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Reports are saying he has died in a plane near his home. I knew he liked to fly and his father built planes.

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So sorry to hear that news!! RIP, Scott Bloomquist!!!


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Sad news, Rest in peace

Shocking and sad. Scott was one of a kind, a polarizing figure. His accomplishments in the dirt late model world will be remembered forever. RIP racer.

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R.I.P. Scott Bloomquist
Very sad day for dirt racing. The sport has lost one of the absolute very best the sport has ever seen. This is heartbreaking for the sport as a whole. The man led are sport for a long time with his charisma, hard work, and dedication to it. He helped bring the sport to the mainstream racing media. There is no other way to explain the sadness that racing world in the U.S. will feel by this immense loss. This is a tough loss for fellow racers, fans, tracks and other personal in the industry.
Hope to see a dirt track have a Scott Bloomquist memorial race?
This man meant too much to are sport to not have a race in his honor.

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There are no words to describe how bad this one hurts for many like myself.

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Ex brother in law worked for him for a couple of years, lots of stories from that time on the road etc. plenty I can’t/wont share but was a very special personality.

His career just at Eldora was the stuff of legend. Lots of highs and a few lows. He was ALWAYS the show.

First time I saw him in person was in an arca race at Springfield in 1991. I’d heard of him thru speed sport and tv highlights. Started outside pole. Spin out of turn 2 on lap 1. Did a 360 and kept going with no yellow. Fell to back of pack and was inside top 5 by lap 30 or so when the motor let go. My first impression was that I understood the hype. A wheelman. Also a cult of personality. A one of a kind type of guy.

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A true "Icon" in every sense of the word.

I never ever followed Late Model racing until a friend of mine who was a crew member during the "Have A Tampa" era would rave about Scott. This was in the early 90's. That put him on my radar and sure enough, He was basically Steve Kinser with fenders!

What a guy who did things his own way. It will be a while before another like Bloomquist comes around.

RIP Racer

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Not going to deify him and not going to take away his accomplishments but the man always had a edge. They were running Hav-a-tampa the first year I saw him 89-90ish and he had carbon fiber brakes which cost about ten grand a wheel at the time (Now they're common) and could drive into the corners easily a hundred ft or more deeper than everyone else. After he won so much the first couple seasons he was always testing. seeking the most HP etc.

I guess you could say he took LM's to the next level. But in a way, ThAT's not good. Used to be several tracks around here have full fields of LM's on a saturday night, Now you can't get a full field for one race unless 20k is on top.

IDK, He was awesome in awesome cars. made a fortune and you can't deny that.

RIP Scott.

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Scott Bloomquist obituary

https://www.millardfamilychapels.com...?obId=32790496

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They were running Hav-a-tampa the first year I saw him 89-90ish and he had carbon fiber brakes which cost about ten grand a wheel at the time (Now they're common) and could drive into the corners easily a hundred ft or more deeper than everyone else. After he won so much the first couple seasons he was always testing. seeking the most HP etc.

but if Sweet Brady Baby had them...... it would be "OK" I'm sure

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but if Sweet Brady Baby had them...... it would be "OK" I'm sure[/QUOTE]
Well yeah, glad your on board. RIP Scott, one of my racing heros

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Originally Posted by Hubie48:
They were running Hav-a-tampa the first year I saw him 89-90ish and he had carbon fiber brakes which cost about ten grand a wheel at the time (Now they're common) and could drive into the corners easily a hundred ft or more deeper than everyone else. After he won so much the first couple seasons he was always testing. seeking the most HP etc.

but if Sweet Brady Baby had them...... it would be "OK" I'm sure

Really, You that obsessed? with a different topic all together you gotta bring it into a death thread.

Sad, Really Sad.

Folks always have their reasons for why they like/dislike or have criteria for which they form opinions of people. I’m not going to get into the side debate here. I think all of you have valid points. What is not debatable is the legend of Scott Bloomquist. I think Nathan hit on a lot of it. As I’ve said before, this part of Indiana is LM country, so I’ve always been a fan of them also. Been to World 100’s Dreams, summer Nationals. A constant has been Bloomer. I can’t say I’ve ever been polarized with him, but more like love him this week, hate him next. I can’t think of a bigger presence in dirt track racing, maybe Opperman. Not just his accomplishments but the aura around him. He was a giant in the sport. In my mind as far as LM’s go, I can only say that maybe Moyer is on his level of greatness. I wish I knew how to link the story but I urge you all to track down Dave Argabright’s blog on Dirt on Dirt and read his column on Scott. Even if you’re not a late model fan, it will provide context. Carbon fiber brakes or not Scott Bloomquist would belong on the Mt Rushmore of dirt track racing

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The NTSB Investigation

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Bring it up on a death thread?

Better get your glasses fixed Chucky, you dropped the first turd

"well let me just say he had carbon brakes" blahblahblah

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Originally Posted by Hubie48:
Bring it up on a death thread?

Better get your glasses fixed Chucky, you dropped the first turd

"well let me just say he had carbon brakes" blahblahblah

You brought Bacon into it. It's a Bloomquist thread..
I never said Bloomer was cheating and didn't take anything away from him. I said he tested more, got the best motors, brakes, whatever he could do to get and stay on top.