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Former driver of the BME (Bill
Miller Engineering) Top Fuel dragster, with a best time of 316.75
MPH in 4.59 sec., Tim Gibson has teamed up with the Stevens Family
to drive their new Top Fuel Dragster. "I'm very excited about
driving the Stevens Family' dragster in NHRAIHRA Top Fuel" reports
Gibson, who at 46 is also known for his engineering and design
expertise. A native of Alabama, he moved to California in 1984 and
immediately went to work for Don Long Race Cars, a company that
built some of racing's most famous, quickest, and fastest Top Fuel
Dragsters. While working at Long's shop, Gibson attended UCLA and in
1990 earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. At UCLA he built a
glider aircraft that won the annual UCLA Engineer's Week flight
competition 2 consecutive years, and even took a turn as the
president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Upon graduation from UCLA in 1990, Gibson worked for two years in
the stealthy world of TRW Space and Defense prior to beginning a
five-year stint with Dan Gurney's All American Racers, working first
on the IMSA Championship winning Toyota GTP program and later the
AAR Indy Car along with other programs. In 1998 Gibson left
Gurney's to begin working in drag racing aerodynamics, first for
Roland Leong at Don Prudhomme's and later for Wes Cerny at Joe Gibbs
Racing. Gibson’s accomplishments ultimately led to his employment in
the design of Force's Castrol GTX Ford Mustang, which included a
significant increase in the car's aerodynamic efficiency.
In addition to his work as John Force's aerodynamicist, Gibson
designed the Gibson-Miller Supercharger and Fuel Injection systems,
has driven vintage front engine Top Fuel cars at selected vintage
racing events, and has driven in the Skip Barber open-wheel road
racing series and now owns and operates Gibson wheels. The
lightest wheels in the industry..
Gibson has been featured in
magazines, newspapers, and television, and has a strong relationship
with the media.
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