32 replies to this topic

[ramey36]

Hearing that one of the best Central PA has ever seen has passed away.

 

RIP Clate

[714d]

Sad news. MANY great memories of Clate, and I wasn't even born to see most of his career. There can't be many drivers at ANY level who have a career that long and still be on top of the game when they hang it up. He will be missed

[nash man]

r.i.p Clate

[Walt Wimer]

SAD NEWS!!!!   He was a class guy on and off the race track!!!   R.I.P.

 

Walt

[Express Man]

One of the best ever....R.I.P.

[jo73]

R.I.P. one of the best pa Wheelman there was.

[cats442]

He could run with the best on any surface.  Great guy.  RIP Clate.

[buckboard]

Rest in peace, my friend.

[THE Fan]

a sad day...as everyone has said one of the ALL TIMERS

why isn't Clate in the hall of fame ?????????

RIP to one of the best i had the privilege to watch

[ProDirt]

Absolutely one of our areas super stars of racing. I believe he was inducted into the hall of fame in 2003.

He was always a thrill to watch race on dirt or asphalt. He will be missed dearly by all of his friends and family.

Rest in piece Clate.

[march66]

sorry but Clate who and where did he race?

[ramey36]

Clate Husted.

He raced all over the North East, heavily in Central PA and on both dirt and asphalt.

[march66]

would this be Clate Hustin?(spelling)

[ramey36]

Yes. Clate Husted.

[march66]

anyone with some old photos would be nice to see!

[Ring Gear]

One of Western Pa"s all time greats for sure.  For al of you that were too young to remember him racing at such places as Clearfield, Marion Center and everywere in a asphalt modified, you missed one of the best bar none.

 

One of the smoothest drivers I ever witnessed driving on dirt.   Clate Husted. Blackie Watt and Bob Wearing were born of the same mold and of the three in my opinion Clate just might have been the better of the three.

 

RIP 

[Fast Lane Life]

Many childhood memories watching Clate display his mastery at Clearfield, Marion Center, and the first Lernerville 200...what a great career! Thank you Clate for some great memories. RIP...

[lm08]

rip

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[Dr_Dirt]

Those who didn't get to see him race before Clearfield paved, really missed a man that could put on one hell of a show. I saw him on more than one occasion climb out one car after winning the feature and then get into a totally different type of car and win that race too. HE was my childhood hero, I have a picture of Irv Frankhousers #3 late model with Clate in victory lane. It wasn't till near mid season that they got that car completely together and Clate took the checkers in it's debut.

 

Everyone who knew Clate has a great Clate Husted story and here's mine. I was with Charlie and Chucky Records at the Central Mountains car show at the Clearfield Driving Park back when they had race cars as part of the show. We were all just standing around when Clate and his crew pulled in and unloaded his car (asphalt LM). After they were done they came walking down towards us and when they were close enough Chucky says "hey there's that old man that had couldn't race on dirt anymore so he had to switch to asphalt" without missing a beat and like it was scripted, Clate says "hey there's that young kid that has to use power steering to get his car around the racetrack". I still chuckle every time I think of that day, lol.

[Walt Wimer]

Does anyone on here have an obit???

 

THANX!!

 

Walt