JUPITER, Fla. – Christopher Joseph Gould, 52, of Main Street, Bowdoin, died Sunday, Nov. 25, at the Moroso Motorsports Park in Jupiter, Fla., as a result of injuries sustained when his jet-powered Funny Car “Firepower” flipped after completing a 268-mph run.

He was born in Teaneck, N.J., Dec. 27, 1954, the son of Robert C. and Eileen C. Walker Gould. He attended Meriden, Conn., schools. From 1972 to 1976, he served as an aircraft mechanic in the U.S. Navy, stationed in Brunswick.

He was employed by Sikorsky Aircraft and the town of Westport, Conn. In 1986, he moved to Brunswick and opened Brunswick Cycle and Sled, which he and his former wife, Elin M. Gould, operated for several years. After that, he opened Slots of Fun in Fort Andross and operated an import-export business from his home in Bowdoin.

For most of his life, he enjoyed the adventurous side of racing. He raced sport and vintage motorcycles for several years, winning the USCRA Super Vintage Road Racing Championship at Loudon, N.H. in 1990. After motorcycles, he went on to racing the jet Funny Car, entertaining race fans in Canada and the eastern United States.

He was extremely proud of his “best accomplishment in his life” his son, David. He was also an avid music lover and bass fisherman.

Surviving are his son, David C. Gould, USN, of San Diego, Calif.; his partner, Irene Manson of Bowdoin and her family; three brothers, Robert Gould of Los Angeles, Calif., Donald Gould of East Hampton, Conn., and Thomas Gould of Brunswick; a sister, Kate Becnel of Austell, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews.