| 词条 | Gary Gabelich |
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Personal lifeGary Gabelich was born 29 August 1940 and was raised in southern California and attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School. He grew up during the height of the Southern California race scene and became friends with many famous racers of the era like drag racer Tom McEwen. The nearby Lions Drag Strip was adjacent to Long Beach and he was influenced by the NHRA drag racing legend Big Joe Reath of the Reath Automotive Speed Shop in Long Beach.[4][5] Gabelich married Rae Marie Ramsey (born 1946). She graduated Palo Alto High School Palo Alto, CA in 1964 and moved to Long Beach in 1968. Guy Michael Gabelich was born in the early 1980s. She was a flight attendant and later a member of the Long Beach city council.[6][7] Gabelich's father was of Croatian American descent and his mother was Mexican American.[8][9] Gabelich died in January 1984 in a motorcycle crash. CareerGabelich drove a split window 1960 era Volkswagen delivery van for Vermillion's Drug store in his younger days. He lived with his parents in the Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach, California during this time. He later went to work for North American Aviation which became North American Rockwell after a 1967 merger with Rockwell-Standard. Gabelich started in the mail room and stayed for nine years in various positions from staff assistant before becoming a part-time test subject for Project Apollo in the years 1968 and 1969. Gabelich served as an Apollo test astronaut in 1968-1969 as stated on the plaque his family dedicated to him in 2001.[10] Unlike the actual astronauts, he was not flying the capsules, but testing their long-term viability in weightless conditions, their tolerance and performance under conditions of extreme lateral forces and, though they seldom spoke of it on televised moon shots, the toilet facilities.[11] Gabelich was Mercury Seven astronaut Wally Schirra's exact size and he did a lot of space checkout for him and testing of capsules and equipment before they were man-rated for operational use.[12] Project Mercury ended in the early 1960s and Wally Schirra went on to become commander of Apollo 7. Land speed record{{Main|Blue Flame (automobile)}}Gabelich broke the LSR by achieving average speeds of {{convert|622.407|mi/h|km/h|3|abbr=on}} over a flying mile and {{convert|630.388|mi/h|km/h|3|abbr=on}} over a flying kilometer.[13] The thrust used during this attempt was between {{convert|13,000|lbs|kg|abbr=off}} and {{convert|15,000|lbs|kg|abbr=off}}.[14] A top speed of approximately {{convert|650|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} was momentarily attained during one run. The FIA rules dictate that a land speed mark is recognized only after two runs through the FIA measured kilometer and mile courses. The two corresponding speeds are then averaged for the official time and speed. Additionally both runs must be made within one hour.[15] Gabelich averaged {{convert|629.412|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} on his first run and {{convert|631.367|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} on his second run for an average speed of {{convert|630.388|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} establishing a new kilometer FIA LSR.[16] The mile FIA LSR was the first exceeding {{convert|1000|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}} and remained unbeaten until 1983, when Richard Noble broke it driving Thrust 2. The faster kilometer FIA LSR remained unbroken for 27 years when ThrustSSC went supersonic in 1997.[17][18][19] Racing careerIn 1969 Gabelich established a quarter mile Drag boat record of {{convert|200.44|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} [20][21] This is not the same as the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) Water Speed Record (WSR) in which Donald Campbell broke {{convert|200|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} on 23 July 1955 in the Bluebird K7. Gabelich was seriously injured in the crash of an experimental 4 wheel drive Funny Car in 1972[22] that careered out of control at {{convert|180|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} during a quarter mile run almost severing his left forearm and broke his left leg so severely that more than a year later he still wore a cast.[23] This incident ended his racing career and he never raced again, concentrating instead on a new supersonic vehicle. After racingIn the early 1980s he established the "Rocketman Corporation" with Tom Daniel.[24] The objective was to design and build a vehicle capable of reaching speeds in the {{convert|800|mi/h|km/h|0|abbr=on}} range. This conceptual vehicle was named "American Way"[25] but the project was cut short by his untimely death in January 1984 in a motorcycle crash.[26] Gabelich was part of the cast in the 1977 movie Joyride to nowhere and he made a documentary, One Second from Eternity: The History of the Land Speed Record in 1971.[27] Gabelich and his family appeared on Family Feud with Richard Dawson, where he presented the key to the city of Long Beach, California to Dawson. In 2008 Gabelich was inducted into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame[28] in front of the Convention Center on Pine Avenue. He was represented at the ceremony by his wife Rae,[29] a Long Beach City Councilwoman who retired in 2012 after eight years of service.[30][31] See also
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The story of the Blue Flame LSR car - Absolutely awesome historic LSR video|url=http://bangshift.com/videos/set-the-record-the-story-of-the-blue-flame-lsr-car-absolutely-awesome-historic-lsr-video/|publisher=Bangshift.com, August 28, 2012}} 18. ^{{cite web|title=The Blue Flame Record Car|url=http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/octane_features/262615/the_blue_flame_record_car.html|publisher=Text: Charles Armstrong-Wilson Photos: Richard Keller/American gas association}} 19. ^{{cite web|last=Wells|first=Bruce A.|title=The Blue Flame – Natural Gas Rocket Car|url=http://aoghs.org/news/the-blue-flame-natural-gas-rocket-car/|publisher=American Oil & Gas Historical Society Copyright © 2014}} 20. ^{{cite web|last=Speed|first=John|title=GARY GABELICH -BIOGRAPHY|url=http://dragboattv.com/gary-gabelich-bio/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234607/http://dragboattv.com/gary-gabelich-bio/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2013-10-04|publisher=Staff Writer, DragBoatTV.com}} 21. ^{{cite web|title=Bangor Daily News|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19840127&id=eyg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CeEIAAAAIBAJ&pg=2540,4130331|publisher=Google News Archive Jan 27th, 1984}} 22. ^{{cite web|title=Pacififc Ocean Blue {{!}} Tales of LA's Past / Tales of LA Today|url=http://talesofla.tumblr.com/post/37242615821/gary-gabelich-born-1940-san-pedro-california|publisher=talasofla blog}} 23. ^{{cite web|last=Gerber|first=Dan|title=Fastest Foot In The West|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088130/2/index.htm|publisher=Sports Illustrated December 17, 1973}} 24. ^{{cite web|title=GARY GABELICH and TOM DANIEL|url=http://www.bluebird-electric.net/gary_gabelich_and_tom_daniel.htm|publisher=Copyright © 2013 Bluebird Marine Systems Limited}} 25. ^{{cite web|last=Daniel|first=Tom|title=American Way Land Speed Record Vehicle|url=http://www.tomdaniel.com/td_career/td_articles/rocketman_design/rocketman_home.html|publisher=2007}} 26. ^{{cite web|title=Gabelich, 43, Dies After Accident|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/27/sports/gabelich-43-dies-after-accident.html|publisher=NY Times January 27, 1984}} 27. ^{{cite web|title=Gary Gabelich - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0300021/|publisher=Copyright © 1990-2014 IMDb.com, Inc.}} 28. ^{{cite web|title=Photo of Walk of Fame|url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NVIyqlcHzR4/SAlUHhJ8iFI/AAAAAAAACRs/RV65JeODwRY/s400/IMG_1782+-+cropped.JPG|publisher=Blogspot}} 29. ^{{cite web|last=ZumMallen|first=Ryan|title=What Thursday’s Racing Inductions Mean For Long Beach|url=http://lbpost.com/news/1058-what-thursday-s-racing-inductions-mean-for-long-beach#.UymMlrVxU_5|publisher=Long Beach Post April 18, 2008 01:24}} 30. ^{{cite web|title=Rae Gabelich Will Not Run For Re-Election - Endorses Al Austin|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA7AupMJoBc|publisher=YouTube}} 31. ^{{cite web|last=Saltzgaver|first=Harry|title=Gabelich To Step Down; Supports Austin|url=http://www.gazettes.com/news/government/gabelich-to-step-down-supports-austin/article_2b5bb4aa-51cc-11e1-9948-0019bb2963f4.html|publisher=© Copyright 2014, Long Beach Grunion Gazette Newspapers - Tuesday, February 7, 2012 12:39 pm}} External links
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