Carter AFB Question

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Home made, a la Lee Shepherd.

Mine is home made too. When Superflow was located here in Tulsa, a local machine shop made many of his parts. A long time friend worked there at that time, and he made their parts. Orfice plates, etc. Still had his little notebook with all the specs. He whipped out a set of parts for me. Mine is just red instead of blue.

Last time I was at R&M they still had that flow bench Lee & Buddy built. Somebody had asked about buying it. David and Bruce mentioned it.

[pfordamx]

not to hi jack the thread but ed i didn't even notice you were from tulsa well sands springs even i'm curious as to how long you've lived and raced there odds are we know alot of the same people

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by pfordamx

not to hi jack the thread but ed i didn't even notice you were from tulsa well sands springs even i'm curious as to how long you've lived and raced there odds are we know alot of the same people

Probably as long as the sand in the springs. Right, Ed?

[Ed Wright]

Sorry I didn't see this sooner.
I've lived in Tulsa all my 68+ years. Just bought a house with a Sand Springs address about eleven years ago. Only six miles from my shop (which I sold my dyno & closed just over a year ago) in west Tulsa.
Now my mailing address is the same town as my long time friend & hero, 2 time NHRA Top Fuel World Champ Bennie "The Wizard" Osborn. LOL

[pfordamx]

Ed

hey sorry it took me so long to reply. I asked my dad if he knew you and he said he remembered you racing a 65 chevelle in stock with a 327 and a glide in the 70s, that ran 12.40s said he never met you just knew who you where. if you ever saw a blue rambler american that ran deep 13's that was his old race car.

[Ed Wright]

I ran that car for two years. Tulsa was AHRA then. I had to slow it way down because the records were so soft. Best it went at Tulsa was 12.0s. Took a year off after that, then built the C/SM '69 Camaro. Tulsa was back to NHRA by then. Never did care for AHRA.

[pfordamx]

well evidently you had quite a reputation as a carb guy. anyway speaking of tulsa i'm glad the tracks going to be alive for a couple more years atleast.