Hudson

[dirtcrazy4u]

The young man is out of control. Yes everyone knows team valvoline is, if not the best ride out there. He is trying so hard to go fast he can't get control of the car. I had a birdie tell me Huddie was not the first choice for the seat. This report came after the shows at GIS. The driver they wanted did not want to be away from home and family during the week working in Shinstown. Reportedly he had some conditions that they could not agree on.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Well, he was the first choice they could get.

[Tireguy17]

Pump the brakes….he finished 2nd the last 2 nights. I’m sure Hudson has put a large amount of pressure on himself, but no time to hit the panic button after making the heat race mistake.

[dirtluver]

He will do fine. Going to be one of the best. He is already.

[kidrock]

I believe he is just trying to hard to prove himself. This is not uncommon for a driver to step in one of the best rides in the sport and not feel the pressure to not only do good but, win. I believe he will be fine once they get the car to his liking. They're not that far off.

Tireguy17 agreed.........................................

[bleedblue55]

The young man is out of control. Yes everyone knows team valvoline is, if not the best ride out there. He is trying so hard to go fast he can't get control of the car. I had a birdie tell me Huddie was not the first choice for the seat. This report came after the shows at GIS. The driver they wanted did not want to be away from home and family during the week working in Shinstown. Reportedly he had some conditions that they could not agree on.

Would you have been pleased if he had got in line and settled for 8th in the heat. Some of the drivers grew a set and tried to make things happen. I had an idiot tell me the same rumor about the driver selection. 3 days without any horn jizz got some of you going off the edge.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Naaa, not me. I think that the rocket cars are doing ok. My birdie spent 3 days at GIS, as I came to find out he is a pretty respectable engine guy. His boy races on occassion, they currently have a Mastersbuilt pc there trying to get figured out for 1 of the southern series.

[thexfactor0210]

Who was their first choice then?

[Raceready]

The young man is out of control. Yes everyone knows team valvoline is, if not the best ride out there. He is trying so hard to go fast he can't get control of the car. I had a birdie tell me Huddie was not the first choice for the seat. This report came after the shows at GIS. The driver they wanted did not want to be away from home and family during the week working in Shinstown. Reportedly he had some conditions that they could not agree on.It sounds Huddy is driving like a Duddy ?

[Flathead]

All I know is I’m already sick of hearing people call him Huddie!

[Pennsboro32]

The kid is like 20-21 years old finished second twice this week and now we want to kick him out of the ride LOL. I won't disagree that the pressure has gotten to him, you can tell in his postrace interviews, once he settles down a little bit, it'll be business as usual.

[427c.i.]

It sounds Huddy is driving like a Duddy ?

You spelled "daddy" wrong...

[Raceready]

Rocket sold out of those knee pads.

[dirtluver]

Rocket still looks strong to me. Top 4 were Rockets tonight.

[Pennsboro32]

Rocket sold out of those knee pads.

You're mumbling, take that horn out of your mouth.

[Raceready]

And here I thunk that young Hudee O'Nail was going to nail it to victory lane by now ?

[BTExpress]

While I will agree Hudson is definetely pressing and feeling the pressure, statisically he is off to a better start than Brandon Sheppard so far, for what it is worth. That being said, it is a LONG season and I am sure both will have sucess in 2023.

[Black F]

Who was their first choice then?

he dont know. he's rambling on again .

[FlatTire]

His daddy was a little rough in his time. They called him Bend Your Steel ONEAL for a reason. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But the kid gets it done.

[84wedge]

Bend your steel jr. will do fine with since he's allowed to jump starts and drive over other cars with zero consequences.

[Raceready]

The kid would be a terror in that Longhorn brand I believe . . .

[TS FAN]

it is obvious he is trying too hard. I expect things to get better. He has shown he can wheel a car. The Rocket is not what it was a couple years ago. Still a good ride, but not dominate that it was.

[epjfan]

Bend your steel jr. will do fine with since he's allowed to jump starts and drive over other cars with zero consequences.84wedge you are spot on about that

[kidrock]

Good start to the night for Hudson. Fast time overall now lets see if he can put a whole night together and get the win.

[Drop Shock]

The kid would be a terror in that Longhorn brand I believe . . .

He ran a longhorn in 2019 for SSI you goof, results were average at best.

[B_K]

Well, this post aged like milk.

[dirtcrazy4u]

What's wrong with the horns ? Boy they look like they can't drive off the corners. The rockets come off the corner so much straighter. The rockets look like they gain car lengths out of the corners. How many times last year did we hear how great and invincible the horns were. Raceready had all his phrases prepared to use and now not so much. I think the racing has been d*m good so far. Have at it boys.

[Pennsboro32]

Anybody heard from longhorn pivot boy Raceready?

[Black F]

Anybody heard from longhorn pivot boy Raceready?

everytime i post lol.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

What's wrong with the horns ? Boy they look like they can't drive off the corners. The rockets come off the corner so much straighter. The rockets look like they gain car lengths out of the corners. How many times last year did we hear how great and invincible the horns were. Raceready had all his phrases prepared to use and now not so much. I think the racing has been d*m good so far. Have at it boys.

When you can't consistently steer, you gotta race bent. People always struggle to steer the car at East Bay. Bent is how most people race a Rocket. Longhorns steer good on normal conditions, but can't go as good when their bent. I can relate. My program can't go forward if it's sideways either.

[Raceready]

Anybody heard from longhorn pivot boy Raceready?He is obviously alive inside your head ! ! That is where he is at on a daily basis !

[84wedge]

Mark Richards is pictured here laughing at the complete failure of Longhorn chassis over the past few days. Those XR1's are flying off the jig these days. https://media.tenor.com/yjWVg6gDDPcAAAAd/ron-perlman-perlman.gif

[Buford.Justice]

More Richards look a like posts!!! :)

[Buford.Justice]

When you can't consistently steer, you gotta race bent. People always struggle to steer the car at East Bay. Bent is how most people race a Rocket. Longhorns steer good on normal conditions, but can't go as good when their bent. I can relate. My program can't go forward if it's sideways either.

Seen some stock cars that never did get straight at Ponderosa!!! lol That front stretch is sideways city!

[Bradley]

The young man is out of control. Yes everyone knows team valvoline is, if not the best ride out there. He is trying so hard to go fast he can't get control of the car. I had a birdie tell me Huddie was not the first choice for the seat. This report came after the shows at GIS. The driver they wanted did not want to be away from home and family during the week working in Shinstown. Reportedly he had some conditions that they could not agree on.


lmao..... Can't get control of the car you say ?? Last 2 nights overall fast qualifier, wins both heat races and wins both features..... A little birdie told me that you're not the brightest crayon in the ole crayola box. This week 2 feature wins and two 2nd place finishes. Tell me ole bright one who has done better this week at Eastbay ?

[dirtcrazy4u]

Black and white Bradley, those are the only 2 colors Hudson has been interested in. Well from looking at how he did the first part of the week compared to the last 2 nights. My hats off to the young man. I like the racing I've seen so far from east bay. If rocket runs this good at Volusia there mite be a few horns had at a good price. I wonder if B Shepp still has his rocket ?

[Raceready]

Bend your steel jr. will do fine with since he's allowed to jump starts and drive over other cars with zero consequences.I gotta admit that after last night You certainly had the lad pegged to a T ! !

[Black F]

for anyone who had any respect for steel bender jr, how do you like him now?

[kidrock]

Actually gained more respect for O'neal after his interviews where he admitted to his mistakes. Yes it sucked for Erb and Babb but, if you're in the sport long enough you're more than likely to encounter this at some point.

[ready2rd]

its just racing people ,if you race hard like these young drivers are they going to bend something and make another drivers mad .

[427c.i.]

Not a Hudson fan or Erb fan. Dennis runs "the Dennis lin..." aka the go cart or quarter midget line, always has. It's a blocking tactic that puts him in the bottom of the turn and he goes all the way out to the wall on the straights. He never gives anyone a full lane. Last night it bit him in the butt.
Dennis blocked the outside on the straight and when the 1 tried to crossover, there's the 28 trying to get back down to block the bottom and didn't get there fast enough.
I would love to see the drone footage.
Ask anyone that races Dennis and they'll tell you, with the line he runs, he's all over the track and hard to pass.
I don't think Hud did him dirty at all.

[Black F]

then what was the reason for hudson apologizing? dennis was already planted on the bottom when hud bulldozed him. erb gave him and others room at the top on the straights.

[Black F]

Actually gained more respect for O'neal after his interviews where he admitted to his mistakes. Yes it sucked for Erb and Babb but, if you're in the sport long enough you're more than likely to encounter this at some point.

if zero25 pokes you in the nose, you've gained respect cuz he said he was sorry? lol

[TBSprintFan]

Not a Hudson fan or Erb fan. Dennis runs "the Dennis lin..." aka the go cart or quarter midget line, always has. It's a blocking tactic that puts him in the bottom of the turn and he goes all the way out to the wall on the straights. He never gives anyone a full lane. Last night it bit him in the butt.
Dennis blocked the outside on the straight and when the 1 tried to crossover, there's the 28 trying to get back down to block the bottom and didn't get there fast enough.
I would love to see the drone footage.
Ask anyone that races Dennis and they'll tell you, with the line he runs, he's all over the track and hard to pass.
I don't think Hud did him dirty at all.

I am a Dennis Erb fan and this above is the best explanation of what happened. Hudson was along the inside of Dennis entering turn 1, if anything Dennis should of moved up higher in the corner once Hudson was alongside of him.

[84wedge]

I am a Dennis Erb fan and this above is the best explanation of what happened. Hudson was along the inside of Dennis entering turn 1, if anything Dennis should of moved up higher in the corner once Hudson was alongside of him.Serious question. Why would the leader just give up his line to a car whose nose is not ahead of his? In all reality, Hudson would have passed him clean on the top in another couple laps anyway. Instead, he goes for a risky move with plenty of race left that cost a bunch of men a bunch of money. I don't buy the "aw shucks" interview afterwards either since he's done this move a number of times. There's something about being in that car that makes people unaccountable for their actions. Like "Instant a**hole, just add house car".

[BTExpress]

I have no dog in the fight....pretty much a racing incident to me. Was Hudson being agressive, absolutely. But was he trying to take Dennis out...no way. Unfortunately each fan will see what they want to see, depending on who you are rooting for.

[TerryM]

I like both drivers, but if I had to place blame for the incident, I’d say it was 65% Erb’s fault and 35% Huddy.

[Highside Hustler25]

I believe the fella that caused it accepted 100% of the blame. Won't say the name as to not hurt anyone's feelings.

[Josh Bayko]

Dennis Erb is the hardest guy in all of dirt late model racing to race clean, but nobody ever wants to talk about that.

[zyoung25]

It was dumb of Hudson to try and dive under the Dennis knowing his tendencies. 99% of the time, the 28 will never leave the other guy a lane. Regardless, if you have shown him a nose or not. I've always said him and the late great Delmas Conley were the hardest racers to pass in this sport.

[DennisErbFan]

Not a Hudson fan or Erb fan. Dennis runs "the Dennis lin..." aka the go cart or quarter midget line, always has. It's a blocking tactic that puts him in the bottom of the turn and he goes all the way out to the wall on the straights. He never gives anyone a full lane. Last night it bit him in the butt.
Dennis blocked the outside on the straight and when the 1 tried to crossover, there's the 28 trying to get back down to block the bottom and didn't get there fast enough.
I would love to see the drone footage.
Ask anyone that races Dennis and they'll tell you, with the line he runs, he's all over the track and hard to pass.
I don't think Hud did him dirty at all.
This is where I’m at. Dennis Erb Jr. is my favorite driver, has been since I was 12 years old. He’s a great driver but his style when he’s in front is frustrating for the driver behind him. I don’t blame Hudson for what happened. They were both being aggressive and racing hard and contact was going to be made no matter what.

[DennisErbFan]

Watching the replay though, I do think Erb gave him a little bit of room going into turn 1. It kinda looked like Hudson expected his momentum to be enough to slide cleanly in front of the 28’s nose. Evidently he overestimated how much of an advantage he had over Erb going into the corner.

[nc mudcat]

Dennis screwed up, plain and simple. Left a lane, Hudson took it, Dennis tried to force his way down and crashed. The only thing Hudson did wrong was try to stay friends by taking the blame. And like everything, this will be seen from 2 perspectives completely.

[kidrock]

I believe the fella that caused it accepted 100% of the blame. Won't say the name as to not hurt anyone's feelings.

In which I gained more respect for him in doing so. I won't say his name either lol......

[grt74]

dennis knew he was there, he tried to pinch him, he paid the price, thats all there is to the story
i like the aggressiveness of hudson but in the points deal he does need to calm down a bit, 2nd would have been a good points night

[crownman25]

I watched that deal between erb and hudson I think it was a racing deal I think it was a sh!t happens thing i think 28 was running the center then cutting the bottom tight and hudson got a great run and just got down in the corner the same time erb came down.I like both drivers I hated to see it happen but it was just one of those things..Young drivers drive hard thats just part of it...Every driver makes mistakes ,mis judges or the hole closes up.If a driver doesnot do or have these things happen there not a race car driver I mean a fast winning driver...

[Senroc-Systems]

The Longhorn Killer does it again!😱

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

That #1 team is on fire right now

[epjfan]

Anyone see Pierce’s comment about jumping the start in the heat race? What does that tell you about the guy that jumps almost every time? Even his competitors know he gets away with it.

[ImCryn2]

Trying to get an advantage on a start/restart is not anything new. Some series' give you one jump without penalty, some don't. If the series allows you one screw up, you're foolish to not try. Of all the complaints about Pierce on here, I have to say this is a new one.

[epjfan]

This is not a complaint about Pierce it’s simply a statement that even O’neals competitors know that he gets away with jumping the starts/restarts

[Highside Hustler25]

If anyone is the king of restart trickery, it's jd.