Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-16
A HUDSON
SUPER-STXES
AREWINNERS
3 t a On 25O-MiIe
Race Against 20
CINI SPEEDWAY

"Four Hudson Super-Six specials were
entered in the speedway races at Cincin-
natl, May 30, and every one Of them fin
ished in the money! said Jesse bennett.
Hudson dealer, today. ''Three Of the Hud-
sons started on the $50 mile classic. against
a field of 2S ears. and all endured through
the terrific contest against costly special
racers, finishing second, seventh and ninth
respectively.
"A fourth Hudson easily out-clasSed lis
opponents in the free-for-all, averaging
sos miles an hour, and winning under
wraps. The nearest competitor OF the IIud.
son averaged S1.53 miles an hour.
$50 far rs commercially built ears are
concerned, the Hudson Super Skies finish
ed first in both the go mile classic. which
was run at an average speed Of 1O2.4s
miles and hour, and in the free-for-all.
"The Frontenac racer. driven hy Louis
Chevrolet 10 first place, was built at great
cost with IN eve single 10 racing. There
are no Frontenac stock ears. The entire
edition OF Frontenacs consists Of the three
racers which engaged in the Cincinnati
speedway races. They were specially built
throughout of extraordinarily expensive
materials. They weighed a trifle over 1900.
pounds. ANY one Of them cost more than
the entire Hudson racing feet, which con
sists of converted stock Su~per-Sixes, al
tered at slight expense, and weighing 2f00.
pounds-an extra burden of SEQ pounds or.
80 per cent heavier than the winning From
tenac.
'The Hudson racer which finished III
second position was driven BY Ira Vail.
and maintained an average speed OF close
to 102 miles an hour. Its time for the $50
miles was , hours. "a minutes and 81 Sec
onds. Had it not been for two tires let
ting down on the flying Super-Six. enforce
ing costly stops at the pits for tire changes
Il is probable this Super-Six would have
won. Louis Chevrolet, driving the winner,
did not make a stop. lie finished 81 See
onds ahead of the Super-Six. No Hudson
car entered stopped except for tire changes.
"When the Hudson Motor Car Company
decided TO enter racing it announced at the
outset that it did not expect it, fleet to-
win many or even i few of the biz races.
The Hudson intended only to demonstrate
the endurance of the Super-Six stock earl
and 1t chose the speedway where motor
cars are subjected 20 the most terrific
abuse in high speed contests. The Hudson
people said they would be satisfied with
nothing less than that al the Hudson en-
tries keep going at a high average speed,
and to finish in all instances.
"In the first important speedway event
they fulfilled 100 per cent of this con
tract. All finished. One finished first. !
one second, one seventh and one ninth-an
within the money.
"The Super-Six which finished seventh
was driven by A. Ill Patterson, Hudson
dealer at Stockton, California, and n noted
road race driver. But this was his firstl
race on a speedway. The other Hudson
was driven by Ralph Milford.
"The light, patented Super-Six motor
hrs become one Of the most successful race
s-ators in the country, and every day in
.iependent race drivers are sending in re-
ports Of victories with a Super-Six.
"ItI j. notable that no commercial ear
representing a stock machine built in large
numbers finished ahead of any OF the foGT
Hudsons which took part in the Cincin-
natl speedway races.
s'The next race in which the Hudsons viii
be entered is the Chicago Speedway race