordon for the SEA team. I am trying to get it scanned and will post if I can.

[racephoto1]

I know Jimmy won a heat at Salem with it, either wwar or Namars, I can't quite remember. If I remember correctly, the guy who built the car had made his own heads. The day Kite won was the first time I met him.

[richie]

Originally Posted by hoosierhillbilly I have a "hero" card for Eric Gordon for the SEA team. I am trying to get it scanned and will post if I can.

When Gordon drove for the SEA team, it was listed as a Cosworth engine. So, when did the Subaru make its debut?

Also, around the same time, Mark Gerke had a Toyota in his midget, which was different at the time.