MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES
60's CLASS
#6 BOB "RIP" RIPLEY JR, PINE CITY, NY
#6 BOB "RIP" RIPLEY JR, PINE CITY, NY
THIS 1939 CHEVY COUPE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME WARRIOIR IN THE
MIDSTATE ANTIQUE STOCK CAR CLUB. ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1987 BY MIKE
AND JIM CHASE AS A REPLICA OF BRETT COBB'S #45 MIDSTATE CAR, IT HAS
ALSO BEEN CAMPAIGNED BY BOB RUSSEL AND JOE BUCHEK SR. IN THE CLUB.
MIDSTATE ANTIQUE STOCK CAR CLUB. ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1987 BY MIKE
AND JIM CHASE AS A REPLICA OF BRETT COBB'S #45 MIDSTATE CAR, IT HAS
ALSO BEEN CAMPAIGNED BY BOB RUSSEL AND JOE BUCHEK SR. IN THE CLUB.
Mike Chase's #45 @ Midstate in 1988. Courtesy of Carl Carpenter
CURRENT OWNER BOB 'RIP' RIPLEY JR. IS STILL EMPLOYING
THE RELIABLE SLANT SIX PLYMOUTH AS WELL AS THE
CAR'S ORIGINAL DRIVETRAIN. IN THE PAST RIP HAS
WORKED ON THE #63 STREET STOCK OF BOB CURREN @
SHANGRI-LA IN THE 90'S. HIS CURRENT CREW INCLUDES HIS
BROTHER SCOTT, FATHER BOB SR. AND BROTHER IN LAW
MARK VOORHESS. SPONSORS OF THE CAR INCLUDE
JACKSON WELDING SUPPLY OF BATAVIA, NY AND MANZARI'S
BAR AND GRILL IN ELMIRA, NY. RIP HAS JUST STARTED
RACING THIS YEAR AND THE BUG HAS GOT HIM. LOOK FOR
THE SLANT SIX AT ONE OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS.
THE RELIABLE SLANT SIX PLYMOUTH AS WELL AS THE
CAR'S ORIGINAL DRIVETRAIN. IN THE PAST RIP HAS
WORKED ON THE #63 STREET STOCK OF BOB CURREN @
SHANGRI-LA IN THE 90'S. HIS CURRENT CREW INCLUDES HIS
BROTHER SCOTT, FATHER BOB SR. AND BROTHER IN LAW
MARK VOORHESS. SPONSORS OF THE CAR INCLUDE
JACKSON WELDING SUPPLY OF BATAVIA, NY AND MANZARI'S
BAR AND GRILL IN ELMIRA, NY. RIP HAS JUST STARTED
RACING THIS YEAR AND THE BUG HAS GOT HIM. LOOK FOR
THE SLANT SIX AT ONE OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS.
