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240 Gordie..... RIP #1541806 11/30/13 02:55 PM 11/30/13 02:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA S StealthWedge67 OP master
StealthWedge67 OP master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA	We have lost drag racing legend from the NW, Gordie Bonin. http://bangshift.com/blog/famed-canadian-drag-racer-240-gordie-bonin-dead-at-65.html Last edited by StealthWedge67; 11/30/13 03:16 PM. LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: StealthWedge67] #1541807 11/30/13 03:37 PM 11/30/13 03:37 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	And Graham Light got the acting credit. I should have maybe checked the stunt crew. RIP Gordie. I remember you well......but not exactly fondly. His steady beating up on my favorites back in the day forced a respect tinged dislike for him , but he was definitely a player at a time when the class had just that.......class.

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: StealthWedge67] #1541808 11/30/13 04:55 PM 11/30/13 04:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER I Live Here
RUNCHARGER I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	RIP, definetely a player in that era. Sheldon

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1541809 11/30/13 05:10 PM 11/30/13 05:10 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,973 SoCal J jake4cars top fuel
jake4cars top fuel J Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,973 SoCal	Joey

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: jake4cars] #1541810 11/30/13 11:14 PM 11/30/13 11:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,279 bcrproducts super gas
bcrproducts super gas Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,279	Sad when all the true greats are starting to leave us. Loved that scene in Fast Company with him going sideways down a street between cars. The guy could drive. Greg

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: bcrproducts] #1541811 12/01/13 03:07 AM 12/01/13 03:07 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	Used to watch 240 Gordie at SIR years ago. Met him 1 day ay Tom Matson Dodge a few years ago. Was cool to shake hands with a true NHRA ledgend.. RIP 240 Gordie I am truckless..

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: 340SHORTY] #1541812 12/01/13 05:27 PM 12/01/13 05:27 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 117 Alberta, Canada D DRAG member
DRAG member D Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 117 Alberta, Canada	Gordie was looking foreward to a driving opportunity in a nostalgia funny car next year. He truely loved the sport! RIP 240

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: DRAG] #1541813 12/01/13 09:05 PM 12/01/13 09:05 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,491 Oologah, Oklahoma Big Squeeze pro stock
Big Squeeze pro stock Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,491 Oologah, Oklahoma	He sure was a character!!......I did the clutch on the Smokin' Joe's Funny car all of '94 and '95 when he was driving......We had a LOT of fun working on that car........ That's me, 4th from the left...... 7943471-SmokinJoes.jpg (87 downloads) If you can't handle the truth, you're living a lie.......

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: StealthWedge67] #1541814 12/02/13 05:41 PM 12/02/13 05:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually B BradH Taking time off to work on my car
BradH Taking time off to work on my car B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually	When I saw him racing at Woodburn in the late '70s, he was definitely "The Man" in that region's F/C racing circuit Sorry to hear he passed, especially since 65 just doesn't seem that old to me these days.

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: BradH] #1541815 12/03/13 05:16 PM 12/03/13 05:16 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,174 PA. pittsburghracer "Little"John
pittsburghracer "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,174 PA.	http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-insider/ 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: pittsburghracer] #1541816 12/03/13 07:56 PM 12/03/13 07:56 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az Crizila master
Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Quote: http://www.nhra.com/blog/dragster-insider/ Thanks for posting. Good article. Fastest 300

Re: 240 Gordie..... RIP [Re: Crizila] #1541817 12/05/13 08:18 AM 12/05/13 08:18 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,466 Answering the call of the wild T ThermoQuad top fuel
ThermoQuad top fuel T Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,466 Answering the call of the wild	I was lucky to have met Gordie at the Gator nationals in the early 90's when he was driving the Candies/Hughes Funny Car with Roland Leong as crew chief. I was a guest of Mopar Performance for the weekend. Because of Gordie I was able to meet every famous drag racer i ever wanted meet. Better yet Gordie introducing me to to John Force got me a picture of Force giving me a big hug and an invite to be inside the ropes of their pit for the race weekend. Wow... Well Gordie got eliminated early & Force won under the lights. I was at the finish line for that...Force went thru the lights with all 8 candles lit!!! We partied with Force and then later I sat in the Waffle house with Eddie and Ercie Hill and Miss mopar and we talked for a couple of hours. Thank you Gordie! RIP

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