Kirk F. White, the man who owned the famed Sunoco Ferrari 512M driven by Mark Donohue and David Hobbs to third overall at the 1971 24 Hours of Daytona, will always be part of GRM lore: 20 years ago, he served as a concours judge at our $1500 Challenge, the event that gave birth to today’s $2000 Challenge. He …
And, if you're reading this via the message board, no, Mr. White didn't write "berkeleying drag race."
Wow a great read just what is needed during these times
In reply to David S. Wallens :
LOL....I read the entire post and because "berkeleying" is so commonly used around here, never even caught it.
David S. Wallens said:And, if you're reading this via the message board, no, Mr. White didn't write "berkeleying drag race."
Editorial Director, Grassroots Motorsports & Classic Motorsports
Funny how you can't buy a "replica" 512M but you can a 917... That's a shame.
In reply to stroker :
Yeah, the 512M is a beautiful machine.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
We, Kirk's family, would like to announce his book has been published posthumously by Dalton Books!
https://www.daltonwatson.com/Kirk-F-White-Don-t-Wash-Mine-p/dont-wash-mine.htm
Mandy, Marilyn, Libby, Chris, Geoff and Trip
Thanks for letting us know, I enjoyed reading it!
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