red anderson passes.

4408hemi · 12-30-2012, 08:32 PM

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.

Ed Wright · 12-30-2012, 08:52 PM

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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.

Danny Lawson · 01-01-2013, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Cimarolli

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

Family visitation has been set for Wed, Jan 2 from 5-7 pm (CST). Funeral service is set for Thurs, Jan 3 at 2 pm (CST). Both will be held at Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home in McKinney, Tx. Here's the link to their website and you should be able to read his obituary on-line tomorrow.
http://www.turrentinejacksonmorrow.com/

Ed Wright · 01-01-2013, 09:06 AM

Thank you Danny.

sammy pizzolato · 01-01-2013, 06:03 PM

X 2 danny mr red was a great friend and a father figure to me also. he was TOUGH but fair to me.i would allways ask don about red and he would keep me informed.i have missed red for a while now sorry for your loss and he will be missed.RIP mr red we will miss you.

12-30-2012, 08:32 PM	#1
4408hemi Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. 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.

12-30-2012, 08:55 PM	#3
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	#4
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	#5
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	#6
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 779 Times in 193 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.

01-01-2013, 09:06 AM	#8
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. Thank you Danny. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

01-01-2013, 06:03 PM	#9
sammy pizzolato Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: houma louisiana Posts: 432 Likes: 52 Liked 56 Times in 13 Posts	Re: red anderson passes. X 2 danny mr red was a great friend and a father figure to me also. he was TOUGH but fair to me.i would allways ask don about red and he would keep me informed.i have missed red for a while now sorry for your loss and he will be missed.RIP mr red we will miss you.