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Rich Biebel · 07-19-2012, 05:59 PM

Everything written in that article is pretty accurate.
I was at Moroso and helped Jim pull a head on the engine in the Not Pink Mobile. He had a 482 in it and it cracked a cylinder. He had won a pretty big race at Delmar, I think it was, on the way down...but found water in the oil and was not "happy" to say the least...I also was part of the engine swap crew that installed the Raritan Bob loaner.....That install did not go smoothly.....to say the least. Jim did manage to make first round. I can still recall me and him trying to decide what to dial.....using some very high tech guessing (NOT). Jim lost but we sure tried......Can't recall what happened the rest of that race but there was definately some wild antics taking place.....That was when they still ran a slow bracket and people raced rental cars. A driver could have a navigator.......Now there is some funny stories right there....I still laugh just thinking of some of the things that Jimmy did or said in those old days....He was one of a kind and it is sad that he is gone....

I can still hear him yell my name everytime I saw him just like he did to most everyone....

Dan I did not know your Vega was Paul Bochon's old car......

Ask Dave Schapiro when you see him about the time that car caught fire with Paul in it on the starting line at Island.....

I was at the race when Jimmy ran Joe Foster for the title....Joe was a real good racer and a good guy as well......

Man that was a long time ago.....

P.S. The 12 bolt rear in my 69 Camaro that I built around 1979 came from the Not Pink car. That car was Mike Rosa's and was raced as a C/SM before Jimmy got it.....

07-19-2012, 05:59 PM	#4
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: For those of you who miss Jimmy "The Shoe"..... Everything written in that article is pretty accurate. I was at Moroso and helped Jim pull a head on the engine in the Not Pink Mobile. He had a 482 in it and it cracked a cylinder. He had won a pretty big race at Delmar, I think it was, on the way down...but found water in the oil and was not "happy" to say the least...I also was part of the engine swap crew that installed the Raritan Bob loaner.....That install did not go smoothly.....to say the least. Jim did manage to make first round. I can still recall me and him trying to decide what to dial.....using some very high tech guessing (NOT). Jim lost but we sure tried......Can't recall what happened the rest of that race but there was definately some wild antics taking place.....That was when they still ran a slow bracket and people raced rental cars. A driver could have a navigator.......Now there is some funny stories right there....I still laugh just thinking of some of the things that Jimmy did or said in those old days....He was one of a kind and it is sad that he is gone.... I can still hear him yell my name everytime I saw him just like he did to most everyone.... Dan I did not know your Vega was Paul Bochon's old car...... Ask Dave Schapiro when you see him about the time that car caught fire with Paul in it on the starting line at Island..... I was at the race when Jimmy ran Joe Foster for the title....Joe was a real good racer and a good guy as well...... Man that was a long time ago..... P.S. The 12 bolt rear in my 69 Camaro that I built around 1979 came from the Not Pink car. That car was Mike Rosa's and was raced as a C/SM before Jimmy got it..... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 07-19-2012 at 06:05 PM.