Ron Hope - 'Rat Trap'

DRIVER INFORMATION
Name:	Ron Hope - 'Rat Trap'
Hometown:	Franklin, Tennessee, raised in Whittier, California
Car:	Rat Trap Fuel Altered
Engine:	417 Donovan
Car Owner:	Ron Hope
Class:	Nostalgia Fuel Altered
CrewChief:	Brian Hope
Crew:	Paul Marshall, Dianne Hope, Rebecca Hope
Major Sponsors:	Hedman Hedders, Hot Heads, Nitro Plate, Missile Engineering, Valvoline, US Automotive
Website Address:	www.rattrapracing.com
Career Stats:	2 runner-ups
Why do you love racing?	It is a wonderful sport with all the lessons of life - hard work, failures and success
Hobbies:	All motor sports
First Race Car:	1932 Ford Roadster
Personal Status:	Wife Dianne (41 years of marriage), 6 children and 14 grandchildren
Personal Car:	Corvette
Favorite Music:	60s popular music, country music
Favorite Movie:	Christmas Vacation, Patton, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tombstone
Favorite Food:	Italian, Mexican
Interesting facts about yourself:	Previous Bonneville record holder; Member of the El Mirage 200 MPH Club; Current Bonneville/Land Speed participant in addition to drag racing; My 16-year-old granddaughter Victoria Hope became the youngest person ever to gain her A license at Bonneville running 205 mph; We have participated twice at Goodwood Festival of Speed with the Fuel Altered; Currently preparing for appearance at Leadfoot Festival in New Zealand prior to scheduled events in US and Canada; Currently field three cars at Bonneville in addition to owning and operating a company servicing the auction industry in 22 locations and 19 states