Thread: Lost Icon - Stuart Hilborn

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What a great loss to the world and the racing world
Stu was 1 of a kind, a genious, an innovator and 1 hell of a gentle man.
Side note.
Back in the 60's I was runnin a C/Gas dragster in So-Cal @ OCIR,
Lions, Fontana, Irwindale etc.
1 Saturday afternoon @ OCIR Stu walked up to me in the pits and commented to me how much he like my car and how consistant it was.
Then proceeded to ask me if I had considered jumping up in class to JR.Fuel.
I said I'd love to but can't afford it.
At that point he introduced himself to me and said he'd sponsor me and to come down to the shop and he'd give me what ever I needed.
The next week I go down and sittin in the back of the shop on a pallet it a BRAND NEW Bullit, ready to drop in my car.
All he said was, stuff it in and I'll see ya @ Fontana on Saturday.
Well Saturday rolls around and Stu shows up in the pits and does the final tune on it 4 me.
That started a very sucessful sponsorship of 6 years and a life long friend.
Gods Speed Stu.

Originally Posted by DA34GUY

....That started a very sucessful sponsorship of 6 years and a life long friend.
Gods Speed Stu.

That's a great story with a personal touch, Don. Thanks for sharing. Stuart Hilborn did fuel injection before the world knew that there was anything but carburetors. His understanding and intuition were mind boggling.