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I must completely agree with Marty,s comments on Dave He was certainly versatile it only required wheels and an engine. He was at home on a flat track or banked, and was not limited by the presence or absence of fenders. I like Marty first saw him at Eau Gallie speedway and last saw him in an OWM at Lake City in the late ninties or early 2000. My condolences to all concerned.
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Dave Scarborough
Because Dave was so successful he had a multitude of rides over the years and I was just thinking back to a few that I personally saw him drive. First was the '34 Ford sedan at Eau Gallie in '57. This was an unusual body for the time as most guys ran the smaller and lighter coupes and and while a few sedans did compete they were usually the larger '37 Fords. I believe this ride for Dave was silver with red trim but the number escapes me totally.
Also saw him in a gold and white No. 81 Model A coupe in late 1965 at Eau Gallie with sponsorship from Automotive Supply. And both a supermodified and a '57 Chevy LM sporting the cream and red colors of Arrow Plumbing of Sarasota with the number 15 on the doors. Gorgeous cars always and they were winners too. A gold and white four door '55 Chevy No. 81 was his ride at West Palm Beach in '66 as I recall. Later came the very successful Super Fantastic 8 big block powered '67 Chevelle, red with a white top and still later the yellow Interbay Marine No. 69 late models. I believe he may also have driven a No. 21 Mustang LM that was also driven for a time by Wayne Reutimann. And of course the No. 12 cars for Bob Kirk out of West Palm, when the car was campaigned primarily on the west coast by various drivers.
As for sprint cars, I vividly recall Dave in Bob Luscomb's bright red No. 5 and it always brings back wonderful memories. There had to have been other sprinters too but I don't recall them.
There may be a dozen or more additional but those are the ones that quickly come to mind at the moment. I'd venture to guess that few drivers had as many various rides as Dave did and the one constant to every one of them was that he made the cars winners because of his talent, knowledge and keen sense of how to take care of his equipment. In short, Dave Scarborough was a winner.
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Another little bit of information about Dave. The first race car he drove was #74, the last car he drove was #74, is age now, 74.
I spoke with the family this morning and would like everyone to know that Dave is resting comfortably, because of his strong relationship with the Lord, he is totally at peace with his situation.
Last edited by Trash Inturn4; 06-18-2011, 10:46 AM.Doug WachtelComment
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Dave drove a number of Sprints over the years but his best rides were Harry Campbell's #11, Lee Parker's #7 and Bob Luscomb's #5...Comment
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30 years ago , Father's Day
I remember in 1981 (maybe '82) I was racing MX at the Croom race track just west of the Croom motorcycle area. It was Father's day and they decided to have a special Fathers race. All the dads mounted up on their son's equiptment or borrowed bikes and lined up for the race. When I noticed that a shorter gentleman had made his way to the starting line . All the other bikes
were 125, 250 , or 500 cc bikes. But here's Dave Scarborough on his son's 80 cc racer. He even made that thing look fast !
One of my early heroes back at Golden Gate as a kid.
Godspeed "lil General"Attached FilesComment
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Ummm...does this mean...that Dave is no longer with us, or...??Originally posted by Trash Inturn4 View PostI spoke with the family this morning and would like everyone to know that Dave is resting comfortably, because of his strong relationship with the Lord, he is totally at peace with his situation.Comment
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I'm not sure why you would come to that conclusion based on my post Jimmy, i did indicate that he is resting comfortably. As we all know, when someone goes to Hospice, it is time to except that due to the condition of the patient, Hospice is better equipped to handle the care at this time.Originally posted by Jimmy McKinley View PostDoug WachtelComment
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I apologize. The reason I asked what I did was because of this: "Dave is resting comfortably, because of his strong relationship with the Lord, he is totally at peace with his situation."Originally posted by Trash Inturn4 View Post
Doug, thanks for the response via PM. We'll keep Dave in our prayers and hope for the best
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Hey Bob....that's Dave Dunkin, another west-coast Florida hot shoe who was good no matter whose car he was driving. He also drove my dad's car for a time there at Auburndale and St. Pete.Comment
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Is that #74 Daves car? I have seen Dave race several times over the years but I don't remember meeting him. I am sure I did at some point but I can't remember. I was going to look for somw video of Dave racing.Comment
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He drove the 69 (yellow/black) Inter Bay Marine car too.Comment
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Bob...
The blue #71 is Dave Dunkin (the Blue Goose). He was in a team car to the Simmons kid in the blue #74 in the video...but as it was most of the time his cars were all blue anyways. Also that's Jim Brinkley Sr looking at the camera at the start.
Dave Scarborough. A lot like Donnie Tanner, to me, as two men who could drive the wheels off of anything they sat in and consistently win, too. From what I remember their mannerisms were a lot alike, also.
My condolences to both the families of these great racers.Comment
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I rember Dave winning in the late and sprint at Goldengate and Sunshine on the same weekend many times. Also Donnie Tanner doing the same thing at the gate and eastbay. Both great Racers and people. Have a lot of respect for both of them. May god bless both of them
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If someone can give me a date that Dave raced at Desoto after 1983 and before 2006 Or Sunshine 88' or 89'. I'll see if I can find some video of one of his races. Thanks Bob...Comment
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