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Bob Gorman (M) from
Pomona, California
USA
(Comp Nr/Finish:
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1953 - Category: FUELALT, Type: , Class: A/FMC, Div: 7 |
| Owned by Bob Gorman
from
Pomona, California
USA
| Crew Chief: |
| Austin/Bantam by
an Unknown chassis builder |
Powered by Carbureted Alcohol Mercury Flathead with
direct drive |
| 1/4 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/4 Mile MPH: |
126.60 at Pomona Drag Strip, CA/Mar. 15, 1953 |
| 1000 FT ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1000 FT MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
| 1/8 Mile ET: |
Unknown at Unknown |
1/8 Mile MPH: |
Unknown at Unknown |
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Entry's 1953 Performance Ratings (0 to 100) based on comparison to average ET/MPH:
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1/4 Mile Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 58.65 |
Entry is NaN times average ET and 1.01125 times average MPH |
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1000 FT Rating: ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
| 1/8 Mile Rating:
ET 00.00,
MPH 00.00 |
Entry is 0.00000 times average ET and 0.00000 times average MPH |
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| 1953 Records: |
1/4 Mile: 0.000 ET, 133.33 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1953 Average: |
1/4 Mile: 0.000 ET, 125.19 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
| 1953 Minimum: |
1/4 Mile: 0.000 ET, 119.50 MPH |
1000 Ft. 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
1/8 Mile: 0.000 ET, 0.00 MPH |
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Notes: He set a new track record in the A Fuel Modified Coupe-Sedan class at Pomona on Feb. 15 with a 123.22 mph clocking. The week following on Feb. 22, he equaled his mark with a duplicate 123.22 mph run. On Mar. 8, he set a new record at Pomona with 123.90 mph. He also took top eliminator. On Mar. 15, he upped the class record at Pomona again with 126.60 mph. He also garnered a top eliminator victory again. Photo: "Traditional images that need no explanation," p. 158, in Jalopy Journal, The H.A.M.B. -- MB - Bob Gorman's Bantam bodied competition coupe. He had at least three different noses for the car, depending on where he raced it. It has a flathead in it here, though he later replaced it with a Studebaker V-8. Info from David Sorenson. - JM |
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Submitted by Mel Bashore, Last updated on Thursday, October 23, 2025, 09:43:01 PM by
John Murnan II.
Approved by Super Crew. |
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Rankings updated: 10/24/25 03:11:27 am EDT
