Gordie Bonin
Gordie Bonin | |
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| Born | September 30, 1948 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | November 29, 2013 (aged 65) |
| Citizenship | Dual: Canada, USA |
| Known for | Drag racing; first driver to break 240 miles per hour in the standing-start quarter mile |
Gordie Bonin (September 30, 1948 – November 29, 2013), along with Ron Hodgson and Gordon Jenner, made up what is considered one of the best Canadian drag racing teams ever. Bonin was nicknamed "240 Gordie".[1][2]
At the 1978 NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown, Bonin drove the Bubble Up Pontiac Trans Am funny car.[3]
Bonin, along with his teammates, was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000.[4][5]
References
- ^ CMHF Citation Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Canada.com article Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine, Part 2", written 9 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)
- ^ CMHF Citation Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Canada.com article Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
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