Quote Originally Posted by Sharp shooter View Post
It's funny you bring that up Bob, because I just ran across that pic and I had to look twice because I always thought of that boat as a dragster. Then I thought a little more remembering that back then, anything went so ya, not necessarilly a big deal. Lol
I think that was pretty much the way it was. The concept was all so new, that no one idea had defined them. Red Wilson(who owned Clay Smith cams at the time) built Jimmy Bryan, (who won the 1958 Indy), a V drive boat with the driver behind the engine, with a v drive forward, and bottom similar to the D&H Sleds.
Later Rudy built Jimmy Bryan a baddass SK.

Red Wilson was big into boats while he owned Clay Smith cams. He worked for Clay when Clay was killed at a race by his own car while standing in the pits. Red married Clay's widow and ran Clay Smith Cams. In 1965 Red was killed in a "E" boat race at Marine Stadium.
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