RIP John Rodeck

[none]

Traffic accident. Such a shame, he was one of the nicest, most genuine people I ever met.

And he sure helped a lot of people go faster.

There was this one night in Chicago when he, Pa Johnson A.J. and I were all stuck in O'Hare, what a great memory.

Sending positive energy to Sue.....

Alan

 

[Butch]

Wow, yesterday while driving I was thinking about my Drag boat days in the 70s-80s and his engines along with the Aris.
RIP John.

 

[sutton]

John was one of the nicest ever in drag racing.
RIP John
Larry Sutton---

 

[Litefoot]

Traffic accident. Such a shame, he was one of the nicest, most genuine people I ever met.

And he sure helped a lot of people go faster.

There was this one night in Chicago when he, Pa Johnson A.J. and I were all stuck in O'Hare, what a great memory.

Sending positive energy to Sue.....

Alan

 

[Nunz]

Very sad news. RIP Mr. Rodeck

 

[ch streetcars]

The wealth of knowledge and friendliness of John was amazing. I used to love watching him lead late evening rebuilds , directing and educating the younger guys on Rance Mc Daniels car and in the Johnson's pit and many others. Bob Brooks was usually around , and those guys were smiling and laughing. John was always willing to engage a serious fan in discussion. Long after most of the veteran tuners had left the track, John seemed genuinely happy working on the car, interacting and teaching the next generation of crew members. He reminded me a lot of Bernie Fedderly, and that is meant as the ultimate compliment.

 

[Cliff]

Back in the Daze, he had a short wheelbase back motor car, with the Rat motor (think it was his design). He ran 6.27 (1972) & it was competitive for a car that wasn't supposed to go straight. I think that was Ontario 1972???

https://thfvnext.bing.com/th/id/OIP.THRNV33qS81R9BjmgfFUagHaE7?r=0&cb=thfvnextfalcon2&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain&o=7&rm=3

 

[sfw1960]

Here you go.

 

[Nunz]

Here you go.

Never seen that one! Did he drive it? 6.27 in'72 made you a player.

 

[sfw1960]

Never seen that one! Did he drive it? 6.27 in'72 made you a player.

@Cliff Morgan just posted that link above - I just embedded it for easy viewing, @Shannon Timm makes the magic tick...

 

[Cliff]

Yes he drove it. Saw it run a few times.