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In this Discussion
- 1947 Hudson Super Six November 2008
- Aaron D. IL May 2008
- bent metal July 2010
- BJ__TN June 2008
- dougson November 2008
- dwardo99 August 2010
- esfoder January 2010
- ESSX28-1 November 2008
- half baked March 2008
- Harry Hill May 2008
- Huddy42 June 2008
- Hudson-ike May 2008
- Hudson308 July 2010
- hudsontech May 2008
- ivanz62 May 2008
- L Hudson July 2012
- Lee ODell August 2010
- maasfh August 2010
- MLKbness February 2010
- nhp1127 July 2010
- Ol racer March 2011
- OlHudson8r January 2010
- onerare39 July 2010
- PaceRacer50 August 2010
- ralpie July 2010
- rambos_ride September 2008
- RL Chilton August 2008
- Roger Harmon March 2008
- royer March 2008
- rsmith August 2009
- SamJ December 2010
- schillaz October 2010
- super651 August 2010
- SuperDave February 2010
- terraplane8 August 2010
- tristansdaz May 2008
- TwinH April 2008
- Uncle Josh May 2008
- wayc4e28 September 2008
- WildWasp April 2008
Racing Pictures
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Royer,
Thanks for Posting the color Picture of Sloan McCauley's Hudson Jet in Gartlis Race Museum
Here is another picture of of the Jet on the cover of North Texas News in 1971 curtesy of Rudy Bennett... This Hudson Hornet powered Jet held the NHRA 'Stock' Record from 1967 to 1975 13.2 @ 104 MPH*.....[/B]
*Think about that Speed & ET a moment... Isnt that similar to the Big Three Cars Super Stock Times back in the Day with big V8's, Aluminum front ends, etc... Hmmm...Think of the Potential in a 'Modified' Hornet Jet... Ol' racer
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Hudson's were always FAST...
Long before the Terriffic Terraplane Bonneville Records, & AAA Hill Climbs, and the Fabulous Hot Hornets......
Attached 1932 INDY Hudson Racer
HET Archive.... Ol Racer
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Hey
look at the terrific 'Hook & the Launch' of this full size '53 Hudson Hornet coming out of the chute.....
(I believe the left front tire is in the air)........
Gary Ellard has been racing this Hornet for 40yrs and still does!!Ellard has Won National Events all across America.....
Ike Smith did the cam & valve train work (Both Stock & Modified)
Ol'Racer
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Check this Out!
Wendell Haley won so many Races in his Hudson at the Kingdon Drag Races in Stockton California that the local Hudson Dealer gave Haley an Award...
Hudson Factory Picture from Butch Smith.......
Ol' Racer
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FYI
Here is a picture I saved of Press Kale preparing to go to the Drag Races and Winning with his Hornet ....
We also towed with a Hudson Pickup with bob tail rear fenders and 'slide in' wrecker boom....
Picture from White Triangle News
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Little More regarding Ike Smith,
The Key Person behind a lot of Record breaking Hudson Hornets back in the day.. Ike's Jet usually ran 14.10 around 95 MPH Stock .... However
Ike shared a time when he built a motor (with Isky 435 cam and 1/2" Stroker) then went to the Half Moon Bay NHRA Event
to track testand ran 12.90 @ 102+ but blew a front Hydro seal... a first...
So they put a diaper underneath and went on to Win the Eliminations..... Ike had a great little helper back then too.....
(I can relate to the whole family helping out)....Pictures from Ike Smith collection
Ol'Racer
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'54 Hudson at Bonneville......
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FYI
Hornet doing a smokey Burn out
Cars Illustrated Picture from Rudy Bennett
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Note that in the picture with DOREEN helping ... the exhaust pipe is hooked to a 7X dual exhaust adapter!!!!
KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL -
Wild Wasp,
Thanks for pointing out thae 7X Pipe on the Racer.... Good Observation as I wondered if anyone would notice........
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Talk about clean Sweep...
Three Hudsons went to the Drag Strip then each proceded to 'Rough up' their competition.... (Read Results below)
Just think about that accomplishment years after Hudson stopped building Hornets with only their own ingenuity to work within the 'stock' rulebook paremeters to Win each Class.....
From Ike Smith's Records......... Ol'Racer
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FYI
Attached Picture of a '32 Hudson Stock Car powered by a Hornet. Orval Becker cleaned House Memorial Day1956 when
he Won his Heat Race, The Trophy Dash, and the A Main Feature Race against a lot of 8's... Quite a Feat!
This picture is from a terrific OnLine Racing Site that held races in Winfield Kansas from about 1910 until 1971.. Check it Out by Typing in your Search Window.... Cowley County Fairgrounds
There are a lot of Stats and Race Pictures corelated by Year.
Skimming I saw Terraplanes, Hudson 8's, plus Hornets... I will post some more pictures later...
Tomorrow I may Post a TURBO Jet (No not a big block Chevy.. )Ol'Racer
Cowley County Fairgrounds Site Lead provided by Jim Steinberg
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Rudy Bennett's Turbocharged Hudson Hornet Jet at the Drag Strip....
I bet this Jet sounded Awsome with the TO4 Turbo screaming.............. Rudy & his Son would shift well above 5000 RPM....
Ol'Racer
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FYI
This Powerful Hornet Motor was in the White Jet awhile... Rudy must like Speed too.......
Rudy Bennett Picture
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FYI
Ike Smith, who eventually became the 'key person' behind a hive of Record holder Hornets sent me a picture of his very first Drag Hudson...
A Hollywood....(It seems Ike was draging another brand until he got beat by a Hornet... the rest is history)....
Read the text... Ike was not the only Racer in the Family....
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FYI
[I]Ivan Zaremba's [/I]Road Race Hornet ran an Exibition run on the short high altitude El Mirage dry lake Meet at 120 mph.....
Hudsonites identified are Ivan in fire suit, Buzz Stahl on right, Gary Klan with beard. Pres Kale was also at the Event...
Ivan Zaremba picture
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Hot Rod Magazine Shot of Ike Smith's Hudson Jet
coming out of the chute[/B]
Ike Smith Picture
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Alright You probably can guess who won this Race...............
Ike Smith Picture.... Ol'Racer
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FYI
Another Picture of Rudy Bennetts Turbocharged Hornet powered Hudson Jet...
This Car suffered traction problems but still turned 14's......
Rudy Bennett picture.... Ol'Racer
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Does anyone know that Jack Clifford campaigned a Hudson Jet? (A Rare picture)
Rudy Bennett collection Post by Ol'Racer
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Pair of Hornet powered Hudson Jets coming off the Line.......
(Driven by Jim Bellovich & Ike Smith)....
Wouldnt it be nice to see a resurgence in Hornet powered Cars hitting the Strips again using 'todays technology'......
Give it a thought....Ol'Racer
Picture from Ike Smith Files
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Here are some additional pictures
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Other pictures
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The last bunch
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My first Hudson Street Racer shown below competing at the opening of our local Dragstrip in the late '50's......Ol Racer
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Check out the HOT ROD Mag 11/07 Isuue and notice the Record Holder Hudson Jet (Honesty) 3 back in Staging line (Hood uo)
wating his turn at the '65 NHRA Winter nationals Event....B]IIke Smith [/B]collection ........ [/I]Ol 'Racer
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FYI
My Hornet powered Dirt Track Modified '65 - 67 with Clifford Stroker, Head, dual 2bbls, etc....
Ol'Racer
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1964 NHRA Winter Nationals Hudson Team (No Hudson picture) but an interesting Article in the National Dragster Magazine from an Interview with Ike Smith for the Hudson Team efforts..](Enlarged & hilighted for better reading)
From Ike Smith Files
Ol'Racer
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The late Sloan McCauley, Owner/Driver of the NHRA Record Holder Hudson Jet (13.2 @ 103 MPH) currently in Don Gartlis Museum
used to write Monthly Racing Tips for the North Texas Hudson Chapter called 'Pit Stop'. Quoting excerpts,
One such Tip was to help prevent crankshaft breakage when Racing by grinding a better radius on #6 Rod Journal 3/32" - 1/8"
and better yet, radius all the Journals.
Additionally, Sloan also recommended taking a '55-'56 'double pully' Damper,
filling the unused pully with Lead then machine a 1" steel Ring to fit over the pulley(with lead) then pin or bolt the Ring onto the pulley.
Sloane recommended 'double plating' the back side then machine the outter plate for seal clearance and balance the Unit before installing.
Sloane's theory was increasing Damper Balancer weight smoothed out the 'inherent Harmonics' enabling higher RPM preventing
crank breakage... Apparently Sloan's therory worked well.... Ps: Sloan Won this Match Race against the Army!
Texas News Article & Picture from Rudy Bennett.... Ol'Racer Post
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Couple more Sloane McCauley Hudson Jet Pictures
Curtesy Rudy Bennett/North Texas News....
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I wonder if the 340 Duster was suprised by Sloane McCauley's Hudson Jet......
Picture from Rudy Bennett/North Texas News
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Chuck, Yes he did win over the 340 . The 340 was on the Jets rear bumper.
Sloane told about it in another issure of the NORTH TEXAS NEWS.
Hudsonly to all Rudy -
Interesting Info regarding Hudson NHRA Drag Racing
... How many knew that the large Sanctioning Body NHRA actually Banned the Hornet Powered Jets and required all Hudson's to use smaller Camshafts because of numerous complaints by the V8 Competition being regularly beaten by an obsolete Brand 6 cyl Car?..
Ike Smith said 'The last Straw' was when a lady driving a Jet beat the hottest Ford on the West Coast...(Pictured)
Then At the next NHRA Event, Ike Smith had to cut open his Headliner to prove that he had no Lead attached... At that Point1968 Hudson's could no longer use the 311040 Factory Cam which killed the power and Ended Hudson's Drag Racing efforts. Going forward Hudson in any NHRA Stock Class had to run the 145 Hp Cam... Ike had a number of Customers wanting Hornet Powered Jets which fizzed because of NHRA's Decision......
Ike also said he tried litigation against NHRA that resulted in NHRA makes the Rules and if you want to race you abide by their Rules
(Ie: You play in our Ballpark with our Ball or you go home)
Personally, I was suprised learning of this behavior from a large Sanction Body but a similar thing happened to us stock car racing at a local level because of constantly winning against the V8's brought complaints about cheating... The Speedway first made us go to one Carb, then when we still won, they made us drop to the 262 Motor, which also won by lowering the gears, etc.... Eventually we were banned completely so switched to racing Super Late Models...... The powerful Hornet's sure brought controversy but all Yesterdays News!
Info & Picture from Ike Smith Files........ Ol'Racer
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I know its a repeat, but I just love this full Size Hudson' Hornet's Launch out of the Chute.
and the fact that it has been raced over 40 yrs......
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Another Picture Gary Ellard's Hornet Drag Car...
Car is lot nicer than picture (low on ink)
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Dave Y
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Dave Y
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Thanks for the nicer additional Pictures of Gary Ellard's Hornet
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Ike Smith's Hornet Jet had a 'great day' back in '65 according to this Drag Illustrated article.
Its difficult to read but in the Final Street Eliminator with 14 Entries, Ike sent back to the Pits a B/G Chevy, a CM/P '58 Vette, a'40 Willys pickup
(that ran 11.3 @ 125 earlier) enroute to the Win at Fontana Carlsbad.........
Anyone currently racing a Jet ?
Ol'Racer
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If anyone has more Hot Hudson Race type Pictures (past or present), I will post them for you by sending to cv.cars@verizon.net
Ol'Racer
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From Don Garlits museum of drag racing...
And my swap meet find license plate on my twin-H 49 Commodore...
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Attached is a recent Article about legendary Mario Andretti begining his long Racing Career in a Hudson Hornet.. Difficult to read but it mentions Mario Won 20 Races in their aged Hudson in the first two Yrs that led to USAC, NASCAR, Formula 1, and Indy.
(I have a picture of a Modified Hudson Race Car that Mario installed one of Marshall Teague's 'Fabulous Hornet Engine's that I will Post later)
Submitted by Ike Smith
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The "Smokey Burnout" car wasn't Hornet powered, unfortunately. This car was built by Mike Tackett and myself as a bracket nostalgia racer with a mild 460 Ford in it. We raced this car from 1988 to 1993 with great success. BTW it's a 1952 Wasp Brougham...
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Check out Randy Maas latest Speed Development Parts for his Hudson Hornet Powered Drag Car....
Belt Drive & Crank Trigger Set-Up...
Hopefully this Set-Up will become available for other Performance enthuiasts......
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My mechanic, Stan Lupka, back in the 50s and 60s raced a 308 in "Sweet Sixteen" 'till they tried to get rid of him my limiting the track to 300 inches.
He put the 262 crank in the 308 block but they tore him down after the win and banned the big block, so he put the 308 crank in the 262 and bored it to 299.9 inches.
Track champion for years. Dusty Doyle hall of fame. He told me just before he died a couple of years ago, that he never blew a Hudson engine in a race.
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That Anglia looked like it might have been a handful to keep straight, lots of fun though.
Harry -
Harry Hill wrote:That Anglia looked like it might have been a handful to keep straight, lots of fun though.
Harry
This car ran through-out the 1960's - Straight as a arrow --- ever time !!
Belong's to Hansen & Loran Chem. Co. --- They Put So many Hours into this Hudson - that - Im quite sure it cost Both of them their Marriages !!!
Their Hudson Friend,
Ike Smith -
Ol racer wrote:
Regarding The Picture of the “1954 Hornet Special†= this Hudson’s PREVIOUS owner (in 1964) was Jack Clifford.FYI
Another Hudson Hornet former Record Holder..... Won both Indy Nationals and Cardova Il. World Series Events in 1965!
Picture from Ike Smith ...... Ol' Racer
Purchased in 1965 by Chuck Parcell !!
On the side it says; S & S Enterprise Spec. After being Restored (engine, Trans, and Suspension) by Ike Smith, owner of S & S Enterprise. AND a Solid Black paint job, that made it the “BLACK BEAUTY†!!
Tuned, maintained, and Driven by Ike Smith, thru 1968. The Hornet engine
was disassembled for NHRA and track records, approx. 21 Times, always Legal!! (Then NHRA said; No More! to All Hudsons.)
Sad, but True.
Hudson-ike
