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| Photo ID # | J08.18.13_085_HOR_EWS_0080_1 |
| Car #: | #85SR |
| Driver (s) : | Jim Horton |
| Location: | East Windsor |
| Date: | 1980's |
| Photographer: | Dave Pratt |
| Photo provided by: | Dave Pratt (dsp photoz) |
| Comments: |
Comment: Technically, I think it's actually Jim Horton Jr...
but if we put that you might confuse it with Jimmy Horton (who is actually
Jim Horton III). And the reason for the confusion is that while being
one of the most successful and most ingenious car owners/builders of the
decades including the 50's to current, Jim Horton (Sr.), or "Coach" as he is
often referred to didn't really decide to take a turn behind the wheel until
sometime in the 1980's at which time I'm pretty sure that Jim was probably
in his 50's. Jim will also tell you about a time in the 50's when he
took a turn behind the wheel that.. well... let's just say it didn't go
well. As a result Jim concentrated on car building and had such
drivers at Dudey Babey, Mike Grbac, Sammy Beavers, Fritz Epright (and many
more), and most recently, Jimmy Horton IV. A man of few words, but a walking encyclopedia of everything having to do with local short track racing in the NJ/PA going on 7 decades... One of the only guys that you can meet that knew how to set up a car for the 50's and knows how to set one up of today's machines to compete this weekend at your local short track. |