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**Ryan** · 08-31-2009, 08:29 AM

If you are a regular on the H.A.M.B., you've probably already read about the Lee family racing team. Their grandson posted an incredible series of articles covering the adventures of Jim and Allison Lee directly to the H.A.M.B. a month or so. Each ar...

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NITROFC · 08-31-2009, 08:45 AM

Great Story .. They are FIRST FAMILY OF DRAG RACING !!!. I have had the pleasure of racing around Jim & Allison in the 70's & 80's and no one better to represent the sport.

pwschuh · 08-31-2009, 08:50 AM

Thanks for pulling these together in one place Ryan. Missed the posts the first time around.

Jack Thomas · 08-31-2009, 11:55 AM

I see Jim and Allison every year at the York reunion, really nice people as are their son in law and grandson.

stude_trucks · 08-31-2009, 12:05 PM

Damn, somehow I missed everyone of those the first go around. Thanks for reposting those Ryan. Been working way too much lately and still way behind. So could only quickly scan the first one. I will have to subscribe to this and get back to it in more detail when I have some time. Awesome!

Will Kimble · 08-31-2009, 12:06 PM

Nice job Tyler!

**Slim Pickens** · 08-31-2009, 03:35 PM

So cool, it makes it like family, oh yeah I forgot this is the HAMB. NUTS, Slim

Sixcarb · 08-31-2009, 03:57 PM

Excellent set of posts, Thanks.

autobilly · 08-31-2009, 04:22 PM

I also missed these first time 'round, thanks for bringin' them up on TJJ Boss.

Q: What are ya gonna do with yer spare time today?
A: Why, check out the Lee family drag history posts of course!

richcraft.spl · 08-31-2009, 04:25 PM

Great job tyler !! What about the hilton side of your family? Im sure you are working on a masterpiese !!!

hotrod mike · 08-31-2009, 06:20 PM

Thanks for bringing this great set of threads back up Ryan. I'm sure there are more folks that missed it the first time. Great story and Tyler did a fantastic job filling in the blanks and with some rare photos. This is a must read.

eastcoast57 · 08-31-2009, 06:20 PM

DAMN...been in class all day...sometimes its like crawling under a rock

Big thanks to Ryan for puttin it up front! My family is tied together by racing and hot rodding....glad everyone enjoyed....even if i did have to "edit" some pictures out....
If anyones headin to the CHRR in Bakersfield the restored GREAT EXPECATIONS 2 fueler of my grandparents should be gettin its maiden fire up...

Now that im back in Cincy its time for the HILTON FAMILY RACING side of the story....and work on some killer slingshots....will be sure to keep updated...
my grandparents are puzzled that people actually remember them and are interested in their story, to them its just no big deal..of course thats how most racers are...Thanks to all....

Tyler Hilton

Joshua Shaw · 08-31-2009, 06:54 PM

This is a great example of a Young guy that was born SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, and instead of loosing interest, burning out, or getting into Honda's.. Tyler embraced his family's legacy on both sides. Good for you!

Great job Tyler! Glad Ryan put them all together. I'm sure there were a few that missed them. Plus, the fact that you took the pics from THE FAMILY ALBUM is not only cool, but they are pics we don't get to see often.

Looking forward to the HILTON SIDE.

(That pic of the car in the pits, in front of the trailer, with a SPARE ENGINE on a stand inside the trailer is KILLER!!) Definetly a first rate operation!

...oh, and it still trips me out when you call her Grandma!!

Joshua Shaw

**Magnus** · 09-01-2009, 07:50 AM

I'm exhausted by the awesome stories, PLEASE keep' em coming. Dragracing was cool, now it's too much business.

lrs30 · 09-01-2009, 08:43 PM

Tyler let me know when you get a free evening I will bring up the SUPER 8 Film Of Edgewater from 69,70,71, unless SHAW got a copy made yet(JUST BUSTING HIS BALLS HERE), he had the only DVD copy(POOR QUALITY BUT A DVD COPY). There may be some of your family busting the 1/4 on there, its a pretty cool film that the my old man put together from back in the day, I am still trying to get all my Aunts Super 8 Films from the Indy Nats from the same years..... Ryan

eastcoast57 · 09-03-2009, 01:26 PM

ill have to ask him bout that....id like to see that Indy footage too.....

T.H.

08-31-2009, 08:29 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,604	Lee Family Tradition If you are a regular on the H.A.M.B., you've probably already read about the Lee family racing team. Their grandson posted an incredible series of articles covering the adventures of Jim and Allison Lee directly to the H.A.M.B. a month or so. Each ar... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

08-31-2009, 08:45 AM	#2
NITROFC BANNED Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 35 miles NW of NYC in NJ Posts: 6,198	Re: Lee Family Tradition Great Story .. They are FIRST FAMILY OF DRAG RACING !!!. I have had the pleasure of racing around Jim & Allison in the 70's & 80's and no one better to represent the sport.

08-31-2009, 08:50 AM	#3
pwschuh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 1,571	Re: Lee Family Tradition Thanks for pulling these together in one place Ryan. Missed the posts the first time around.

08-31-2009, 11:55 AM	#4
Jack Thomas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland Eastern Shore Posts: 1,944	Re: Lee Family Tradition I see Jim and Allison every year at the York reunion, really nice people as are their son in law and grandson. __________________ Pocono Drag Lodge Reunion V, August 10, 2013, Lyndwood Welding Open House, October 5, 2013.

08-31-2009, 12:05 PM	#5
stude_trucks Old School HAMBer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 4,713	Re: Lee Family Tradition Damn, somehow I missed everyone of those the first go around. Thanks for reposting those Ryan. Been working way too much lately and still way behind. So could only quickly scan the first one. I will have to subscribe to this and get back to it in more detail when I have some time. Awesome! __________________ ..and yelled out your going to the wrong place he is a Chevy guy, but they went there anyway. PJ@STT

08-31-2009, 12:06 PM	#6
Will Kimble Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 352	Re: Lee Family Tradition Nice job Tyler!

08-31-2009, 03:35 PM	#7
Slim Pickens Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 3,305	Re: Lee Family Tradition So cool, it makes it like family, oh yeah I forgot this is the HAMB. NUTS, Slim __________________ http://backstreetwheels.blogspot.com/ November, 2012 UPDATED my BLOG My other site. www.rtoonkel.com

08-31-2009, 03:57 PM	#8
Sixcarb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North NJ Posts: 1,498	Re: Lee Family Tradition Excellent set of posts, Thanks. __________________ Wanted: Pics or any history of my avatar #156A left the west coast in 1958

08-31-2009, 04:22 PM	#9
autobilly Old School HAMBer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tweed, Australia Posts: 2,523	Re: Lee Family Tradition I also missed these first time 'round, thanks for bringin' them up on TJJ Boss. Q: What are ya gonna do with yer spare time today? A: Why, check out the Lee family drag history posts of course! __________________ RETRO Spec. (tive) -Getting to where you're going by knowing where you've come from.

08-31-2009, 04:25 PM	#10
richcraft.spl Grenade Inspector Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: cincinnati ohio Posts: 233	Re: Lee Family Tradition Great job tyler !! What about the hilton side of your family? Im sure you are working on a masterpiese !!!

08-31-2009, 06:20 PM	#11
hotrod mike Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 1,551	Re: Lee Family Tradition Thanks for bringing this great set of threads back up Ryan. I'm sure there are more folks that missed it the first time. Great story and Tyler did a fantastic job filling in the blanks and with some rare photos. This is a must read. __________________ "Fat,drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son."

08-31-2009, 06:20 PM	#12
eastcoast57 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: D.O.S / CINCINNATI.... Posts: 1,032	Re: Lee Family Tradition DAMN...been in class all day...sometimes its like crawling under a rock Big thanks to Ryan for puttin it up front! My family is tied together by racing and hot rodding....glad everyone enjoyed....even if i did have to "edit" some pictures out.... If anyones headin to the CHRR in Bakersfield the restored GREAT EXPECATIONS 2 fueler of my grandparents should be gettin its maiden fire up... Now that im back in Cincy its time for the HILTON FAMILY RACING side of the story....and work on some killer slingshots....will be sure to keep updated... my grandparents are puzzled that people actually remember them and are interested in their story, to them its just no big deal..of course thats how most racers are...Thanks to all.... Tyler Hilton __________________ WHERES DUH NITRO? http://hiltonartandvintageracing.com/

08-31-2009, 06:54 PM	#13
Joshua Shaw Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cincinnasty Ohio Posts: 2,076	Re: Lee Family Tradition This is a great example of a Young guy that was born SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, and instead of loosing interest, burning out, or getting into Honda's.. Tyler embraced his family's legacy on both sides. Good for you! Great job Tyler! Glad Ryan put them all together. I'm sure there were a few that missed them. Plus, the fact that you took the pics from THE FAMILY ALBUM is not only cool, but they are pics we don't get to see often. Looking forward to the HILTON SIDE. (That pic of the car in the pits, in front of the trailer, with a SPARE ENGINE on a stand inside the trailer is KILLER!!) Definetly a first rate operation! ...oh, and it still trips me out when you call her Grandma!! Joshua Shaw Attached Thumbnails __________________ In Racing, You can be CHEAP, FAST, or SAFE... ...pick TWO.

09-01-2009, 07:50 AM	#14
Magnus Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 807	Re: Lee Family Tradition I'm exhausted by the awesome stories, PLEASE keep' em coming. Dragracing was cool, now it's too much business. __________________ A bus station is where a bus stops, a train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station...

09-01-2009, 08:43 PM	#15
lrs30 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,808	Re: Lee Family Tradition Tyler let me know when you get a free evening I will bring up the SUPER 8 Film Of Edgewater from 69,70,71, unless SHAW got a copy made yet(JUST BUSTING HIS BALLS HERE), he had the only DVD copy(POOR QUALITY BUT A DVD COPY). There may be some of your family busting the 1/4 on there, its a pretty cool film that the my old man put together from back in the day, I am still trying to get all my Aunts Super 8 Films from the Indy Nats from the same years..... Ryan __________________ I BUY VINTAGE 70's & 80's BMX FRAMES, COMPLETE BIKES and PARTS. : & TOYOTA FJ 40's 45's

09-03-2009, 01:26 PM	#16
eastcoast57 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: D.O.S / CINCINNATI.... Posts: 1,032	Re: Lee Family Tradition ill have to ask him bout that....id like to see that Indy footage too..... T.H. __________________ WHERES DUH NITRO? http://hiltonartandvintageracing.com/

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