#111 JIM HILIMIRE, BRANCHPORT, NY
THE #111 IS A 1937 FORD FIVE WINDOW COUPE ON A 1948 CHEVY FRAME
POWERPLANT 250 CUBIC INCH 6 CYLINDER.
THE OWNERS OF THIS CAR ARE JIM HILIMIRE & VINCE SPARROW WITH
DRIVERS CONSISTING OF JOHNY ROCKOLA, JOSH & CHRIS HILIMIRE. THE
MECHANICS OF THE #111 ARE LARRY DOOLITTLE, WILLY WESTERFIELD &
JIM HILIMIRE. THE PIT CREW CONSISTS OF RON RUNDT, MARSHAL
GURNEE, PIT TOOTSIE & STACIE DEFEDERICO.
Sammy Reakes in Whitey Brazak's #111 coupe at Maple Grove Speedway 1967.
Bob Hunter Photo
I GOT INTERESTED IN RACING AS A FAN ATTENDING MAPLE GROVE
SPEEDWAY IN WATERLOO FROM 1960 TO 1970. AS A COMPETITOR I
RACED 2-CYCLE 100CC & UNLIMITED GO-KARTS ON AN OUTLAW
CIRCUIT FROM 1980 THROUGH 1983 THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST.
Josh & Chris Hilimire
Stacie Defederico & Johny Rockola
MY NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN MY FAMILY HAS BEEN SEEING MY 2
SONS GROW UP TO MANHOOD, BEING RESPONSIBLE IN TAKING CARE OF
THEIR NEW FAMILIES. THEY DO THEIR OWN RACING IN THE STATE OF
GEORGIA AS A HOBBY & WON A TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2005. FOR ME,
BEATING MY FRIEND JEFF ACKERMAN FOR THE FEATURE WIN IN THE
FALL OF '03 AT AFTON SPEEDWAY SPOOKTACULAR. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
Johny Rockola takes the feature win at Aftons Spooktacular
beating Jeff Ackerman (in the background).
I WON MANY FEATURES IN SPEEDWAY CARTS AT PARADISE SPEEDWAY,
LIMEROCK SPEEDWAY & AVON RACEWAY PARK IN THE EARLY '80'S. I
RETIRED FROM GO-KART RACING IN 1983 DUE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
FROM 2000 TO 2004 I WON 14 FEATURE EVENTS WITH MIDSTATE VINTAGE
MODIFIED STOCK CARS. 2005 WAS A YEAR OFF TO DO HOUSE
RENOVATIONS. 2006 NEW CLUB, NEW COMPETITION. JUST BECAUSE I'M
GETTING OLDER & OUR RACING MACHINES ARE PRE-WAR MODIFIEDS,
DON'T MAKE US SLOW.
WE'RE BACK!!!
JOHNY ROCKOLA