Folks Of Interest Lost another. Phil Hobbs has left us.

From Cloesy's place https://www.facebook.com/colesysplace/

We say farewell to Phil Hobbs. The Hirata and Hobbs Top Gas Dragster was one of the toughest around. Phil was an incrdible driver. Here they are at St. Thomas Dragway racing Rick Tope in 1968. Obit can be found below......
https://www.facebook.com/hiratamotorsports/posts/3630941436956744

 

sincere sympathy goes out to his Family, friends and fans

 

Sad news. I talked to him years ago at the CHRR, told him that he was one of my heroes from my youth. He was truly surprised that a kid in SoCal followed them back then and remembered him after all these years. He was happy about all the interest in nostalgia drag racing and the saving of the race cars from the past. Nice talking to him. R.I.P. Phil.


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My condolences to his family and friends.

 

Condolences to the Hobbs family and friends on the passing of Phil. No matter how fast we go we can't win the race against life . He did his best and was a fierce competitor by all accounts...may he Rest in Peace.

@loudbang, thank you for sharing this loss to the Community with us.

Regards,
Stogy

 

The men... and women, for that matter... who drove Top Fuel slingshot dragsters lived their lives far beyond my level of existence.
God bless Phil Hobbs.

 

RIP.

 

R I P

 

Sad to read.....RIP Phil.....

 

A nice guy. I enjoyed listening to his stories at my buddy's shop.I never realized when I saw him race at the U.S. nationals in the 1960s that I would one day get to meet him. R.I.P.