Jimbo was Born and Raised in Needles...
Jimbo's only brother, that I know of, is named Pete...but everyone still calls him "Bubba"...The name Jimbo gave him when he, Jimbo, was about three...
Pete would be 84 years old, and had worked on the Santa Fe Railroad for 46 years. He races blown jets on the IHBA Drag Boat Series...He raced kneel downs for awhile until he was hurt. He got a broken pelvis from a D Hydro accident...After that, he seemed to favor Jet Boats. He has a Classic twin engine jet Sleek Craft and about 14 other boats at his shop in Needles...Pete also collects cars, he has a 1938 Ford Roadster, and about 5 Classic Pontiacs.
I'm not postive Jimbo was born in Needles, but I know he was there when he was three....
Spent two enjoyable evenings over the Thanksgiving Holidays with Cathy and Jimbo...Claims he is working on a book, as he doesn't want me taking pictures of his pictures, but........we'll see!!!
Can't even begin to retell the stories we told, as they took two days to tell...I could tell how Jimbo got arrested in Illinois for not having Illinois plates or and Illinois driver's license.....but it ain't that good of a story!!!
The judge let him go!!!! (But Jimbo was late for work that day)...
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Jimbo, Jimmy Dawe and Glen Chambers
I was looking at this picture, that is Jimbo next to Jimmy Dawe...But that is Glen Chambers, behind them...All three were Needles Boat Racers...
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Marathon of Champions: Long Beach 1971
Ted May and Jimbo ran second to Mike Wallace.