RIP, Gary...
We had many great times back when you had your track in Vista and all the Nats we were at. I hope you find peace...
You had many friends that will remember you.
Gary Cleverly, 1959-2011
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 04:16 PM
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 04:56 PM
RIP, Gary. A super nice guy and so talented.
Those were the days, racing G20s in Vista.
Those were the days, racing G20s in Vista.
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 05:59 PM
Several have asked and all I will say is he is gone and not forgotten to the guys that knew him...
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 06:32 PM
I remember when he was first up here racing HOs in the early '90s, out at Brian Lowes. He fell in love with the NW and visited many times, all of them were packed with Gary's zest.
RIP, dude.
You'll be remembered.
RIP, dude.
You'll be remembered.
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 06:46 PM
It's a bummer about Gary.
I really enjoyed when he was around back when he was racing 1/24.
I really enjoyed when he was around back when he was racing 1/24.
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 08:27 PM
Wow!!... Just reading the very sad news...
i knew Gary from Vista in the early '90s when Foamy, Mark Brown, and I raced three types of Flexi NASCARs in a race series that he held.
And then Gary raced HO with SCHOR for a couple years...
The Guinness World Record HO lap total for 24 hours was set at Gary's, also in the '90s, when he had his HO track. John Cukras and Dale Yamashita were part of that SCHOR Team (just a bit of nostalgia)...
He will be missed... by many friends...
RIP, Mr Cleverly.
i knew Gary from Vista in the early '90s when Foamy, Mark Brown, and I raced three types of Flexi NASCARs in a race series that he held.
And then Gary raced HO with SCHOR for a couple years...
The Guinness World Record HO lap total for 24 hours was set at Gary's, also in the '90s, when he had his HO track. John Cukras and Dale Yamashita were part of that SCHOR Team (just a bit of nostalgia)...
He will be missed... by many friends...
RIP, Mr Cleverly.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 02:21 AM
Sad to see the guys I raced with dying off, it's getting way too frequent.
The light at the end of the tunnel is almost always a train.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 09:58 AM
Gary had no money at the end and a fund has been set up. I'm checking into it right now.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 10:01 AM
And no surviving relatives either, according to what I've been able to find.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 10:12 AM
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 10:14 AM
Gregory Wells
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 09:28 PM
Sad to see the guys I raced with dying off, it's getting way too frequent.
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 01:28 AM
Dang, I used to drive all the way to Vista just to shoot the bull with Gary.
He helped me in many ways with racing, and introduced me to Beuf and Keith Keeler. He talked me into playing with HOs.
He was one of the better track owners, and we all will miss him.
He helped me in many ways with racing, and introduced me to Beuf and Keith Keeler. He talked me into playing with HOs.
He was one of the better track owners, and we all will miss him.
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 10:37 AM
Here's the link, Barn:
Gary Cleverly Memorial Fund
Greg, I called and emailed him but have gotten no response yet.
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 10:38 AM
Dunno what to say, Barn. I just picked up the link from the Indycarz forum.
Let us know if you hear back.
Let us know if you hear back.
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Posted 10 January 2012 - 02:54 PM
RIP, Gary... One of a kind.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 01:02 PM
I met Gary in the late '80s.
We were both 1/8 scale RC500 R/C gas car racers in San Diego.
After a couple years of that Gary talked me into trying go-cart racing.
So we went go-cart racing and Gary sponsored one of the young hot shoe drivers.
Gary had a black 911 and a red Chevy pick-up with shell and big sound system that he competed with at the stereo wars. Gary at the time lived in Del Mar (think Dull Mar was ihis personalized lic plate) and the GTP races were being held then at the Del Mar horse track.
So Gary told us how on a foggy damp night he took his 911 and did a lap on the GTP track. With security chasing him off the grounds he managed to sneak his 911 back home without being caught.
I thought he was related to the Cleverlys that owned some car dealers at one time back in Indiana or ?
I lost track of him when he got into slot cars but was not surprised later to hear about the awesome tracks he raced/managed.
Gary lived a charmed life, did he ever have a real job? I think he spent his time enjoying hobby after hobby.
We were both 1/8 scale RC500 R/C gas car racers in San Diego.
After a couple years of that Gary talked me into trying go-cart racing.
So we went go-cart racing and Gary sponsored one of the young hot shoe drivers.
Gary had a black 911 and a red Chevy pick-up with shell and big sound system that he competed with at the stereo wars. Gary at the time lived in Del Mar (think Dull Mar was ihis personalized lic plate) and the GTP races were being held then at the Del Mar horse track.
So Gary told us how on a foggy damp night he took his 911 and did a lap on the GTP track. With security chasing him off the grounds he managed to sneak his 911 back home without being caught.
I thought he was related to the Cleverlys that owned some car dealers at one time back in Indiana or ?
I lost track of him when he got into slot cars but was not surprised later to hear about the awesome tracks he raced/managed.
Gary lived a charmed life, did he ever have a real job? I think he spent his time enjoying hobby after hobby.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 01:09 PM
Yeah, his folks owned Cleverly Cadillac in Indianapolis, I am told.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 01:25 PM
Thank you very much, cheater.
Back in the '80s the first cell phone call to my house was from Gary.
Back in the '80s the first cell phone call to my house was from Gary.
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