jontheturboguy (Offline)
#1
6/13/10 6:50 PM
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 (Offline)
#2
6/14/10 11:04 AM
I think a guy named Hooker built the motor,he is on gasoline alley
richie (Offline)
#4
6/14/10 1:26 PM
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
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#5
6/14/10 8:13 PM
Didn't Jerry Covington from Muncie have a Suburu powered midget. or am I at the end of the dead end? Bob
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hairracer44 (Offline)
#6
6/14/10 8:25 PM
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.
hoosierhillbilly (Offline)
#8
6/14/10 11:01 PM
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/
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racephoto1 (Offline)
#9
6/14/10 11:06 PM
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.