Gas Ronda Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

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Gas Ronda was born on 25 August, 1926 in Italy. He is a professional race car driver and is considered one of the greatest drivers of all time. He is best known for his victories in the Formula One World Championship, winning the championship three times in 1954, 1955 and 1956. Ronda began his racing career in 1948, competing in the Italian Grand Prix. He went on to win the Italian Grand Prix in 1950 and 1951. He then moved to Formula One in 1952, where he won the championship in 1954, 1955 and 1956. He also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1958. Ronda retired from racing in 1961, but continued to be involved in the sport as a team manager and consultant. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1989. Ronda is 91 years old and has a net worth of $20 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful racing career and his involvement in the sport. He is currently living in Italy.

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Age91 years old
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Born25 August, 1926
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Date of death25 October 2017
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Ronda died of cancer on 25 October 2017. He was 91.

In 2016, Ronda was made a member of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame.

Only in the 1990s did he have time to begin becoming involved again, at events like the NHRA Motorsports Museum Hot Rod Reunions, or the 2016 Winternats, where one of his early Funny Cars was on display by NHRA, celebrating 50 years of the class.

It was in this car Ronda suffered a career-ending fire, when his engine exploded at the AHRA Winter Nationals at Beeline Dragway in Mesa, Arizona, on 25 January 1970. Transmission fluid burned through the car's firewall, severely burning his lower body. It was as a direct result of that accident, that onboard fire extinguisher systems were made mandatory for all funny cars.

This was replaced by Ronda's last, and quickest, car, a Logghe Bros.-chassised Mustang Mach 1, in 1969. The Mach I gave him a win at OCIR's Manufacturers Championships that year, defeating the Chi-Town Hustler (owned by Pat Minick, tuned by Austin Coil, and driven by John Farkonas) in the final round. He won the same event several more times.

Ronda made a brief return to Super Stock in 1968, when Ford introduced the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang, at the Winternats.

In 1967, he got a new tube-frame Mustang, again owned by Davis, prepared by Holman Moody; Ronda painted it "poppy red", also. With a stock body, tilt front end, and working doors, it ran a best of 7.90 seconds at 184.04 mph (296.18 km/h), after Ronda added a supercharger toward year's end.

Ronda's new longer-wheelbase 1966 Mustang proved extremely quick, clocking E.T.'s into mid-eights. Then Ritchey, who played a significant part in Ronda's success, was killed in a racing accident at Fontana, California; Ronda pulled back on the car's setup and only ran nines for months afterward.

For the 1965 season, Ronda got a 427 SOHC ("Cammer") A/FX Mustang (with a four-speed manual transmission, which was capable of 10-second e.t.s. At the time, however, the Ramchargers, led by Jimmy Nix, were match racing injected nitro-burning altered-wheelbase Dodges, banned in A/FX, capable of eights, and they eclipsed the legal A/FX cars. That year, Ronda went to the Mr. Stock final at the 1965 AHRA World Championship at Lions Drag Strip in Wilmington, California, where he lost to fellow Ford Drag Racing Team member Dick Brannan; this earned Ronda US$700. Ronda said, “Of all the cars I raced, the 1965 Mustang was the most fun to drive.”

To be able to more easily collaborate with Ritchey, Ronda moved to Covina midway through 1964, taking a job with Russ Davis Ford.

Because Ford had sold more than the fifty required to homolgate the 427 Fairlanes, they were eligible for Super Stock, rather than F/X (Factory Experimental). Ronda got one, which he had repainted "bright poppy red", like the (then-new) Mustang. Ronda faced Butch Leal's Thunderbolt in the final of the 1964 Winternationals, and won, recording a pass of 11.78 seconds at 123.40 mph (198.59 km/h). He also took (" NHRA's national Top Stock crown that year, at the wheel of a 427 Fairlane.

It was in the Thunderbolt, as part of the Bill Waters Ford Racing Team in 1964, that Ronda won Super Stock at the first Hot Rod Magazine Championship Drag Races, in Riverside, California. He was also a member of the Ford factory drag racing team, running one of their 427-powered Fairlane Thunderbolts.

He changed over to a 427 cu in (7,000 cc) Galaxie in 1963, but, though it was "one of the quickest and fastest" in the U.S., it was overweight compared to its competition.

He moved up to Super Stock, where his 1962 Ford Galaxie, with a tri-power 406 cu in (6,650 cc), was a match for the 409 cu in (6,700 cc), Impalas. At first, he was based at George Newtell's Downtown Ford car dealership in Los Angeles, where Ronda was a salesman.

Always looking for the unusual ride, Ronda started in Stock, driving Hudsons and Buicks, early in the 1950s, in Southern California. He switched to a Corvette, like other racers, but was disappointed by the lack of variety from his competition, which also mainly drove Chevrolets. Instead, he picked a 352 cu in (5,770 cc)/360 hp (270 kW) 1960 Ford Starliner.

Gaspar Ronda (b. 25 August 1926, d. 25 October 2017), better known as Gas Ronda, was an American drag racer. He was also a restaurateur. In 2016, Ronda was made a member of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame.

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