| Skip Hudson
was a good friend and
racing buddy of Dan
Gurney. He was a skilled driver in his own right and had a solid
professional career.
| In 1961, he drove the
famed 4.1 liter 4-cam Ferrari 412MI (#0744MI)
for Bill Harrah.
Here, Hudson goes out
to qualify for the 1961 Riverside
GP. Due to mechanical problems, he didn't make the race.
More photos of the 412MI
-- and a mystery... |
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| This unique and extremely
potent ex-Phil Hill Ferrari languished
in the Harrah collection until rescued by Monterey
Historics organizer Steve Earle in the early 1970's. It's now
owned and raceed by Chris
Cox.
Hudson drove Team Meridian's
scary ex-Cunningham Maserati
Type 151 coupe #006 at an amateur race at Cotati in May, 1963.
The car ran without doors so Hudson could escape in case of a rollover. |
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He moved to Meridian's
front-engined
Chaparral
(shown here at the June 1963 Laguna Seca USRRC event) for the pro races
later in the year.
In 1964 he drove a Cooper-Chevy
successfully in USRRC events. He also drove Cobras for Carroll Shelby.
(I scanned this great
photo by Julian Veovich from the cover of the 1964 Laguna Seca USRRC Program.) |
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Another look at Hudson
in the Meridian Chaparral. Here he battles #78 Stan Burnett in Ferrari
TRI/61 #0794
at the Northwest GP, September 29 1963, at Pacific Raceways
near Kent, Washington. Burnett was 5th and 4th in the two heats,
Hudson DNF'd. |
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