Steve Gibbs & Ed ‘Ace’ McCulloch to attend BDRHoF Gala
The British Drag Racing Hall of Fame (BDRHoF) announced the exciting news today that Steve Gibbs and Ed ‘The Ace’ McCulloch are flying in for the BDRHoF Gala Awards Dinner being held at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel, London Heathrow on November 19th.
Steve Gibbs got his first drag racing job at San Gabriel drag strip in 1961. By 1969 he had become Advertising Director for the NHRA publication National Dragster, was made Competitions Director in 1972 and then NHRA Vice President Competitions in 1980, conducting some 400 NHRA National Events over a 27-year span.
He went on to initiate the NHRA Museum of which he is still a Board Member along with being a Selection Committee member of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. In fact he has been inducted into a whole bunch of Halls of Fame and received many Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Steve has been instrumental in creating and organizing both the California Hot Rod Reunion at Bakersfield, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, and the 14th annual Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, Bowling Green. He continues to play an instrumental role in the planning and execution of both Reunion events.
Steve said, “It has been a long time since we visited Santa Pod in 1980 so my wife and I are both very excited over the opportunity to visit you folks once again in November. We have heard nothing but good things about the event. Also joining the entourage will be my daughter Cindy Gibbs Arias, a renowned motorsports artist in her own right.”
Ed ‘The Ace’ McCulloch began driving Top Fuel Dragsters in 1964 and Funny Cars in 1969. He won the first time he ever raced at the U.S. Nationals in 1971 and before the end of the season had acquired backing …