Hi Bob,
Thanks for the update. The Bobsy design from Jerry Mong is such a beautifully
timeless design, that it's a delight to see one. The Bobsy I raced had a
cloned steel frame, but a real Mong-built body, and after I sorted out its
suspension woes, was a super fun car to race. My hat's off to Jeffrey and I
wish him many happy race miles.
Viva Bobsy!
Best regards to all,
Myron Boyajian
On Mar 23, 2017, at 5:57 PM, Robert Alder <r.alder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Bobsy fans:
It's been kina' quite here on Bobsy Talk for a while so I thought I'd drop
everyone this note:
First a new article has been posted on the History Page. Quoting the added
paragraph and its link to the article;
"This July 1964 issue of Sports Car Graphic has a great in-depth period
titled "Technical Report - BOBSY Mk. I. An American-built winner with a very
bright future!" The article confirms much of the history of the initial
Bobsy cars (i.e. the Heir brothers' cars) and Jerry getting into volume
production of the Mk. II cars. Sorry for the poor quality of the PDF file. I
was working from a copy of a copy of the original article. (I'd be beholding
to anyone with a better copy to scan."
The article came to me via Duck Waddle, the grand old man of Bobsy racing.
While not racing any more, his interest in Bobsy sports racers continues and
he was kind enough to send me copies of two Bobsy articles he ran across.
The above referenced article was new to me and deserved to be added to the
History page.
Second piece of news. One of the Bobsy cars recently changed hands. Please
welcome Jeffrey Newman (Oregon) as the proud new owner of the beautiful Hugh
Tompkins' SR-2. I'm sure Jeffrey will be sending a fresh picture with
him, rather than Hugh, posing with his new acquisition. (That's a hint,
Jeffrey).
Hope everyone is well and preparing for the 2017 race season. Which reminds
me. Did you know that of the 50 cars we really know the whereabouts of, 26
are still being raced? Not too shabby.
Cheers,
Bob Alder
P.S. If you are aware of any other cars which have changed hands recently,
PLEASE let me know. Thanks.
