Tim Beebe RIP (1 Viewer)

[sutton]

I was just informed that Tim Beebe passed away. I knew the Beebe family for many years. They were a great family to know trough the years at the races, I was also given a opportunity to drive their fuel altered at Lions it was not for me. Tim is a great lost to all of the drag racing family.
Larry Sutton---Lions Starter

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

 

[TSK]

Dadgummit. First, Big Mac, now Tim Beebe.
Beebe and Mulligan had THE car in 1969, until Indy that year.
Now he and Mulligan are paired up again.

 

[4onthefl4]

As the old saying goes, famous people die in threes. Who next?

 

[Gone Dead Train]

Man the last couple of days have really sucked

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

AA/FD 1969 With the late John Mulligan in the seat.
Looks like the late Tim Beebe adjusts the barrel valve
of the hilborn injectors.

AA/FD John & Tim your 1969 Winternationals winner

AA/FD Man I miss those days!!!

 

[Cliff]

1969 Indy. The Beebe & Mulligan AA/FD ran 6.43 ET, low ET of the world at the time. There was speculation that the car could have run very high 6.30's if the crash hadn't happened. 392 Chrysler with cast iron heads.....

 

[Gone Dead Train]

1969 Indy. The Beebe & Mulligan AA/FD ran 6.43 ET, low ET of the world at the time. There was speculation that the car could have run very high 6.30's if the crash hadn't happened. 392 Chrysler with cast iron heads.....

Cliff my issue of Drag Racing Magazine (Nov 1969) says Tim and John were running their new 426 late model Chrysler hemi.
See the picture above, Tim tweaking the barrel valve. This combination was only in the car for a few short months prior to the
ill-fated US Nationals. Either way the 6.43 was stunning. Like what the artical says, low ET of the decade.

 

[Cliff]

Thanks Jim. Regardless of the engine, that 6.43 was "farrrr out!" to quote Jungle.

 

[TSK]

I still remember watching the episode of "ABC Wild World of Sports" when it showed the '69 Indy race and talked about Mulligan not surviving the fire. I believe it was Keith Jackson (maybe Chris Economaki?) who relayed the news.

 

[mike]

I still remember watching the episode of "ABC Wild World of Sports" when it showed the '69 Indy race and talked about Mulligan not surviving the fire. I believe it was Keith Jackson (maybe Chris Economaki?) who relayed the news.

As I recall John passed later from pneumonia from the fire in his lungs, I was there and will never forget it. RIP-John

 

[Gone Dead Train]

Tim & John RIP and Lou

 

[Butch]

Jim that was a wonderful tribute
Thanks

 

[Nunz]

Wow, what a great piece of footage from over 50 years ago.