Jump to content

Art Asbury

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Arthur Challinor Asbury (March 24, 1922, in Dwight, Ontario – 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

[edit]

On November 1, 1957, Asbury broke the world water speed record by driving the Miss Supertest II 184.54 miles per hour on Long Reach, Picton, Ontario.[2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Art Asbury at the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ About artasbury.com [dead link]