Folks Of Interest RIP Wilbur Barrett, aka:Willy B

Doubt many here knew Bill, he was a hard core racer that very,very few could match his dedication ..

A lot changes in life from time to time, but, not Bill, he raced every weekend no matter what

When I was just a pee wee, he drove to the track and ran a 1958 Ford 312 t-bird power with 3 pedals

Later in life he got a 2 door sedan Fairlane BBF with a 4 speed

One day, he jumped on the brakes a bit hard and over she went

When the car stopped, he was held in place with just a lap belt and his two hands on the wheel




He walked away and the racers took a donation and some helped him and he was back out the very next week

Now, with a hardtop (and real seat belts , roll cage Lol)




I last talked to Bill in about 2000, he said he was going to spend a little time with family and watch kids play baseball


he was a great guy, great racer .. honor to know yah WILLY B !

RIP , just wanted to say goodbye, thanks for the place to do it

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/obituaries/article_88f21251-1236-5ecd-82f1-83b0dedc9556.html

 

Bump it for those that may have missed it , for Wilbur

 

RIP Mister Barrett. So many unknowns doing it just for the love of racing.
The foundation of what we do.

 

I got to meet Willy! I was just a kid but he was someone that you couldn't forget. He was friends with my uncles (Amelang brothers) that also raced at Thunder Valley. We'd visit there a couple times a year and there was always a weekend spent at the track.