Landracing Forum
Misc Forums => Health, Welfare, and Passings => Topic started by: mkilger on May 07, 2009, 01:57:29 PM
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Don Arivett passed today in AZ, he build the Haas streamliner and many other landspeed cars. More info on the SCTA web site. RIP
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Another loss to the landspeed racers. Don and his brother built many cars over the years. Out of the box was normal for them. RIP Don :-(
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Don's passing is a personal loss to someone who has been co- worker,employer, student, advisor and always a friend thru the years. His accomplishmets on the salt and dry lakes were but a smidgin of the things he did. His turbocharging expertise , composite and chassis fabrication efforts were incredible. Besides the white car that Hoover drove to I believe a top time at Muroc -a car intended to be the first 300 mph dragster ( politics killed that effort), and his work with Jim Fueling, plus the Eyeball and Dempsey electric record holders, Don also fabricated the chassis on the MOB first five-second Fuel Altered and Rod Hynes McGee 4 valve powered Altered along with trick aero stuff, not to mention, the two Buick "Batmobile " bodies for Bernstein and even chassis work for Chrysler -Shelby on devlopment cars, among many other things.
Yours truly has never known an individual with more FOCUS and DETERMINATION than Don.
I already miss him and will always.
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WOW, our racing community has really taken a hit recently.
The respect that is paid to him is a representation of his skill and accomplishments.
What a devastating year.
FREUD
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Great comment, Interested.
I didn't know any more than 20% of that.
Stan
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There will be a memorial get-together for Don Arivett Sunday June 7 at 4 PM.
Location is Fleming Park in Colton, Ca.
Off the 10 Freeway either East or West take the 9th St off-ramp. Go North on 9th to F St then turn left a block to the park. It's on the North side of F St between La Cadena Dr and 7th St.
Don's brother and collaborator Gerald's phone number is 909 204 2332 for more information.