FEEDBACK ARTICLE - THE LEGEND OF LEE SHEPHERD 

 

Your story on Lee Shepherd was excellent.  All that you said about Shepherd's intensity as a competitor and his introversey as an off-track figure were right-on.

I had frequent personal contact with the R-M-S team during their brief heyday. 

David Reher was always thoughtful if not somewhat aloof.  Buddy Morrison was the team's most approachable member, and knew no strangers.  Shepherd was, as you said, usually alone with his thoughts, a quiet, shy, genuinely humble presence that served as a welcome change from the brash self-promotion exhibited by many pro drivers.  Together the R-M-S team created a curious chemistry that took them from weekend hobby racers to the pinnacle of professional drag racing success.  And they got there with selfless hard work and sheer determination.

Sadly, Buddy Morrison and Lee Shepherd are no longer with us. David Reher has taken his leave of Pro Stock after the devastating crash that nearly claimed driver Bruce Allen's life.

Drag racing may never again see a team with the personality diversity and intellectual intelligence as that of the R-M-S trio.  It will also never forget those storming red, white and blue Chevys from Arlington, Texas. - Jim Hill, Port Orange, FL.
 

 

 

 

 

FEEDBACK ARTICLE - THE LEGEND OF LEE SHEPHERD 

 

Your story on Lee Shepherd was excellent.  All that you said about Shepherd's intensity as a competitor and his introversey as an off-track figure were right-on.

I had frequent personal contact with the R-M-S team during their brief heyday. 

David Reher was always thoughtful if not somewhat aloof.  Buddy Morrison was the team's most approachable member, and knew no strangers.  Shepherd was, as you said, usually alone with his thoughts, a quiet, shy, genuinely humble presence that served as a welcome change from the brash self-promotion exhibited by many pro drivers.  Together the R-M-S team created a curious chemistry that took them from weekend hobby racers to the pinnacle of professional drag racing success.  And they got there with selfless hard work and sheer determination.

Sadly, Buddy Morrison and Lee Shepherd are no longer with us. David Reher has taken his leave of Pro Stock after the devastating crash that nearly claimed driver Bruce Allen's life.

Drag racing may never again see a team with the personality diversity and intellectual intelligence as that of the R-M-S trio.  It will also never forget those storming red, white and blue Chevys from Arlington, Texas. - Jim Hill, Port Orange, FL.