Arthur Challinor Asbury (March 24, 1922, in
Dwight, Ontario
Lake of Bays is a township municipality within the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. The township, situated north of Toronto, is named after the Lake of Bays. During the 2016 census, the township had a population of 3,167 and ...
– November 13, 2003, in
Bobcaygeon
Bobcaygeon is a community on the Trent–Severn Waterway in the City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada.
Bobcaygeon was incorporated as a village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas". Its recorded name ''bob-c ...
, Ontario) is a Canadian hydroplane boat racer. He was inducted into the
Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (CMHF) is a hall of fame run by the Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation as a not-for-profit charitable institution that "honours and recognizes the achievements of individuals and institutions that have m ...
in 2001
World record
On November 1, 1957, Asbury broke the world
water speed record by driving the
Miss Supertest II 184.54 miles per hour on Long Reach,
Picton, Ontario
Picton is an unincorporated community located in Prince Edward County in southeastern Ontario, roughly east of Toronto. It is the county's largest community and former seat located at the southwestern end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of ...
.
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Canadian motorboat racers
2003 deaths
1922 births
Sportspeople from Kawartha Lakes
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