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Another Legend Lost- Sush Matsubara
I just learned that Sush Matsubara passed away within the last hour.
There is no other information available at this time.
Sush is probably best known as the driver of the Pisano-Matusbara Revell Funny Car and Mondello & Matsubara Blown Fuel Altered Fiat Topolino, among others.
Please keep his family, friends and many fans in your thoughts and prayers.
More information when available.
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07-27-2006, 05:24 PM
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Please keep his family, friends and many fans in your thoughts and prayers.
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Will do. That just SUCKS. I grew up watching him race. |
07-27-2006, 05:26 PM
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Thanks for sharing the sad info. It was only yesterday when I used to watch the Pisano & Matsubara's candy apple red vega fc at Irwindale. Those were indeed the good ol days.
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07-27-2006, 05:33 PM
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In the middle '60s Sush & I worked together in West Los Angeles. In the late '60s to early '70s we were business partners in Santa Monica. See you in the Fuel Altered Pits Sush. RIP buddy.
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07-27-2006, 05:36 PM
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Pisano and Matsubara vs Big John were some good times. Long live the memories.
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07-27-2006, 05:36 PM
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I have a couple of pictures that Howard Hogan posted in one of the Yahoo Groups. He gave me permission to post them. I can't but I'll send them to Kelly and ask her to post it if she has a minute.
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07-27-2006, 05:39 PM
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Was Sush that Asian FC driver in the Movie American Nitro? Anybody have any Pics of his car?
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07-27-2006, 05:44 PM
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No, that was Dave Uheyara.
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07-27-2006, 05:46 PM
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God, please not another one... I know you have Your Reasons but Please...
My teenage years have been ripped apart this year, I'm almost at the point of having no more TEARS to shead...
All the passes I watched Sush make, all of Joe and Frankie's car I watch Sush hurt. Geez, I just smiled... Standing right at the tree, Spectator side at OCIR,just walked through the gate, Left Turn Sush, there went the 69 Corvair.
6 weeks later at Ontario, sitting half track on the pit side, Right Turn Sush...
Sush could flat out Drive... Loved watching him in a AA/FA, Loved him In Joe's cars...
RIP Sush... think the card game's at Maz's Truck...
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Here's a link to one of the Pisano cars he drove... the Pisano Brothers Corvair.
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07-27-2006, 06:32 PM
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Darr thanks for that link, Did Irwindale have an Overpass near the Finishline? Looked like it in that sequence. 
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07-27-2006, 06:35 PM
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Darr thanks for that link, Did Irwindale have an Overpass near the Finishline? Looked like it in that sequence. |
No that crash sequence is from OCIR. |
07-27-2006, 06:50 PM
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god speed sush, jp has the car ready for u.thoughts and prayers to family and friends
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07-27-2006, 07:00 PM
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Thanks for the memories Sush - Rest in Peace... God bless.
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07-27-2006, 07:03 PM
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It is a really sad time when we've lost funny car pioneers like Dyno Don, Ronnie Sox, Big John Mazmanian and now Sush in such a short period of time. As a friend of mine said in an email today, make it to your nearest Hot Rod Reunion to see the legends before they are all gone. |
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