Leslie Dwayne “Les” Suter

1927 - 1978

Les Suter negotiating one of the turns at the Oakley, Kansas racetrack – Punch Lemburg collection from the book Roaring Roadsters #2 by Don Radbruch

This #20 track hot rod was owned and driven by Les Suter of Oakley, Kansas.  Click your mouse on the photo and see another photo showing the other side of this car – Punch Lemburg collection from the book Roaring Roadsters #2 by Don Radbruch

Les Suter, left, with his cousin, Lyle and an early track roadster – Fick Fossil and History Museum collection

Les Suter is shown here standing beside his hot rod at a race at Oakley, Kansas in the late 1940s – Punch Lemberg photo

Les Suter can be seen above seated in the #22 Chevrolet track hot rod that he raced at Oakley, Kansas in 1950.  This car was owned by brothers Cloyd and Emmett Ricketts of Winona, Kansas.  It was powered by a six-cylinder Chevrolet OHV engine built by the Wayne Manufacturing Company in California.  It developed 248 H.P. at 5,000 r.p.m. on alcohol with 12½ to one compression.   It utalized three Stromberg BXOV2 carburetors and a Mallory two-point distributor.  The car had a 98½ inch wheelbase, a ¾ - ton Chevrolet truck differential, Stelling gear box, and a Franklin steering gear.  Click your mouse on this photograph to see a different view of the car – Cloyd Ricketts collection

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