Dan Carmichael took the final checkered flag this morning at age 96.
After an amazing life as a naval aviator flying fighters off carriers in the Pacific in WWII. Dan was a triple ace pilot with 13 confirmed and two additional acknowledged shot down. An ace being 5 confirmed "kills".
He starting racing when the navy said he was to old to test fly jets anymore ultimately winning three SCCA National Championships starting with CSR in 1969 and 1970 and then Formula Atlantic in 1995 at the ripe age of 75.
He was well known as an athlete in Columbus Ohio winning the Ohio Amateur Golf championship 1960. Also a successful and established architect designing mainly schools and hospitals.
A graduate of Princeton in 1941 Dan and wife Patti Teachnor Carmichael had three children Tracy now 66, Danny now 64 and Sally now 61. Dan was predeceased by Patti's passing n 2008.
Dan's close racing bud Charlie Dietrich, who always referred to him and called Dan "Ace", passed just a year ago and undoubtedly they are rehashing their races, won and lost, as races always do.
After an amazing life as a naval aviator flying fighters off carriers in the Pacific in WWII. Dan was a triple ace pilot with 13 confirmed and two additional acknowledged shot down. An ace being 5 confirmed "kills".
He starting racing when the navy said he was to old to test fly jets anymore ultimately winning three SCCA National Championships starting with CSR in 1969 and 1970 and then Formula Atlantic in 1995 at the ripe age of 75.
He was well known as an athlete in Columbus Ohio winning the Ohio Amateur Golf championship 1960. Also a successful and established architect designing mainly schools and hospitals.
A graduate of Princeton in 1941 Dan and wife Patti Teachnor Carmichael had three children Tracy now 66, Danny now 64 and Sally now 61. Dan was predeceased by Patti's passing n 2008.
Dan's close racing bud Charlie Dietrich, who always referred to him and called Dan "Ace", passed just a year ago and undoubtedly they are rehashing their races, won and lost, as races always do.
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