RIP Michael Kilduff

Brister · 02-11-2016, 11:33 AM

I haven't seen this posted on Class Racer and feel it is appropriate to do so. We recently lost Mike Kilduff as he has passed on and is resting with our Lord. He was a good man that truly loved our sport. A fellow racer that passed before his time as he was only forty nine years of age. God Speed to a first class guy.

Michael Beard · 02-11-2016, 12:26 PM

Very sad to hear. He was a nice guy and very passionate about our sport.

Marty Rinehart Jr · 02-11-2016, 10:43 PM

Wow! I am so sad to hear this. Mike bought our O/SA Caprice from us and was a good customer and friend over the years. He loved Stock and Super Stock racing. My Dad just talked to him last week for all most an hour. In the conversation, Mike shared that he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior! This made his last conversation with a memorable one for my Dad. Please keep his family in your prayers.

Doyle Evans · 02-13-2016, 01:23 AM

Mike thought he had beat the illness. After fighting so long, he just recently left a message at my office " that we were going racing this year". He thought he was getting better. Sad story, just proves to live every day as though it were your last.

Tand E racing · 02-13-2016, 01:49 AM

very sad indeed, though I never met Mike in person I had sold him an engine some years ago and had many a conversations with him about class racing and would check in with him periodically or he would call just to say it was December and he was going to the track and I was watching it rain l.o.l

Godspeed

Alan Roehrich · 02-13-2016, 11:01 AM

Talked to Michael several times after he bought Jimmy Bridges' 67 Camaro from Lynn Engle, hooked him up with Jimmy, and sold him some parts. Great guy, really enjoyed talking with him. He had plans to have Jimmy and I do a bunch of work for him, he seemed really excited about getting that car to the track. Truly sad to see him leave us so soon. My condolences to his family.

Marty Rinehart Jr · 02-13-2016, 01:43 PM

Alan, I know Mike was excited to be working with Jimmy Bridges. He was a true legend to Mike. He was like a kid who just met his hero!

lynn engels · 02-13-2016, 07:49 PM

i met michael when he bought the camaro from me, he drove all the way from north carolina to south dakota in the middle of winter by himself to get that car because he was so excited to own it, he spent the night at my place and talking with him you could tell he had such a passion for the sport, we had kept in contact through his health issues and i know he thought things were going the right way, i just hope they had a super stock C camaro waiting for mike when he got to heaven cause he deserved it. i was blessed by meeting you. lynn engels

02-11-2016, 11:33 AM	#1
Brister Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: morehead city, nc Posts: 83 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 3 Posts	RIP Michael Kilduff I haven't seen this posted on Class Racer and feel it is appropriate to do so. We recently lost Mike Kilduff as he has passed on and is resting with our Lord. He was a good man that truly loved our sport. A fellow racer that passed before his time as he was only forty nine years of age. God Speed to a first class guy.

02-11-2016, 12:26 PM	#2
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: RIP Michael Kilduff Very sad to hear. He was a nice guy and very passionate about our sport. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

02-11-2016, 10:43 PM	#3
Marty Rinehart Jr Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rineharts Performance Race Cars, Thomasville,PA Posts: 448 Likes: 197 Liked 207 Times in 47 Posts	Re: RIP Michael Kilduff Wow! I am so sad to hear this. Mike bought our O/SA Caprice from us and was a good customer and friend over the years. He loved Stock and Super Stock racing. My Dad just talked to him last week for all most an hour. In the conversation, Mike shared that he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior! This made his last conversation with a memorable one for my Dad. Please keep his family in your prayers. __________________ Marty Rinehart Jr 1125 SS STK SG SC SST

02-13-2016, 01:23 AM	#4
Doyle Evans Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 141 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 6 Posts	Re: RIP Michael Kilduff Mike thought he had beat the illness. After fighting so long, he just recently left a message at my office " that we were going racing this year". He thought he was getting better. Sad story, just proves to live every day as though it were your last.

02-13-2016, 01:49 AM	#5
Tand E racing Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 94 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: RIP Michael Kilduff very sad indeed, though I never met Mike in person I had sold him an engine some years ago and had many a conversations with him about class racing and would check in with him periodically or he would call just to say it was December and he was going to the track and I was watching it rain l.o.l Godspeed

02-13-2016, 11:01 AM	#6
Alan Roehrich VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 4,916 Likes: 997 Liked 1,047 Times in 276 Posts	Re: RIP Michael Kilduff Talked to Michael several times after he bought Jimmy Bridges' 67 Camaro from Lynn Engle, hooked him up with Jimmy, and sold him some parts. Great guy, really enjoyed talking with him. He had plans to have Jimmy and I do a bunch of work for him, he seemed really excited about getting that car to the track. Truly sad to see him leave us so soon. My condolences to his family. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

02-13-2016, 01:43 PM	#7
Marty Rinehart Jr Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rineharts Performance Race Cars, Thomasville,PA Posts: 448 Likes: 197 Liked 207 Times in 47 Posts	Re: RIP Michael Kilduff Alan, I know Mike was excited to be working with Jimmy Bridges. He was a true legend to Mike. He was like a kid who just met his hero! __________________ Marty Rinehart Jr 1125 SS STK SG SC SST

02-13-2016, 07:49 PM	#8
lynn engels Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: watertown s,dak. Posts: 116 Likes: 0 Liked 152 Times in 26 Posts	Re: RIP Michael Kilduff i met michael when he bought the camaro from me, he drove all the way from north carolina to south dakota in the middle of winter by himself to get that car because he was so excited to own it, he spent the night at my place and talking with him you could tell he had such a passion for the sport, we had kept in contact through his health issues and i know he thought things were going the right way, i just hope they had a super stock C camaro waiting for mike when he got to heaven cause he deserved it. i was blessed by meeting you. lynn engels