Art Asbury

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Arthur Challinor "Art" Asbury (born March 24, 1922 in Dwight, Ontario; died November 13, 2003 in Bobcaygeon, Ontario) is a Canadian hydroplane boat racer. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001[1]

World record

On November 1, 1957, Asbury broke the world water speed record by driving the Miss Supertest II 184.54 miles per hour on Long Reach, Picton, Ontario.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Art Asbury at the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ http://artasbury.com/about-2/