Get To Know… Whit Bazemore
Date of birth: March 12, 1963
Age: 44
Birthplace: New York
Residence: Indianapolis
High school: North Fulton High School , Atlanta
First car: 1971 MG Midget
Current car: 2001 BMW M5
First race car: Formula Ford
Dream car: Porsche Carrera GT
Favorite race tracks: Bandimere Speedway and Bristol Dragway
Least favorite race track: None
Most knowledgeable fans: There is a contingent of knowledgeable fans at every race
Best part of being a Top Fuel/Funny Car driver: Being successful at a job I love to do
Worst part of being a Top Fuel/Funny Car driver: Constant travel
If you weren’t a Top Fuel driver, you’d be: On the street or trading stocks
Racing heroes: Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Don Prudhomme, Don Garlits and Shirley Muldowney
Biggest racing influence: Too many people have helped me to name just one.
Greatest win: Indy in 1997 and 2001
Biggest racing moment: Winning Indy
Favorite opponent: John Force
Least favorite opponent: No one
Favorite sport (non-racing): Cycling
Favorite athlete: Eddy Merckx
Favorite sports team: MacLaren
Favorite food: Indian
Least favorite food: I don’t have one
Favorite restaurant: All India Café in Pasadena , Calif. In Indy, it’s H2o sushi.
Favorite type of music: Right now, it’s blues-based rock
Least favorite type of music: I like all kinds of music
Favorite musician: Jimmy Page
Favorite TV show: Cyclism Sundays
Favorite TV station: OLN
Favorite movie: Godfather (Part 1)
Favorite actor: Robert DeNiro or Jack Nicholson
Favorite actress: Annette Bening
Favorite book: Market Wizards, Technical Analysis Explained and Sheep in a Jeep
Favorite author: Mario Puzo
Favorite magazines: F1 Racing, Pro Cycling, Dwell (AND, Cycle Sport, VeloNews, Motorsport, Autoweek, Outside, Houses, National Geographic, NYTimes, Investors’ Business Daily…I’m a periodical junkie!)
Favorite websites: Cyclingnews.com, PezCyclingNews.com, SevenCycles.com, IQCharts.com
Pet peeves: Incompetence
If you could have dinner with three other people, who would they be: My wife, son and dad.
Person you’d most like to meet: Aryton Senna
