Bob
Elliott & the Northern Force
Leave Their Mark on History
Bob Elliott’s original Northern Force
fire suit gets its place in history, along with other drag racing
memorabilia in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.
April 1, 2005, Wingham,
Ontario, Canada
 Legendary
Canadian drag racer Bob Elliott of Wingham, Ontario now has his
original funny car fire-suit on display at the Canadian Motorsport
Hall Of Fame in Toronto Ontario. Elliott, who has been nominated
for induction into the Hall Of Fame, had a popular and successful
career behind the wheel of his Northern Force Funny Cars and is
one of only a select few drivers in the world to have competed in
all three styles of funny car: jet turbine, methanol and nitro-methane
powered.
Elliott, whose marketing team is currently working on funding to
return the Northern Force Racing program to the peak of international
drag racing competition, stated; “I am so proud to be a part
of this tribute to Canadian motor sports. When the curator, Tim
Miller, called to see if I had my original suit and asked if I would
be interested in donating it to the Hall Of Fame I was truly honoured.”
The suit, still in its original form from the last time it was
worn down the quarter mile is accompanied by a written description
and photo, enabling all visitors of the hall to better understand
the significance of this equipment in motor sports. When looking
at it Elliott said “It looks like something out of the Middle
Ages but this old beauty kept me safe for many 200 mile per hour
passes down the quarter mile. I was, however, happy to have improved
technology as my cars approached the 300 mile per hour mark.”
Bob Elliott’s fire-suit is part of an expanding exhibit featuring
drag racing memorabilia that will include a working ‘christmas-tree’
and one of the original timing systems used to monitor speed and
elapsed time at the race track.
For more information on the Hall Of Fame visit their website at
www.cmhf.ca.
For more information on Bob Elliott visit his website at www.northernforce.com. |
