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Tom Hess Racing

Started by brickyard , Feb 20 2002 01:25

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#1 brickyard

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Posted 20 February 2002 - 01:25

Hi again,

Today's the dificult answers day...

Try to remember 1984. There was a CART team called Tom Hess Racing.

Does anybody know anything about it?

As I've said, it's the day...;)

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#2 brickyard

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Posted 23 February 2002 - 16:15

Since I had no answers to this one, I'll try to find the driver's name.

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#3 ensign14

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Posted 23 February 2002 - 21:13

Dick Ferguson DNQ'd for them in the no.31 Eagle 83 (apparently ex-Dick Simon) for most of 1984.

Ferguson's Indy record was no great shakes, 1 successful qualification attempt in about 8 goes, and I think he ended it with a broken leg (someone else's accident).

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#4 ensign14

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Posted 23 February 2002 - 23:26

My GPI no. 78 gives the Long Beach chassis number 83-05, plus a photo of a half-assembled Eagle; it was white, if that's any help!

Dick was faster than Johnny Parsons Junior and 'Flyin'' Phil Caliva - in the case of the latter, however, that was not a major achievement...

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#5 fines

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Posted 26 May 2002 - 21:19

More entries for Tom Hess Racing:

1985-04-14 GP of Long Beach, Dick Ferguson, #27 Lola/Cosworth T800, 25th
1985-05-26 Indy 500, Derek Daly, #29 Lola/Cosworth T900, 12th
1985-07-07 Cleveland GP, Jeff Wood, #27 Lola/Cosworth T900, 23th
1985-11-09 Miami Indy Challenge 200, Ian Ashley, #27 Lola/Cosworth T900, 18th

The Jeff Wood appearance was apparently sponsored by Colin Bennett of CoBRa fame, so maybe that's a lead!?

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#6 ensign14

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Posted 26 May 2002 - 21:32

He also entered Ashley as no. 29 in 1986, in a Lola of that year's vintage. Don't think they turned up. Daly's car for Indy 1985 was chassis number T900-18, as per Hungness. Sponsored by Kapsreiter Beer and done in red and yellow.