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God Speed Kip!
You were one of the best and will be missed!

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Spoke with him several years ago in Denver. Nice guy and a very impressive Mustang. RIP Kip. Sad day in Fordland for sure.

Jeff

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My dad and I decided to take a trip out to Phoenix for the national event last year. After speaking to kip on the phone many times since we started racing and asking his advice we decided to meet him in person and spend a few days with him and help him out in Phoenix. We had a great time and he went three rounds, he even put me on the spot and made me pull his car up in the staging lanes while he was talking to someone. For an older guy, he was definitely hip to technology. Had his laptop out, had me teaching him ladder software, all while he was using his iPhone to check qualifying order! After he lost third round we went out to eat, he, myself, dad and John Calvert. Kip was sure appreciative that we came out and we hugged each other before parting ways. It would be the only time I ever got to meet or see him but it was a trip I will never forget. RIP Kip you will be missed.

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does anyone else remember kip's FE powered A/Dragster?

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Sad indeed. Recently we had good conversations of making a car run with a little motor, a stick and no carburetor to speak of.

That big super stock 352 ford sure was cool that he raced when I got my start.

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Kip was always there to support The Southwest Nostalgia Drags
It was always fun to tell the uninitiated that he had a 289 and not a 427 under the hood of that Mustang.

See ya later on, buddy

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AAHHH ! Damn it, Kip, we were good friends as soon as I bought my first stocker motor from you decades ago. Always good conversations at the track.
Teach 'em how to 'wheelie' with a stick shift up there. See ya mate !

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You don't have to worry about a forklift running over your foot any more....Kip., I was really hoping that we would get one more photo shoot of us leaving together.....guess that will have to wait until later.... I'll see you when I get there....I know where you are..........my friend

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Very sorry ....my condolences to his family

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When guys come in to my Pontiac engine shop and ask why there's this Mustang picture on my fridge I tell them, "Kip Martin" that's why." ~Respect.~ Damn little of it left nowadays.

I was so looking forward to seeing him again when I get back racing, knowing I could count on his genuine encouragement.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...rtinhooked.jpg Thanks AutoImagery.com

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Can't even begin to express how deeply saddened I am to learn of Kip's passing. I never had the opportunity to meet him, but between stories from my dad and others, it almost felt like I knew him. Wish I had. There are many names in the sportsman ranks that, to me, are pioneers of the sport. Names I grew up with. He is...was one of them. For all that you knew about Fords, I'll bet the good Lord will help you find another tenth in the Mustang in the sky. Rest in piece.

All of us at Voth Racing

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Watched Kip let that Mustang rip many times at Topeka. Very sad.

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God Speed to him, and condolences to his family

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Kip was not only a racer / machinist / engine buider / record setter, he had other interests also, roller skating, bike riding, piano, he was my core hunting buddy, I always bounced my ideas off him, the people who knew him, he always had a common sense approach to engine building, and solving problems, he did more with less than anyone I know. We will miss you.

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What a great guy, he will be missed. RIP Kip.

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Sad to hear this. The Ford guys lost a good one there.

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Sad day for the ford camp, I will miss the friendly 289 ford rival ( God speed Kip) Everett

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Back in the 70's I teched Kip's Galaxie the first time he raced it at Indy. He won SS/OA class so he got his invitation to teardown. Back then teardown was at Paul Harvey Ford. Dave Danish told me to go over Kip's car from bumper to bumper. Seems that a lot of people were complaining that a big 352 Galaxie should not run like that.

Kip's Galaxie made it through teardown with no problem. At the end of the day Kip shook my hand and thanked me for being so thorough. I thanked him for building a car that followed the rules. Over the years Kip would sometimes call me and ask a question as to whether something he wanted to try was legal or not. I always enjoyed talking to Kip and am glad I had the privilege of knowing him. He was always a gentleman.

RIP my friend.

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I first met Kip through Lloyd Bray and D.G. Gillam when he was racing his Galaxie a lot of years ago. He was always quick with help and unrestricted advice. You will be missed as both fantastic human being and a great racer. Prayers and condolences for his family.

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Don't remember that one.

He had an A/ED with a 407 SBF in the early 90's.

Sad to hear of his passing, he was a big influence, glad I got to see him in Fontana a few years back.

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Thank-you so much for those words Travis....your testimony to his character goes a long way towards familiarity for those of us who were unfortunate not to have met his acquaintance.

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That's the Kip Martin I knew. RIP, Buddy.

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deeply saddened. I called him one nite from Canada regarding a '64 289 cyl head issue. problem solved. always have followed his racing via DRC/national dragster & will always regret not being able to get to the west coast to see him run. there are class champions...kip is a true champion with class.

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R I P. I never knew the gentlemen but from what I just read in these pages he was some great man. He passed on my little brothers birthday who we lost 4 years ago June.
What a great video Ford Racing had on Kip.
stock 64 block, stock 289 crank, 9500 rpm launches to heaven. wow.
Chris.

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If memory serves me I believe Kip ran one of the Patterson SS Camaro's (IA?) in the early 80's,along with the many Fords.My condolences to his family,he will be missed. gsa612

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Remember this?

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Just a little update:
I just arrived home from helping Kip's daughters go thru things at the house.Wanted all of you to know, they have really enjoyed all the things everybody has wrote here on class racer.
As others have wrote on here, Kip was a classical pianist, total authority on figure and roller skating, and a certified pilot.Here in the last few years he had really took on bike riding and enjoyed timing how long it would take him to go X amount of miles (imagine that!)
Keep the stories rolling in guys, his daughters are having a ball reading them
Mike

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When I lived in new Mexico I use to meet Kip where ever we were going to race and always did a side tour sight seeing one time we met in Gallup New Mexico at the same cafe . One time we stopped to look at the huge Creator going to phoenix, also during that trip not only Kip was a Good skater ,liked Classical music, one night during this road trip we both went out with Randy at Lamb Components' and that night after a few strong beverages ,even though Kip hardly even indulged Randy, Kip and I because expert dancers at some fifties sixties place at least we thought were were lol at this , That night we even learned how to close the place down ,wow that was about 30 years ago or more

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In The early 80's I had Kip Build me a 455 Super Duty Pontiac Motor for My Super Stocker and Marlan Davis from Hot Rod magazine did a article on the Dyno Session Kip did on My combination , Kip used to say many years after that article people from all over the world would always mention that article we use to laugh on how much fun we had when the article was being written

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Kip was also the Stepfather to Darin Morgan.
Darin has always given credit to Kip for his career as a racing cylinder porter and builder.

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My Deepest Sympathies to the Martin family. All though I never had the pleasure of meeting Kip Martin, his name is legendary in the world of Drag Racing and I have followed his racing and accomplishments for many, many years.

Gary Merrick

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Kip would visit his daughters out in Kansas, on his way back to Phoenix he would stop at my shop in Colorado and spend a few days, this was always my oppurtunity to discuss my car setup with him, Kip and Harold Bettes would talk for hours about the old days while I would work, those lunches were always filled with tech talk :) those I will miss, at night he would always go out to dinner with my family, and my family was very close to him. I remember one day we drove up to Denver to buy a 454 core, always Kip the gentlemen engaged in a conversation with the seller, and for you guys that never met Kip, he was a very likeable, the kind of person you liked having around!

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RIP. Thoughts and prayers to the family.

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Prayers for Kip and his family! .I often wondered how he could get a 289 with 440 cfm carburetor to go that fast. He was the yardstick that Fazio Family Racing measured their performance!

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In the early 70's we were racing at Amarillo , Texas and Kip was pitted by me and he had to tear down the Engine I believe for a record with His Ford Galaxy ,just as I was changing a new cam in My Chevy .Darn if Kip had his motor apart and back to gather before I got the cam done , so he came over and helped me finish , I knew his motive we were all going to go out to diner that night and he wanted to make sure we did that lol
Of course i bought
Wow He was one of the quickest racer i know who could take his engine apart for tear down and get it back together in time to go out to diner (tie):):cool:

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Kip had just set the SS/L record (again) in Tucson. I asked him if he held anything back....He just smiled....and said....."Nope....that is all we got"....and gave me a wink

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Like many of you here, I never met Kip, but that didn't stop him from being one of my heroes. Godspeed, Kip.

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Kip was not only the best automotive machinist that I have known but also the most helpful. I was lucky enough to meet him years ago when his machine shop was in back of Alan Patterson's and he has been one of my heros since. He will be greatly missed.
My prayers are with his family.
Pete

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My thoughts are out for his family. I first heard of him when he was in KS and I was aware that he moved his operation to AZ. You can sure tell by the posts on here that he touched a lot of people in his life.

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The service will be next sat at Minnis Chapel in Stafford, Kansas at 2pm. His burial will follow at Sylvia Cemetery in Sylvia, Kansas. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Kip Martin Mermorial Fund in care of Minnis Chapel at 125 North Main Stafford, Kansas 67578. His obituary can be seen Shadowmountainmortuary.com starting tomorrow.