Mary Rife and Mario Andretti

[Bite the Bullet]

A nice piece of nostalgia I found on a web page documenting the restoration of Mary Rife's Howard BFH, "Proud Mary". In 1975, Mario Andretti accepted an invitation to accompany Mary on a pass in her BFH at Long Beach Marine Stadium.

 

[OC Mike]

"NEVER DO THAT AGAIN."

 

[port austin pirate]

saw her run once in late 70s or early 80s at Colombiaville in Mich pretty gutsy lady, i think that year Billy Vance in the Ambush boat out of Walled lake won top fuel hydro.
when it was the old NDBA.

 

[westair]

I was at marine stadium to see that run …was very cool to see, especially looking back on it all these years later

 

[Bite the Bullet]

I was at marine stadium to see that run …was very cool to see, especially looking back on it all these years later

I read that KHJ Boss Jock Machine Gun Kelly also went for a ride...do you remember any details? I couldn't find much about it on the 'net.

 

[westair]

I read that KHJ Boss Jock Machine Gun Kelly also went for a ride...do you remember any details? I couldn't find much about it on the 'net.

I don't know any details either other than he went for a ride with Ed Hyder .... some kind of promotional deal for his radio show. I think Sharp Shooter on here posted an original flyer about that a few years ago.

 

[sirbob]

The best man in my wedding and one of my oldest friends used to work with Mary as crew when we were in high school.

When we started our 3 to 4 wheel ATV conversion kit business in the 80s Mary and Carl gave us some seed money to buy shop equipment.

Great folks!

 

[v6toy4x]

our 3 to 4 wheel ATV conversion kit business in the 80s

sounds like a thread by itself! from someone who got "bucked off" my 85 250R more times than I can count!

 

[sirbob]

sounds like a thread by itself! from someone who got "bucked off" my 85 250R more times than I can count!

Here are a few teasers from the mags back in the day

Yours truly

This pic was the first night we ever ran in public - we were at Ascot and the mags were there and took this pic a published it.

 

[v6toy4x]

Here are a few teasers from the mags back in the day

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This pics was the first night we ever ran in public - we were at Ascot and the mags were there and took this pic a published it.


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Too cool, some impressive stuff there, I probably bought a bunch of those magazines!!

I still have a BW 200 and 350 out back, probably a couple of the funnest campfire toys ever!

I remember the first time riding a 3 wheeler, I couldnt steer for shit, my buddy kept yelling "steer with the throttle" that was the trick, fun times!

 

[sirbob]

Too cool, some impressive stuff there, I probably bought a bunch of those magazines!!

I still have a BW 200 and 350 out back, probably a couple of the funnest campfire toys ever!

I remember the first time riding a 3 wheeler, I couldnt steer for shit, my buddy kept yelling "steer with the throttle" that was the trick, fun times!

I was just looking at a 250r a couple of weeks ago - they wanted 6K and it was in nice shape.

But heck I have enough toys ! Yes I said that

 

[v6toy4x]

I was just looking at a 250r a couple of weeks ago - they wanted 6K and it was in nice shape.

But heck I have enough toys ! Yes I said that

He who dies with the most!!