2007 La Carrena Panamericana - Hudson

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Francisco Marquez and his copilot Araceli Ramirez covered the 2000 mile race again this year. This duo are veterans of multiple races since the begining of the 2nd Millenium. The QUAKER OATS Hudson is but one of several differnet Hudson cars Francisco has piloted on this course.

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  • Unknown
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    Thanks, Ken.



    Looks like they were racing a Benz in 05 & 06



    Francisco Marquez and his copilot Araceli Ramirez Mex/Mex



    http://www.netcar.com.mx/DesafioSite2005/Ingles/pilotos.asp
  • Unknown
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    In case anyone has any "connections", I'd love to know:



    1. type engine, tranny and differential



    2. front suspension details



    3. rear suspension details



    4. 4-wheel discs (Y or no)



    THANKS
  • Unknown
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    ~ Thanks to 51hornetA ~



    Engine: Edelbrock crate 350 CID engine, Edelbrock performer rpm intake (600 cfm), Edelbrock carb, K&N filter.



    Turbo-Hydramatic 350 transmission



    Front clip of this car is fiberglass



    Front suspension: is off a Camaro.



    Differential: a narrowed Ford 9inch.



    Brakes: Wilwood setup 6 piston calipers; four-wheel discs with 3 master cylinders (two for up front and single for back)



    When this amount of mods has been done you are not discussing Hudson Vs the others you are discussing engineering of components as the Studebaker that won had almost the same setup and most of that car was fiberglass as well. Are they actually Hudson and Studebaker? ... well they are in the same way a Chevy Malibu Nascar is like a Chevy Malibu you find on a dealers lot."

    I knew the front suspension, sound, brakes, engine, tranny, differential was not HUDSON. That car is a REAL road race car. I love the Hudson-look, but it was the Studebaker's aerodynamics that yielded the win in the end, apparently!



    I noticed that there were at least a half dozen Stude's racing too, another advantage.



    For those of you who THOUGHT the Hudson had an original suspension and that you didn't see it "roll" in the video, you now know why it didn't roll, PLUS how wrong one can be when one assumes certain things in life.



    No original car from the 50's can go around curves and be stable like those cars did without heavy duty brakes & state-of-the-art suspension upgrades.



    ~ They look COOL! ~
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