I first met Jim at Bonneville last year. The tech guys didn't like our window net, and put a 150mph cap on us. Someone told me to go find Jim Deist. I found him in a small panel truck in the pits packed full of all sorts of pieces and devices. I explained the problem to him, and he made it HIS problem. He kept scrounging around until he found us some parts that could block the full door on a pickup, something that isn't on Summit, Jegs, Simpson, or even Deist's catalogs or websites.
He was very much at home at Bonneville and the dragstrips from what I gather from other racers who have known him longer. His company is perhaps responsible for thousands of saved lives.
God Speed Jim.
He was very much at home at Bonneville and the dragstrips from what I gather from other racers who have known him longer. His company is perhaps responsible for thousands of saved lives.
God Speed Jim.
