Checkered Flag -- Don Pike

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I just saw this info online and don't know if it's already been posted here.
RIP Don Pike.
November 28, 1929 ~ July 28, 2018

https://oconnormortuary.com/obits/donald-roy-pike/

[gt350cs]

Sad to here of his passing. Prayers to the family.

[JD]

Sad to here of his passing. Prayers to the family.

^^^ yes,

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I ended up with the R Model tank that was in his TA car. It's interesting both he and John Morton padded their racecar driving paychecks with stunt car work for Hollywood.

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Cool you have the tank.

I like how the obituary mentioned that in movie/TV stuntwork "He had to do the very opposite of what was required in racing. He had to purposely get into accidents."

Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the obit to see the long quote from the Shelby American magazine article, Winter 2013. 

[Richstang]

Some good photos and history in TransAmEd's site;

http://www.ponysite.de/66_group2_donpike.htm

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More interesting stuff on IMDb.com   Man, he did a ton of movies!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0683193/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

[Wedgeman]

A life well lived...