I posted some of these photos a couple of years ago but the subject came up again recently so I thought I would post it again. These photos from the collection of a racing friend, Gary McGill were taken at the "Drag City", Ringgold, Georgia track in 1967. Joe Hood's "Super Cuda" and Bunky Bobo's "Hemi Hurricane" were involved in a finish line crash and the result is shown in these photos. Joe Hood was killed about four months later at Warner Robbins, Georgia. The Hemi Hurricane II was rebuilt and competed at the Nationals at Indy that year.

 

I recently befriended Doug Potter, who owned and helped build Joe Hood's car. The last photo shows him, in the maroon shirt, along with another old timer, Red Harris at our local drag strip last Fall. If anyone has info or photos of Joe Hood, please send them to me. Mr. Potter is very interested in photos since he only has one that he took himself. He is especially interested in photos from a race that Joe Hood won at the Hollywood, Florida track in 1966 or 67. Doug Potter said that they had the only injected car at that race. He said the local paper had a full page photo of all the funny cars together. Maybe someone in the Florida area could dig up some info on this.

 

Thanks, Wayne.

 

Wayne.