Art Asbury
Arthur Challinor Asbury (born March 24, 1922 in Dwight, Ontario; died November 13, 2003 in Bobcaygeon, Ontario) is a Canadian hydroplane boat racer. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001[1]
World record[]
On November 1, 1957, Asbury broke the world water speed record by driving the 184.54 miles per hour on Long Reach, Picton, Ontario.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Art Asbury at the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame".[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://artasbury.com/about-2/
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- Canadian motorboat racers
- 2003 deaths
- 1922 births
- Sportspeople from Kawartha Lakes
- Canadian auto racing biography stubs