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July 06, 2007 at
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I've been advised that "Papa Bill" Bishop has passed away after a long illness. He was certainly one of the pioneers in Oklahoma City racing, fielding cars for a long line of well-known drivers, building winning cars in a lot of different divisions, and helping out countless racers over the years. My thoughts go out to his family.
Funeral arrangements are pending at this time, but it will be some time next week.
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July 06, 2007 at
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Funeral will be Monday at 2:00 p.m.
at Resthaven Funeral Home
500 SW 104th St
Oklahoma City, OK
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July 06, 2007 at
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I know he will be greatly missed by all of us. I'm gonna miss telling him how much fun we had on the weekends and trying to get him to come out with us lol.
I will have some in memory of stickers today. You can stop by my shop or catch me at the races sometime tonight.
I-240 and may, northeast corner of Albertson's parking lot.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
The Johnson family
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July 06, 2007 at
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So sorry to hear about Bill. He was one of the good guys in racing. He will certainly be missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Mike Whitworth and family
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July 06, 2007 at
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That sucks. You just couldn't beat going down there to the shop and listening to the stories. He always took good care of me when I was in there. Our prayers to the family in this tough time. The Jones Family.
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July 06, 2007 at
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A class act.He will be missed. CC
"Back to the Drive"
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July 06, 2007 at
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I'll miss Bill Bishop
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July 07, 2007 at
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Good guy. Who here remembers that four wheel independent suspension champ car from the mid-80's? It always seemed to be a handful for whoever was behind the wheel.
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July 07, 2007 at
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RIP Bill, you were a great man and a visionary.
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July 07, 2007 at
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July 07, 2007 at
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Good man. He forgot more than most will ever know about racing.
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July 07, 2007 at
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Posted By: nonwing bill on July 07 2007 at 01:25:59 AM
Good guy. Who here remembers that four wheel independent suspension champ car from the mid-80's? It always seemed to be a handful for whoever was behind the wheel.
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I remember the car well. Lary Allen seemed to be the only one to do anything in it.
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July 07, 2007 at
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If Bill were here he'd tell you a few more things about that car.Towards the end they started to understand the monster they created but the frame had been through so many crashes that they decided it was time for a new car. They went for the traditional route the next time. Bill will tell you that the suspension peices went to a T-bucket street rod project in Tulsa. The frame went to the trash. Years later Sammy Swindell would call on occassion to get some tips for his IDF sprinter which was banned by the WoO. Had Sammy completed his work, we might have been seeing these cars today.
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July 07, 2007 at
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dot and the family. R.I.P. Bill you will be missed!
Sheila and Lee
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July 07, 2007 at
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Being a MWC Bomber alum., I always liked the car because of it's colors.
If I remember correctly, one USAC car owner said that Bishops experimental car would have been a great pavement car for USAC.
Please post any and all stories you remember about Mr. Bishop here for all of us to read and enjoy. Kinda of a tribute post you might say.
R.I.P. Mr. Biship
David Smith Jr.
www.oklahomatidbits.com
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July 07, 2007 at
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When they first finished the IS car, they wanted an experienced driver to wring it out, so they brought Buddy Cagle out of retirement. I remember the first night he tried it at the Fairgrounds. Suffice to say it wasn't any fun for Buddy. They made a lot of progress on a basic setup, but Buddy realized he was about to crash the car if he tried to go any faster. What they needed, he figured, was a younger driver who hadn't crashed enough yet. Reckon they found one or two.
Bill told me about taking a mini sprint to Pocola one time, with Gary Flatt tagging along to help out and maybe pick up a ride. Anyone whose ever been to Pocola can tell you it's pretty deep water for a minisprint. After a few hot laps, the assigned driver came in and said "Mr Bishop, if you'd like to put Gary in the car, it would be alright with me." One thing Bill insisted on was a driver who'd put his foot in it. This is Gary in the house sprinter in August of '93.
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July 08, 2007 at
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I forgot how nice looking his equipment was. That sprint is very sharp.
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July 08, 2007 at
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God Speed Bill Bishop
It's not HOW fast you go, but how you GO fast.
www.myspace.com/bucky65c
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