Supercars champ mclaughlin gets indycar seat with penske. In a quarter mile drag race, drivers of exotic supercars go up against sleeper cars built and modified by dedicated gearheads. It was the driver, not the car, who won the race, says roger. Roger barr, ace mechanic on velocitys chasing classic cars whats a normal daily scene at carinis f40 motor sports is the stuff that makes the tv series, in its th season, an enduring part of auto enthusiasts viewing. Roger barr, ace mechanic on velocitys chasing classic cars. He was involved in chasing classic cars, a tv series documentary that helped him gain worldwide fame.
Roger mears career included stock car racing in the bakersfield, calif. Muniz drives in the champ car world series and will participate in sundays las vegas grand prix, a 2. What happened to roger on chasing classic cars in the 15th. Racing record monza, bucking bronco, and vincent motors 2018.
It has garnered quite a few fans over the years and has proven to be one of the networks biggest successes. How pfeiffer swam to the car and pulled the driver out before medical help could arrive. Roger rager born september 3, 1948 in lincoln, nebraska, is a former driver in the usac and cart championship car series rager wasnt quite five years old when he ran a space ship gokart around the track during an intermission for a race program that included. Jerry was a race car driver and he drove so god damned fast he never did win no checkered flag but he never did come in last jerry was a race car. Living in, and has done so for some time now, pequot lakes, minnesota, where he owns a campground and rv park. So id have to get out of my car, often out on the track. In those enduro races, when a top driver broke down, he jumped into a backup car. Winning, which debuted on thursday, may 22, 1969, saw newman and costar robert wagner attending the bob bondurant racing school for a. Rick was a noted offroad race but branched out to formula fords and super vee racing in the 1970s. Roger barr of chasing classic cars for c bodies only. With no brack of course and with stevenson absent, dietrich looked to have been handed the title when both gubelmann in his new brabham bt23f and eyerly, now in his regular brabham bt18, failed to complete the first lap. Theres one thing that roger likes a lot, and thats. Barr, roger barrow, doug bartlett, kevin behr, john bell, derek benjamin, william benton, john bighouse, roger bisignano, john. It was then purchased by roger barr in late 1967 and raced by him very successfully, including winning the scca formula b national championship in 1968.
Its a drivers dream to get a chance to race an indy car for team penske. Roger was a mechanic for the united states air force and honed a lot of his skills while stationed in germany. He retired after being inaugurated into the national sprint car hall of fame. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. In that period, roger would race cars on the weekend, winning national championships in. In an article, wayne has mentioned that his father and roger used to call out each other when it comes to car related issues. Very solid car, all electrical and fuel systems including fuel.
Wayne first met roger when he was just 10 years old. Stay up to date on wayne carini stories from top car. Wayne carini biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is wayne carini. The drivers listed are compiled from the entry lists that are included in the race programs and press releases. For those interesed to get a ready to race car, here is one for you from steves contacts. The car was driven by roger briere in canadian casc races 19691970. Chasing classic cars is a series that follows wayne carini, an expert restorer and ferrari enthusiast, as he seeks out the worlds most interesting, unique, rare cars. Sold by myette to tim osborne woodinville, wa 2001, restored. It has a new sccalegal fuel cell, detachable wheel, 6point sccalegal driver harness, firecontrol system, dual ignition system with switch on dash, front and rear brake balance, incar driver control, incar rear roll bar adjuster, sccalegal rain light, and incar air fuel gauge.
Ba racing supplies elmira heights, new york facebook. Maybe racing would have been a better career for barr. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver. Roger bromiley racing career profile driver database. Wayne and carbuddy, ralph, head to the vscca wilbraham hill climb where its waynes stutz up against ralphs packard speedster in an oldfashioned drag race. A former race car driver in the united kingdom has taken a major leap for transgender women on the ballet stage. But now, fans want to know what happened to roger barr from chasing classic cars rumors about roger barr s death have been confusing fans, but the man is very much alive. Roger barr is known for his work on chasing classic cars 2008. Available in many file formats including max, obj, fbx, 3ds, stl, c4d, blend, ma, mb. Hope to one day have photos and a brief history on all drivers. Wayne carini is an american tv personality mostly known for his love of cars. With fabian arroyo, allen busby, emelia hartford, erron jackson. Mclaughlin has won 35 races and 44 poles over the last three seasons while helping penske win the team. In 2015, his first year driving for schmidt peterson, he suffered life.
There are some crossle cars out and about on the track. Extremely versatile driver who finally retired in 2009, after a long time in sprint and dirt cars. Rager wasnt quite five years old when he ran a space ship gokart around the track during an intermission for a race program that included his dad, bob, at the nebraska state fair in lincoln. He was such a talented driver that when he wasnt serving in the military for his country. This page is dedicated to roger barr, the mechanic and head curmudgeon appearing on chasing classic cars. Probably like you, my wife and i became big fans of roger barr after seeing him on chasing classic cars. What happened to roger barr from chasing classic cars. Wayne carini biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Roberts auto flipped over five times, but he was not seriously injured. I have a major problem with dyslexia, roger said, but i learned to read.
What about what happened to the real star of the show, roger barr. But it was roger barr and his crossle 12f that ran out winners, comfortably ahead of dietrich and rehl. I had to walk back to the pits at most every track in europe. That opened the way for rick to head into indystyle racing. Alain pascal prost was born in lorette, loire, france. Find professional racing 3d models for any 3d design projects like virtual reality vr, augmented reality ar, games, 3d visualization or animation. Roger barr finished second in the inaugural national championship race, behind the formcar of. James hinchcliffe born december 5, 1986 is a canadian race car driver best known for competing in the indycar series. Inside, id see his race cars, which hed let me sit in, while customer cars often included maseratis, ferraris and alfa romeos, along with more. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration.
As per admins comment to one of fans comment was that. Allen barr of columbus won the feature race at paragon speedway 50. He was such a talented driver that when he wasnt serving in the military for his country, he was driving for the porsche factory sports car team as a backup motorist. Hagerty delivers the best wayne carini content including breaking news, updates, and trending features from across the car industry. Discovery channels chasing classic cars mechanic roger barr has been showcasing his skills on the series alongside his partner and childhood friend, wayne carini, who has a keen eye for vintage and valuable cars. Roger sets the bar high on velocitys chasing classic cars. It has run for nine seasons on the velocity network, an offshoot of the discovery channel. Roger modified the car in 1969 with wings and wider wheels when these were allowed.
Dark secrets behind chasing classic cars screenrant. Former race car driver becomes transgender ballerina. Everyone is aware that there is some dirty driving going on, and there are some dirty drivers. Lara trump talks 2020, bloomberg and barr fox news. The car was originally sold to the us importer, bruce klussman, who ran it in a handful of races in 1967. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Roger sets the bar high on velocitys chasing classic cars new.
First afternoon race of the svra, vintage racing at its best. Rodger ward, a dominant race car driver, twotime indianapolis 500 champion 1959, 1962 and twotine usac championship car champion 1958, 1962 is. Occasionally i will update drivers biographys if i come across later dated information. One of the most successful car programs is chasing classic cars. I dont know whats going on between roger and carini but it appears things may not be great. Roger barr is a semiretired mechanic working and trying to keep afloat.
Not afraid to do the dirty work, we are going to get down and dirty and name the names of the top 25 dirtiest dirt track drivers. Racecar driver dario franchitti, who appeared as a guest in an episode of. Then theres roger barr, the 80 year old mechanic on chasing classic cars who was quite the driver back in the shelby gurney era. What happened to roger on chasing classic cars as only wayne carini was seen hosting the fifteenth season of the show and roger barr. Crossle would point to a driver called roger barr winning the scca formula b title in america in 1968 with a 12f as a defining moment. Rager started racing as a teenager in 1968 but stopped. Paul newmans racing career began with this 1969 movie. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. With their pride, pink slips and a charity donation on the line, horsepower rules the day.
Click here to support friends of roger barr organized by steve cripps i checked out the guy behind it as best i could and he seems a legit oldcar guy. But now, fans want to know what happened to roger barr from chasing classic cars rumors about roger barrs death have been confusing fans, but the man is very much. Roger barr, mechanic extraordinaire and accomplished formula car racer our tour started in the showroom amongst a wide variety of incredible cars the showroom will soon be enlarged to hold 40 cars. That opened things up in the us, which became a hugely. Roger rager born september 3, 1948 in lincoln, nebraska, is a former driver in the usac and cart championship car series. Roger albert clark, mbe 5 august 1939 12 january 1998 was a british rally driver during the 1960s and 70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a world rally championship wrc event when he triumphed at the 1976 rac rally. Another successful caldwell driver was david loring. When it comes to doing the dirty, theres no dirty little secret in the dirt track world. Hinchcliffe has won six races to date for andretti autosport and schmidt peterson motorsports.