red anderson passes. - Page 2

Ed Wright · 12-30-2012, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4408hemi

Racers in Heaven will be treated fairly but better get their s**t straight and play by the rules with Chuck, Red, and Dale up there. Red used his sterness to make sure you were never tempted to cross the line. We will allways remember them.

X2! Three great guys!

SPS · 12-30-2012, 08:55 PM

Sorry to hear this.

First time I met Red was in teardown at Indy. I watched him use these really cool tools to make the engine measurements and got good explinations of each job.
When he was done, he'd take me over to his car, open the trunk, and show me the tools offering to sell me them.
Each year, he would have a new one for a particular job.
As Lyn said, they were the tools the tech guys were using.
He would tell me I could buy them and have the same ( and correct tools) as tech was using.

Fortunately for me, his legacy lives on as I still have and use his tools.

FJ

sammy pizzolato · 12-31-2012, 11:08 AM

i have one of every tool red made for stock elem.i even have one of those tricky cam checking tools that would check lift overlap and duration.he did not make many but i have one. it is a work of art.the most memorable check i ever had with red and westley was when i was running for the world championship he pulled me and speedy emmons down and parked us head to head and says take um apart boy's we are gonna be here a wile.we both passed.and for me it was the forth time that year.poor motor about wore out the bolts that year.i was buying gasket's by the truck load.but it was all worth it.

Jim Cimarolli · 12-31-2012, 12:41 PM

Does anyone know when and where the funeral arrangments are going to be made?

Dwight Southerland · 12-31-2012, 01:29 PM

Like Sammy, I have one of every tool Red made as far as I know. I also have one of the Camshaft duration-overlap checking tools and it is an inspired piece. I feel such a loss from his passing. Red and I used to have dinner together occaisionally when he would pass through Little Rock. The volume of stories that go with that man would fill a museum all by themselves. He was so key to making Stock Eliminator respectible in the early days. I first met him in 1967 at a seminar that he, Chuck and Dale Ham gave for a drag racing car club we started in Little Rock with the encouragement of Bob Ayres. I still have some old b&w pictures of a cylinder head display Red brought to demonstrate a legal valve job and the camshaft checking procedures. It's hard to believe these three are now gone. I still remember that funny voice of his when he would quietly say, "Dwight, you and I need to have a talk." I knew I was about to get a lesson, warning or scolding, or all three. But I also knew he was being a real Father figure in trying to keep me out of trouble. He was the authority as far as I was concerned.

Pvt Parts · 12-31-2012, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

That does suck! Three great guys gone! Before I got to know Red, he really made me nervous during tear downs.

Red was always more than fair with me. Never a problem. Always honest, fair and technically correct. A great guy.

Randall Klein · 12-31-2012, 02:07 PM

First points race at TX Motorplex Red tosses us for black painted headlights on the C/S Chevelle we were running......mild customizing we say....don't come back unless the paint is off says Red......Mickey Mouse rules is our response......next week a call from Farmer saying "we don't have MM rules, change it"

About a year or so later we are stacked at a mall in Houston waiting for tech, and here comes Red up the line, we're hiding behind the trailer hoping he techs someone else, but no, here he comes with his hand out welcomes us like nothing happened, friends ever since.....sorry to hear of his passing

Heard some stories about Red's travels however.....

Michael Colaluca · 12-31-2012, 02:30 PM

I have known Red for a very long time. It sure is sad for him to pass away. He is in a better place.

Red has forgot more information than most tech officials will ever know!

David Hakim · 12-31-2012, 03:06 PM

I got to know Chuck and Red quite well during my days of managing the Federal-Mogul Sportsman Series. I was blessed to attend all D4 events in 1997-98 and hung out with these guys at the scales and teardown.

The stories they told were awesome - I so wished I recorded them.

Godspeed Gentlemen.

Greg Hill · 12-31-2012, 03:20 PM

What a great guy. Red was honest, fair, tough and friendly. Even though you were his friend there were no favorites in his tear down. RIP old friend.

12-30-2012, 08:55 PM	#12
SPS Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cayuga, Canada Posts: 298 Likes: 37 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. Sorry to hear this. First time I met Red was in teardown at Indy. I watched him use these really cool tools to make the engine measurements and got good explinations of each job. When he was done, he'd take me over to his car, open the trunk, and show me the tools offering to sell me them. Each year, he would have a new one for a particular job. As Lyn said, they were the tools the tech guys were using. He would tell me I could buy them and have the same ( and correct tools) as tech was using. Fortunately for me, his legacy lives on as I still have and use his tools. FJ

12-31-2012, 11:08 AM	#13
sammy pizzolato Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: houma louisiana Posts: 432 Likes: 52 Liked 56 Times in 13 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. i have one of every tool red made for stock elem.i even have one of those tricky cam checking tools that would check lift overlap and duration.he did not make many but i have one. it is a work of art.the most memorable check i ever had with red and westley was when i was running for the world championship he pulled me and speedy emmons down and parked us head to head and says take um apart boy's we are gonna be here a wile.we both passed.and for me it was the forth time that year.poor motor about wore out the bolts that year.i was buying gasket's by the truck load.but it was all worth it.

12-31-2012, 12:41 PM	#14
Jim Cimarolli Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sulphur Springs Texas Posts: 743 Likes: 146 Liked 166 Times in 46 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. Does anyone know when and where the funeral arrangments are going to be made?

12-31-2012, 01:29 PM	#15
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 1,999 Likes: 64 Liked 772 Times in 192 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. Like Sammy, I have one of every tool Red made as far as I know. I also have one of the Camshaft duration-overlap checking tools and it is an inspired piece. I feel such a loss from his passing. Red and I used to have dinner together occaisionally when he would pass through Little Rock. The volume of stories that go with that man would fill a museum all by themselves. He was so key to making Stock Eliminator respectible in the early days. I first met him in 1967 at a seminar that he, Chuck and Dale Ham gave for a drag racing car club we started in Little Rock with the encouragement of Bob Ayres. I still have some old b&w pictures of a cylinder head display Red brought to demonstrate a legal valve job and the camshaft checking procedures. It's hard to believe these three are now gone. I still remember that funny voice of his when he would quietly say, "Dwight, you and I need to have a talk." I knew I was about to get a lesson, warning or scolding, or all three. But I also knew he was being a real Father figure in trying to keep me out of trouble. He was the authority as far as I was concerned.

12-31-2012, 02:07 PM	#17
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. First points race at TX Motorplex Red tosses us for black painted headlights on the C/S Chevelle we were running......mild customizing we say....don't come back unless the paint is off says Red......Mickey Mouse rules is our response......next week a call from Farmer saying "we don't have MM rules, change it" About a year or so later we are stacked at a mall in Houston waiting for tech, and here comes Red up the line, we're hiding behind the trailer hoping he techs someone else, but no, here he comes with his hand out welcomes us like nothing happened, friends ever since.....sorry to hear of his passing Heard some stories about Red's travels however.....

12-31-2012, 02:30 PM	#18
Michael Colaluca Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 81 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. I have known Red for a very long time. It sure is sad for him to pass away. He is in a better place. Red has forgot more information than most tech officials will ever know!

12-31-2012, 03:06 PM	#19
David Hakim Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 49 Likes: 0 Liked 124 Times in 9 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. I got to know Chuck and Red quite well during my days of managing the Federal-Mogul Sportsman Series. I was blessed to attend all D4 events in 1997-98 and hung out with these guys at the scales and teardown. The stories they told were awesome - I so wished I recorded them. Godspeed Gentlemen.

12-31-2012, 03:20 PM	#20
Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 68 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. What a great guy. Red was honest, fair, tough and friendly. Even though you were his friend there were no favorites in his tear down. RIP old friend. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK