{"id":37,"date":"2025-09-13T17:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2025-09-13T21:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T21:19:11","slug":"5-famous-gay-car-guys-and-their-absolutely-insane-rides-you-wont-believe-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"5 Famous Gay Car Guys and Their Absolutely INSANE Rides (You Won\u2019t Believe #3)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Motorsport isn\u2019t exactly known for being the most inclusive world\u2014but these drivers and enthusiasts didn\u2019t just show up\u2026 they showed up with some of the coolest, fastest, and wildest machines ever built<\/strong>. Strap in, because their stories (and cars) are legendary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Travis Shumake \u2013 The 330 MPH Drag Racing Trailblazer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Travis Shumake<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Imagine strapping yourself into a rocket on wheels. That\u2019s life for Travis Shumake<\/strong>, the first openly gay NHRA Top Fuel drag racer. His dragster?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Over 11,000 horsepower<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • 0\u2013330 mph in less than 4 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • He literally hit 330.88 mph<\/strong> at the 2025 Arizona Nationals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • This isn\u2019t just fast\u2014it\u2019s \u201ctear your face off\u201d fast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        2. Charlie Martin \u2013 The Trans Endurance Queen of the N\u00fcrburgring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        Charlie Martin<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        Charlie Martin<\/strong> has taken on some of the world\u2019s nastiest endurance races, all while smashing barriers in motorsport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • She wrangles a Lamborghini Hurac\u00e1n Super Trofeo<\/strong> in one-make battles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • She\u2019s also driven a BMW M240i<\/strong> for 24 straight hours at the N\u00fcrburgring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Endurance, grit, and a V10 screaming at full tilt\u2014absolute legend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          3. Danny Watts \u2013 The Prototype Predator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          Danny Watts<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          British racer Danny Watts<\/strong> kept his sexuality quiet during his career, but his driving was LOUD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Drove the wild Panoz Esperante GT-LM<\/strong>\u2014an American muscle car in European endurance racing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Pushed the Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S<\/strong> Le Mans Prototype at insane speeds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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            His cars were rare, raw, and ridiculously cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            4. Mike Beuttler \u2013 The OG \u201cStockbroker Special\u201d Driver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Mike Beuttler<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

            Back in the 1970s, Mike Beuttler<\/strong> was quietly living as one of F1\u2019s only gay drivers\u2014when being out could\u2019ve ended your career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • His car? A privately funded March F1, nicknamed the \u201cStockbroker Special.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • It wasn\u2019t always the fastest, but it was fearless.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Think about it: gay in the macho world of 1970s Formula 1? Straight-up pioneer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              5. Ralf Schumacher \u2013 The F1 Winner With a Big Reveal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              Ralf Schumacher<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

              Yep, the brother of Michael Schumacher<\/strong>. But don\u2019t get it twisted\u2014Ralf<\/strong> was no sidekick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • Scored 6 Grand Prix victories<\/strong> in Formula 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • His coolest car? The Williams FW23<\/strong>, a BMW-powered beast that gave him his first win.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Decades later, he came out publicly\u2014cementing himself as one of the most successful openly gay drivers in motorsport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                \ud83d\ude97\ud83d\udca5 TL;DR \u2013 Gay Car Guys Who Went FULL THROTTLE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • Travis Shumake \u2013 Top Fuel Dragster (330 mph rocket)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Charlie Martin \u2013 Lamborghini Hurac\u00e1n Super Trofeo \/ BMW M240i endurance racer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Danny Watts \u2013 Panoz Esperante GT-LM & Le Mans Prototype<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Mike Beuttler \u2013 \u201cStockbroker Special\u201d March F1 car<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Ralf Schumacher \u2013 Williams FW23 Formula 1 winner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Motorsport isn\u2019t exactly known for being the most inclusive world\u2014but these drivers and enthusiasts didn\u2019t just show up\u2026 they showed up with some of the coolest, fastest, and wildest machines ever built. Strap in, because their stories (and cars) are legendary. 1. Travis Shumake \u2013 The 330 MPH Drag Racing Trailblazer Imagine strapping yourself into a rocket […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cars"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dooshnozzle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}