Bobby Ore
BornJanuary 1949 (age 74)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish137th (1974)
First race1974 Nashville 420 (Nashville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Bobby Ore (born January 1949) is an American stunt driver. Ore got his start in working with automobiles at a young age, fixing and repairing old vehicles to sell at a profit – then learning to drive and handle them in many different ways. Ore moved on to become a stunt driver working on movies, television shows, and professional engagements including movies[1] such as Gone in 60 Seconds, Project Swordfish, Dukes of Hazzard, and many more. Ore has also had bit roles in acting in movies such as Charlie's Angels[2] as well as performing stunts. Bobby has raced in NASCAR, SCCA, Funny car dragsters and more.[3] He has also gone on to start a driving school[4] for stunt driving and military/tactical driving beginning in 1995 to train aspiring stuntmen and stuntwomen, people looking to have fun, and corporate events.

World record

Ore holds a Guinness Book of World Records record for longest distance in a London double decker bus on 2 wheels for 810 feet.[5]

Business

Ore originally started teaching in 1995 at the urging of the Screen Actors Guild looking for more training of stunt drivers.[4] His school, Bobby Ore Motorsports currently has three locations, Dawsonville, Georgia; Sebring, Florida; and Camarillo, California. Classes include the teaching of forward 180s, reverse 180s, sliding 90s, drifting and other precision vehicle handling techniques. Military and tactical training is also provided to those in the industry and showing proof of credentials.

Ore is also known for his maneuver called the "Circle of Trust" where he drifts a vehicle around a person coming within inches of the person's feet.

Personal life

Ore is married to Roslyn Ore and has six children.[5]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NWCC Pts
1974 Ore Racing 86 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV
17
ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ONT 137th 0.44

References

  1. "Bobby Ore". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  2. Diaz, Cameron; Barrymore, Drew; Liu, Lucy; Murray, Bill (2000-11-03), Charlie's Angels, retrieved 2017-01-31
  3. "Stunt School". The Gentleman's Guide To Racing. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  4. 1 2 "Stunt driver school trains for Georgia's film industry needs". www.apnewsarchive.com. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  5. 1 2 "Stunt driving is pay-to-play | www.thecamarilloacorn.com | Camarillo Acorn". Archived from the original on 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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