Arfons, Art

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Name
Arfons, Art Gender: M
Arthur Eugene Arfons
born on 3 February 1926 at 00:45 (= 12:45 AM )
Place Akron, Ohio, 41n05, 81w31
Timezone CST h6w (is standard time)
Data source
Quoted BC/BR
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Steinbrecher
Astrology data s_su.18.svg s_aqucol.18.svg 13°42' s_mo.18.svg s_libcol.18.svg 12°27 Asc.s_scocol.18.svg 18°58'



Biography

American world land speed record holder three times from 1964 to 1965 with his Green Monster series of jet-powered cars, after a series of Green Monster piston-engine and jet-engined dragsters. He subsequently went on to field a succession of Green Monster turbine-engined pulling tractors, before returning to land speed record racing. He was announced as a 2008 inductee in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame three days after his death.

Art Arfons died on 3 December 2007 at age 81 in Springfield Township, Ohio.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

  • sibling relationship with Arfons, Walt (born 10 December 1916). Notes: Half-brothers

Events

Source Notes

Steinbrecher quotes birth certificate in hand; same quoted in Gauquelin Book of American Charts.

Categories

  • Vocation : Sports : Race Cars
  • Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession