Remembering Gil Hess

racerjim2 · 4/1/11, 3:14 PM

Lost his life at Salem, Indiana...but still remembered.

jim goerge · 4/1/11, 3:31 PM

I was there that day. It was my first USAC race and first road trip with my dad and his racing buddies. It was my first time to see sprint cars without a cage. when Gil"s car flipped on to the fence even at my age I knew it was bad think I was maybe 8 to 10. Remember rideing home and dad and friends saying till USAC puts cages on we"ll not go to another race think that lasted till next race I"ll never forget that day are name .

REH24 · 4/1/11, 4:59 PM

Thanks for posting these pictures. Were these taken at Lawrenceburg as I know he was a regular there.

REH

SteveE · 4/1/11, 6:57 PM

Gil had a cage on his car that day. He was driving for Mauri Amerling.

wingless1 · 4/1/11, 7:30 PM

Have this old newspaper clipping from when I was growing up in Colorado, from the "Rocky Mountain News"

Mitch G.

smith19 · 4/2/11, 1:02 AM

the 2 pics from racerjim are j.d. lease in the #55 and #18 doc dawson i do believe. the #18 was mac clingan's car.

4/2/11, 1:02 AM	#6 Re: Remembering Gil Hess
smith19 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,940	the 2 pics from racerjim are j.d. lease in the #55 and #18 doc dawson i do believe. the #18 was mac clingan's car. __________________ CHRIS SMITH

4/1/11, 3:31 PM	#2 Re: Remembering Gil Hess
jim goerge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,877	I was there that day. It was my first USAC race and first road trip with my dad and his racing buddies. It was my first time to see sprint cars without a cage. when Gil"s car flipped on to the fence even at my age I knew it was bad think I was maybe 8 to 10. Remember rideing home and dad and friends saying till USAC puts cages on we"ll not go to another race think that lasted till next race I"ll never forget that day are name .

4/1/11, 4:59 PM	#3 Re: Remembering Gil Hess
REH24 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 302	Thanks for posting these pictures. Were these taken at Lawrenceburg as I know he was a regular there. REH