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Moto-X
Here's a couple of
shots of Shane in his moto-cross days, the top he's going over a drop away jump at Amber Valley, 207
bike was Midwest City's David Tucker following. |
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Shane's
first sprint car win!
Phoenix City Alabama on a cold Jan. 1977 day. Twin feature day Doug
Wolfgang and I shared feature wins in the Rocky Fisher series opener. Crew dude Tim
Carlson from Washington state, instructor George Gillespie, now Pro Shocks Inc. Pres. and
the Nance car with rookie Oklahoma driver ...me... |
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Sedalia mile
1st time on the mile, Trostle new how
to win there, I was just along for the ride......
L to R: race promoter Robert Lawton, crew dude Dale
"hopper" Drotz, trophy girl Debbie Wampler, now Debbie Carson, and owner Bob
Trostle |
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1985 USAC vs NCRA at Oklahoma City Fairgrounds
Shane after winning the
1985 USAC vs NCRA Champ Dirt Car Challenge A-Main. The car . . . Pat Suchy's Gambler
house car. |
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Last USAC vs NCRA races in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, July 21,
1986 USAC vs NCRA Champ Dirt Car race. Shane Carson in the Gambler Competition
Center #76s owned by legendary local race car owner, Pat Suchy, passing USAC super star Rich Vogler in the #39 Coors Light Silver Bullet for the win. This was the final USAC
vs NCRA challenge race held in Oklahoma City. |
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1985 Oklahoma City NCRA
1985 - Shane & his
father Bud Carson celebrating another NCRA A-Main win in Oklahoma City. The Pat
Suchy Gambler house car again. |
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The Rio Airways sprinter
Shane in Richard
Tharp's Rio Airway's WoO sprinter. The photo on the left is Shane during a time
trial run at Oklahoma City, the photo on the right he is pulling out for a heat
race. The car featured a J&J chassis.
This is the same Richard
Tharp who was a successful Top Fuel dragster driver in the 70s. There has been a
feature about his drag racing in recent months on Speedvision. |