Gipson, James 2017-08-24
This interview features James Gipson as he discusses his interest in motorsports. In this interview, Gipson describes his involvement with drag racing, the people he met through racing, and the Amarillo Motorsports Hall of Fame.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: James Gipson
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: August 24, 2017
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 01:22:59 (1 hour 22 minutes)
Abstract
Background information and family history; interest in cars; Working on motors for racing; people that helped him; Building engines, cost of racing; What James remembers most about racing; Amarillo Motorsports Hall of Fame; His children; drag racers that he knew; Memories from his scrapbooks
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to a CD copy in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace https://hdl.handle.net/10605/361823
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