Godspeed Jim Isherwood
 

Sad day for our Canadian racers friends on the passing of Super Stock racer Jim Isherwood. :(

Great, hard working racer; you will be missed!
My prayers and condolences to his wife Marylin and his daughter.
God Bless! :(

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Such a nice man, so sorry to hear this. Do you have mailing information for Marilyn?

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Shocking news...I had no clue. A true Class racer.

He will be sorely missed.

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hello, sorry to hear this. jim was a great guy. him and his wife are nicest people I've met. I enjoyed their company many times over the years. always were glad to see them. my condolences to his family. he will be missed, not forgotten. our ranks are getting thinner.

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My condolences. We've lost too many good people over the past few years. I never met Jim but loved his car.

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Very sad news. So sorry to Marilyn and the whole family. A big loss.

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Very Sad News!!! Jim was a true Gentleman of the Sport!!

Darcy Clarke
6254
A/SA SS/EA

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Very sad day. Very nice man that I loved talking to at the races.

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This is such very sad news. Jim and his hard charging Hemi Belvedere were a fixture in West Coast Super Stock racing for almost 40 years.Jim and wife Marilyn were about the nicest people you would ever meet. RIP Jim.

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Met Jim and his wife at the Mission spring race back in 2003. They were running the Hemi Challenge back then and the place was fairly packed but they were graciously answering questions of interested spectators. Godspeed to one of the good ones as well as ambassador for the sport.

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This is very sad news. Jim was a great guy, always a pleasure to talk to at the track. He was a role model for me and my crew. Our deepest condolences to his lovely wife Marilyn and the drag racing community in general.

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Sorry to hear of Jims sudden passing Definately a stand up guy and a very tuff competitor . Condolences to Marilynn and the Isherwood family. Godspeed my friend

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Very sad news, a true sportsman and gentlemen.
Condolences to the family.

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Very sad to hear. He was a real good guy and tough competitor. We will miss him.
Our thoughts are with the family
Don & Nancy

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knew and raced against jim---sad news--he will be missed

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Very sad news. My sincerest condolences to Marilyn and family.

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This was like getting hit by a 240 volt live line. Just can't express how I feel. Jim and Marylin are two of the nicest people around. I'll miss those pizza's and cold beers at Mission Springs. Bye for now my friend.

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This is shocking. I talked with him and Marilyn at Pacific Raceways this summer. I knew he had some minor health issues, but thought they were under control. Another one of the good ones gone WAY too soon. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and daughter.

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Rest in peace.

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Very sad. He was one great guy.

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Rest in peace Jim..what a nice guy and a great competitor! Just very saddened to hear this.

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Prayers and condolences Marilyn, very sorry to hear about Jim..We will miss you at the races....Jeff & Mary

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This is Shocking, Jim was one of the hardest working genuinely nice person you could meet. He would always stop his maintenance to answer my questions or just stop and listen. God speed Jim, I will be sending my prayers to Marilyn my prayers.

Brian Weber

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Rest in peace, wow.....

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Gone too soon....many great memories...the heads up at Woodburn with Jackie Alley, the multiple times Jim was wheels up with that beast of a car , head close to the wall and never lift...and later say ...now it didn't seem THAT close....godspeed Jim.

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Brian.... well said, I'm sure Jackie would agree, she would say Isherwood, my god... all in fun I'm sure, such a gentleman, I'd see the valve covers off that beast an say hey Jim whatcha doin, he would say well you know..... these motors with the spark plugs in the valve covers need attention..... I always offered to him to switch rides for one pass so he could feel that mighty 340, an he would chuckle..:. Great man. He will be missed, our condolences go out to the Isherwoods. RIP my friend.

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Very sad news indeed wonderfull family great to have at the races he will be missed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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hello, is there an address to send a card to for jim and family? thank you

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I talked to Marilyn for a while last night, she's hanging in there but it all happened quite quickly so a shock for everyone. Jim died from a bacterial infection, probably one of those things that will never have a good explanation.

Marilyn said that there won't be a funeral as such but that they are planning a get together after the holidays. I'll get some info out on Class Racer when a date is set as I'm sure a lot of us would like to attend. Also, I don't have their address right now but I'll post it here in the next day or so if anyone wants to send a card.

For those of you that didn't know Jim, beyond being about the nicest guy you could ever meet, he was the epitome of what class racing is supposed to be all about. In the age of purchased cars and engines, Jim built his own engines, transmissions and car, he knew every bolt on his car. Although he was a great driver with divisional and Nat'l open wins, he would sell his eye teeth to go a hundredth quicker, he pretty much ran his car on kill every run. It was pretty typical to walk into his pit spot and see the valve covers, oil pan and disassembled trans spread out on the ground, a few new valve springs later it would be all reassembled in time for the next round. And through all that, he would still be joking around with that classic Canadian sense of humor. In addition to his Hemi car, their daughter ran a 12 second Dart bracket car that Jim built, she was in the ROC race last year so no slouch at driving either. I don't think that Marilyn ever missed a race, their family is very close and a roll model for us all.

We all miss you Jim, racing won't be the same with you gone.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

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R.I.P. Jim I will miss stopping by your always welcoming pit.

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Jim was one of the hardest working class racers I have seen at the track. Like Caughlin stated, between rounds we would be walking through the pits and Jim was always elbow-deep into that engine getting it prepped for next round. So much dedication to that Hemi. Marilyn and Jim were always so welcoming...always offering a soda from their cooler every time I stopped by to say hi.

I will miss Jim and wathcing that wheel standing Belvedere leave the line.

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I'm sure Marilyn could use some kind words from us, here is the address:

Marilyn Isherwood
8251 Dewdney Trunk Rd
Mission BC V2V 6S8

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Jim will be missed , a Competitor, Gentleman, and Friend . Our Condolences to his family Pat and Wanda Brooks

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Here's a nice tribute Video of Jim. Thanks to Robert Fedyk for doing this.

https://youtu.be/ukJZmeiEG-Y

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Awesome video, well done!

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WOW!!!!!! That is one powerful, very well done video. Jim would be proud - thank you Robert for doing it.

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My Deepest Condolences to Marilyn and Family. We have lost a Good Member of our racing family. I can honestly say that every time Jim was present there was a handshake upon arrival and on departure. Jim was Honourable, Genuine and just a Great Guy. Jim was Super Stock to the core and with Marilyn's support made them a Winning Team. His dedication to overcome an obstacle were personally inspirational. Conversations about Heart Surgery Recovery, Hemi valve cover bolt holes or Aluminum heads on a Big Block Chevrolet were intense, but ended with a chuckle and a smile. Memories of the Dyno Breakfasts and the Respect will remain forever. Jim you will be Sincerely Missed…Maurice.

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Wow, what a tribute. God Speed Jim.

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Video is an Awesome tribute to a terrific guy....

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A sad day indeed for the drag racing community in the northwest . A very profound and sudden loss .
Jim was pitched a curveball a few years ago with a heart bypass operation and knocked it right out of the park , coming back as strong as ever in record time. But that was just Jim displaying his intense determination to win. I thought that nothing was going to stop him after that. I'm still in shock over his passing.
I got to know Jim after he recruited me to work for him. He had a managing style of his own and I could see that he was a very dedicated, hard working, and smart individual.
He put 110% into what ever he was doing, particularly when it came to making his car faster. He was always thinking about and analyzing it's performance looking for that hundredth because he cherished the next opertunity for a heads up race against Jackie Alley.
I learned a lot from him both on the job and about Super Stock racing, and grew to have a great deal of respect for him and his ingenuity and determination.
After he abruptly left his Forman position for better opertunities we continued to talk countless times about racing, Super Stock strategy, and the NHRA. Sometimes even bantering back and forth in jest about which was better, Chrysler or Chevrolet.
I looked forward to racing Super Stock with him and tapping into his years of class racing experiance . His knowledge and wisdom about racing, and life in general, was remarkable and his advice was always spot on.
Jim and his " crew " always welcomed me when I visited the
" team Isherwood " pit at the track and I even had the pleasure of helping to re and re the transmission a couple of times on his wheelstanding Plymouth. I will always enjoy the memory of that thrash.

My sincerest condolences to Marilyn , Robert , Veronica and the entire Isherwood family.