Jerry Shaw (Offline)
#3
8/21/08 2:41 PM
Chuck also ran at Haubstadt a lot. This guy was definitely someone I looked up to, when I was a kid. Not only was he a big time ass kicker, behind the wheel of a sprinter, he was also probably the most charismatic driver of that era. In a day when everybody went to the pits after the race, nobody was better at greeting and interacting with the fans, than the One Arm Bandit was.
Jerry
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Winston Churchill
interpreter66 (Offline)
#4
8/21/08 2:43 PM
i saw him race at plant field in the 70's during the florida state fair in february
always a thrill to watch!!!!!!!!:thumb
great picture's
Charles Nungester
(Online)
#6
8/21/08 4:53 PM
I remember the One Are Bandit running LBurg in the early 90s in a 66 car. If Im not mistaken, HIm or the driver of that car after him won the track championship in it.
Im glad he came back, I had only read about him before and a lot of his career was interupted due to the accident.
Thanks Chuck!
Chuck
Charles Nungester
Mark Sr (Offline)
#7
8/21/08 5:46 PM
Wow! Chuck Amati.. One of my hero's... I have seen him do something's in a sprint car......
harms52 (Offline)
#8
8/21/08 6:18 PM
LOL!!! I knew it!!! I was at the 2007 Tri-City race. I remember turning to my buddy and saying "Man that guy looks like Chuck Amati". My buddy replied "doubt it, haven't seen him around for a while". Truly a legend.
JackWissmller (Offline)
#9
8/21/08 7:27 PM
Chuck was seen recently helping out his grandson at Jacksonville. If you roam the pits this Friday, you may see him there again.
jd1sprint (Offline)
#10
8/21/08 7:36 PM
Thanks for posting the Amati pics. I had the honor of racing with Chuck back in the day. :respect:
Jeff