RACING PICTURES II

Lee ODell
Lee ODell Senior Contributor
Racing Pictures

super651 Senior Contributor

March 2008 edited November -1 in HUDSON Posts: 547FlagQuote

Ok,lets FLOOD THIS forom with pictures of drag racers,salt flat cars etc.

Come on RANDY M.and SON, Bill A. Hudson Boys and all the rest of you . Get them pictures (and youall have many) and post them yourself or send to OLRACER and he will be of MUCH Help. Them Flathead Hudsons did very well years back and they STILL do well TODAY.

I will send a few as i did not have one of them picture takers back then so some of the locals took what we have.

Hudsonly to ALL Rudy and locals.


The above statement was the first post in 2008 to encourage sharing Hudson racing photos. RACING PICTURES was the second most popular post which showed Hudson race cars I had never seen . Although the posts were saved, unfortunately ALL the exciting racing photos are missing. So I hope all those who have any racing Hudson photos will share them again for RACING PICTURES II. Hopefully current racers will contribute their photos too.

Lee O'Dell

Lee O'Dell



Comments

  • RL Chilton
    RL Chilton Administrator, Member
    If Bill posts pictures here, I'm gonna pass out.  
  • Ol racer
    Ol racer Senior Contributor
    edited February 2015
    FYI
    I compiled most of those Racing Picture's back in 2009 that were sent & Posted from all over the Country along with a lot of actual old Win & Finishing Records from many old Tracks into a 3 Ring Binder then presented it to the North Carolina Racing Hall Of Fame (NCARHOF) Museum in Mooresville N.C along with a few Hornet Die Cast Stock Car Models ,,, www.ncarhof.com.....This Museum does not have a Hudson but they have a lot of Tim Flock's memrobilia .

    (Those many pictures would be a lot to Re Post)

    ...Incidently,...
     The New NASCAR Museum in Charlotte had (or still has) a Hornet Stock Car on display, but very little is mentioned about the Hornet's Racing Legacy....
  • Of course, I wasn't a party to anything in this article, but thought you might find it interesting. Some fact, some brag, lots of fun I'm sure.
  • You old race guys are my heros!   My only regret is I don't live closer so's I could take you out for coffee and listen to the stories!...keith

  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    Ol racer
    Maybe one or 2 pictures a day? I could not find the photos at www.ncarhof.com.

    Frank,
    Looks like a great article. I only see half the picture. Sliding it back and forth makes for some difficult reading. I don't understand how it came through like that. Maybe something Aaron is still working on to fix.

    Thanks guys for sharing.
    Lee O'Dell
  • oldcarnut
    oldcarnut Expert Adviser

    Lee

    Try right clicking on the image and click "open in new tab". You can resize it and read it easily.


    Chuck

  • Ol racer
    Ol racer Senior Contributor
    FYI
     That's a real nice article that I never seen, and from personal experience, I think most of the Text is True. Believe me, back then V8's were the rage and whern guys got beat by a 6 they got really upset.....

     Regarding the Race Pictures, If not accessible from the Old Forum Thread, I could start Posting a few occassionally since I made Binder for myself thats just collecting dust.....


  • Lee ODell
    Lee ODell Senior Contributor
    Chuck

    Thank you That worked. When I went back to the forum I had to reduce the size. Seems to be a intermittent problem. I liked the story along with the pictures.

    Thanks again for the tip.
    Lee O'Dell
  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    edited February 2015
    Here is Gary Ellard's car in action. I pulled the image from somewhere on the web.

    This is a clip of how it sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YjrHhXrV8o


  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    edited February 2015
    Tom Scardina's 60's era gasser with 308.
    Pires-Scardina Haulin’ Hudson, by Anna Marco.  Reprinted by permission of the author.

        
    Tom Scardina’s heavyweight Hudson is the class winner of the1968 ANRA
    Winter nationals held at Lions Drag Strip. This 1940 Hudson modified for
    drag racing represents in-line power.  It was built in 1964 for F/Gas
    in NHRA and with some changes also ran H Modified Production. 
    Additionally, it ran I/Gas, J/Gas and K/Gas and also Formula 9 Super
    Stock at ANRA races. The car has run the racetracks at Fremont, Half
    Moon Bay, Vacaville, Redding, Sacramento, Sears Point, Eagle Field,
    Bakersfield, Palmdale, Irwindale, Orange County, Lions, San Fernando and
    Salinas. It was the Class Winner of the 1968 ANRA Winter Nationals held
    at Lions Dragstrip.  To say this car has history is an understatement.
        
    The Pires-Scardina Racing Team caught the racing bug at an early age
    (age 15). Tom and his friends were hanging around a guy with a dragster
    and went with him to the drags at Salinas, Fremont and Half Moon Bay.
    Prior to purchasing the Hudson in 1964 the boys ran a few other cars
    (1957 Ford and a Model A set up as gassers) stating, “we got of breaking
    stuff and the expense so we built a Hudson when bracket racing was
    becoming popular and the car fit in many classes with a minor carb
    change so that’s why we chose it.  We were looking for a reliable
    bracket car with headers.”
         The Hudson, built by John Pires,
    Elliot Booker and Tom Scardina, was intended as “a good drag car” and
    cemented lifelong friendships.  The team jokes, “The hardest part was
    finding parts but the most memorable event was racing a new 1965
    Corvette and smoking it!”  This historic gasser is a sixties era
    survivor and has all the window decals to prove it.  The team claims the
    car is “still a work in progress” and it is still raced at nostalgia
    events today.  Usually, Tom Scardina is behind the wheel “of his office”
    and notes affixed to the dashboard remind him to “turn on the gas” and
    “watch RPM or get the basket.” Nonetheless, the car has won several
    awards, held records and original racing jackets are occasionally found
    on the front seat.
         This hauling Hudson is basically stock with a
    few secret modifications for drag racing.  It retains a 1955 Hudson 308
    flathead six and uses a 375 Holley carb and Hooker Headers.  The mill
    is mated to a Hydramatic transmission and Ford 8-inch rear-end.  That’s
    all the info you’re going to get out of this team as far tech goes. 
    Meanwhile, they have raced Elmer Snyder and Terry Earl (at the first
    Antique Nationals) and everybody in between.  When they raced Ed
    Iskenderian at OCIR and won in 1974, Ed wasn’t happy about that.  He was
    sulking so Tom approached him and said, “Well Ed, we run an Isky cam”
    and that made him laugh.  Plans for 2014 are to run Eagle Field Drags
    and The Antique Nationals (at Irwindale Raceway the first week in June)
    joking, “We have run there for 40 years and never missed one.”  ZOOM.
         CUSTOM or ROD TECH SHEET
    Owner: Tom Scardina
    Builder:  Tom Scardina & John Pires
    Year: 1940.  Make: Hudson
    Body Modifications: modified for drag racing
    Grille/shell,
    ignition, front and rear suspension, brakes, seats, upholstery,
    dashboard, steering column and steering wheel, windows, and tail-lights
    are all stock.
    Paint Color:  Red
    Custom Graphics: Stan Sylvia
    Engine: 1955 Hudson 308 flathead six
    Transmission: Hydramatic
    Intake & Carb: 375 Holley
    Exhaust: Hooker Headers
    Rear End: 8 inch Ford
    Wheels/Size: Cragar
    Tires/Size:  M&H Tires/BF Goodrich
    Club Affiliation:  NHRA & ANRA
    Anything Else: Class Winner 1968 ANRA Winternationals (Lions Dragstrip)
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  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    Tom Scardina's 60's era gasser with 308.

  • terraplane8
    terraplane8 Senior Contributor
    http://aussieroadracing.homestead.com/Clive-Gibson.html

    Lots of great Aussie Hudson and Terraplane racing pictures here.
  • Ol racer
    Ol racer Senior Contributor
    Some real nice pictures coming that I didnt see earlier... . This Attached Picture below appeared on FaceBook today...............
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