For Jim Gessner ( Gail Phillips at Bonneville)

[Joseph T.]

Jim.. Al & Gail Phillips..the quintessential California couple!

Gail set the world record at Bonneville in this car and again in Australia.

Al..her husband is a Corvette guy and was working on building the worlds fastest Corvette..but not sure the status of that project.

Great people!

Joe

[Patrick H.]

Re: For Jim Gessner ( Gail Phillips at Bonneville)

Jim.. Al & Gail Phillips..the quintessential California couple!

Gail set the world record at Bonneville in this car and again in Australia.

Al..her husband is a Corvette guy and was working on building the worlds fastest Corvette..but not sure the status of that project.

Great people!

Joe

Joe,

As always, Google is your friend.

http://www.vetteweb.com/features/vemp_0808_1999_chevrolet_corvette/index.html

http://www.oilstick.com/pop/index.htm

Patrick

[James G.]

Re: For Jim Gessner ( Gail Phillips at Bonneville)

The fellow we all met at the CORVETTE MUSEUM HALL OF FAME weekend was Robert "BOBBY" Moore from Tulsa, OK.

In 1997 he set the record as the FASTEST CORVETTE at Bonneville.

1997

Bonneville salt flats races.

• 1st in AA/MS class: Bobby Moore in a 1984 Corvette with greater than 501-ci engine, setting a new record with a two-way average speed of 234.162 MPH.

He is a very interesting person. DOUG HOOPER, GIB HUFFSTADER, ALLEN BARKER, DON BARKER and I listed to his seminar which was very revealing about "HOW TO RACE BONNIVILLE."

[John N.]

Re: For Jim Gessner ( Gail Phillips at Bonneville)

Jim
Moore set the record in AA/GT in 2004 at 268.298. I heard the other day that he is on the way in October to bomb the records which he currently hold. He also has a new streamliner which he intends to set the record for single engine probably next year. Over 400 MPH.
Regards

[James G.]

Re: For Jim Gessner ( Gail Phillips at Bonneville)

One thing is for sure. Bobby was very impressed when four HALL OF FAME HEROS, stopped by for his Seminar. He and Gib talked for over an hour. He said all we have to do is call him, and we will all be on his 'CREW' list for next year.

Looks like another 'BUCKET LIST' drive and visit might be in the works. And this time we can have a real campfire to sit around and comiserate.

Sound like fun for 2010 for those that can't make it to LeMans?