I know somewhat about his role in gasser History. and Stone woods and Cook. He was big in the East Coast back 160-1990's and did most of his touring back in chirch hills va or thast where they said he was from, I learned anlot from him over the past few years, at his home in Southern California.
The sad news is his wife had to put him in an nurseing home in St louis MO. he started to fall down anlot and had problems walking, and remembering stuff, what is an shame the last time I talked with him he was telling me about shit i cant remember his name now. the flag man at the drag strips (the famous flag person) not liking KS because he thought he was cheating on the flag. (what he wasn't) and he said his favorate car was the Football bought from Big John. and then his opeal gt he drove.. I would like any feedback any of you may have about him..its always great to hear stories about KS and the people he touched.. I heard so much postive stuff about him from fans of drag racing all over the world.
BTW if you ever heard of Silas Pittman he used to build some of the motors for KS race cars and also his twin brother Paul, who was in the late 1960's gassers movement. and he had many great cars himself... paul died 2 years ago and silas died around 4 or so years ago.. I think KS is in his upper 70's
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