Call 602-614-0560. whoever he is.he turned a fast quarter mile. The original Citation flipped and disintegrated on its first trip thru the liquid quarter mile, in 1965. 24 posts. "Eddie Hill Rule. Eddie Hill quit drag boats in October 1984 after a crash at 217 MPH on At the first meet at Long Beach Marine Stadium, Harlan set the APBA UGH July 8th-9th | Wolf Creek National in Grove Oklahoma. It was the end of an era. Suggest new definition Want to thank TFD for its existence? These serve a dual purpose: they stop the boat from beaching beyond the finish line and keep it from crashing on power-down. Looking for an octane-filled adrenaline rush? partnership, he formed a partnership with Pete Altman & Wayne Rexwinkle. [7] He purchased Dan Pastorini's Top Fuel car and salvaged the drag boat engine from the bottom of the lake. In 1987 at the NHRA Chief Auto Parts Nationals in Ennis, Texas, where he finished runner-up, Hill blazed the quarter mile at 285.98 MPH; becoming the only person in history to hold speed records for both land and water simultaneously. " had left a mark for all to see. Biographical: He was trying to set a new world speed record for 1,500cc inboard boats. RSVP. He and Ercie also served as Grand Marshall and Official Starter for a Busch Grand National race in Detroit, and Eddie competed in his first career road race, finishing 9, On a qualifying run at the 1997 NHRA event at. America, Southern Drag Boat Association Hall of Fame. Biographical: He was traveling at more than 150 MPH when his boat became airborne and flipped over on top of him. [7] Less than a month later, Hill had stopped motorcycle racing to drag race boats, despite not being able to swim. Dirt Knights. [9] He built two more Top Fuel Hemi-powered dragsters before he had an engine fire at Green Valley Race City in 1966. University, earning 43 additional credit hours with GPA of 4.0. S P O N S O R S. B L O G. S C H E D U L E. L I V E. More. All of the proceeds from any event go back into the club to advance the sport of drag boat racing. Your Companys name will be mentioned 100s of times during the race. RacingJunk
", PHOTO CREDITS: Eddie and Ercie Hill collection, Forrest Bond, Getty Images, Gil Rebilas, Last Dog Standing. "Memphis man injured fatally when boat overturns in race," Hattiesburg American, May 24, 1976, Social Security Death Index: Porter McFarland, born Dec. 13, 1932, died May 1976, las residence Memphis, TN, SS# issued in Tennessee before 1951, Ancestry.com: Porter Anderson McFarland, born Dec. 13, 1932 in Memphis, TN, died May 23, 1976 in Mississippi, Margaret Meier, e-mail communication to site administrator, Mar. In his early days Eddie brought innovations to drag racing that enhanced safety and performance. "Drag racer dies in Oakland crash," Hayward Daily Review, March 20, 1973, "Boat driver dies in flip," Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 20, 1973, [Donnell Culpepper column], Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 21, 1973, "Crash claims boat racer," Bryan Times, March 20, 1973, "Racer killed," Ellensburg Daily Record, March 20, 1973, Social Security Death Index (Raymond Caselli, born Nov. 4, 1933, died Mar. "The power, speed, and acceleration were all things that I had missed since I quit drag racing. Feel the ground rumble while riverside as the Top Fuel Hydro roar down the track with E.T.s of 3.396 and Read More, Special Olympics Georgia provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.Our goal is to Read More, Coming 2017 ASN Race We have a brand new sponsor that you all will be familiar with. Available for USA only . Hill had the first run in the four second range (4.990 seconds), which earned him the nickname "Four Father of Drag Racing." His other nicknames include "The Thrill", "Holeshot Hill", and "Fast Eddie". "Person of the Year From Austin-Bergstrom Airport, take Hwy 183 north, when you reach Anderson Lane, bear right, follow until you merge with Hwy 35, and continue north until you reach Waco, exit Lake Brazos Dr., go east approximately 3 miles past Herring Dr., and the track will be about 3/4 mile on the left. Drag Boats of the 1960's has 126 pages, with 52 color and 124 black and white photographs. The basics of drag boat racing are very similar to those of land drag racing. 608 talking about this. Stay Connected with the Kentucky Drag Boat Association 145.86 mph. Mentally take the drivers seat in a racing flat bottom. Junior Moto X. Kentucky Drag Boat Association. This outfit ran on nitro methane and Eddie usually poured in the whole They met at a boat drag race in High Point, North Carolina, and she, Since retiring from NHRA drag racing at the end of 1999, the Hills now pursue hobbies and interests they had no time for during life on the road. But when they do, she has aspirations of the PBR using them. After opening a motorcycle shop, he returned several years later to race motorcycles. "Fast Eddie Inyokern, In fact, he held the Top Speed records in the NDBA, SDBA, ADBA, and IHBA at the same time, and won four NDBA Nationals . In 1972 he won the Texas Road Racing Championship. [16] Car Craft magazine's readers voted him the Top Fuel Driver of the Year after he won the 1993 championship. [2] It was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, and it was not broken for 10years. Fuel and alcohol classes require flameproof boots, gloves and fuel masks. SDBA has been around the racing community since 1975, and is one of the oldest drag b, 38th Annual NHRA Arizona Nationals Event Schedule, https://sdbaracing.com/store/ols/products/spectator-weekend-race-pass-san-angelo-tx. The basics of drag boat racing are very similar to those of land drag racing. Drag Times
Place an ad in our Race Day Program. The KDBA is the FASTEST club to bring your boat to or just join and watch. Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series. The Donovan is also based on the Chrysler 392 CI Hemi, while the Arias, most commonly used in Blown Gas and Blown Alcohol classes, gets its design from the more current Chevrolet 454 block with a hemi-head adaptation from Chrysler. In 1958 Eddie built a Not a fluke, this rig was for real, and turned a 170.76 In 1956), Buried: Fresno Memorial Gardens, Fresno, California, Boat: "Big Fella" unblown fuel flatbottom. Cooler Passes available. Level II Coaches Course offered. Banzai [7] In 1962, Hill ran 202.70mph (326.21km/h) two years after Chris Karamesines had the first 200mph (320km/h) pass and two years before Don Garlits had the first official 200mph (320km/h) pass. was quicker than Gary Beck's 5.39-second NHRA Top Fuel dragster record, the first time that the water record was lower than the land record. [7][11] Hill quit boat racing in October 1984 after a crash at 217miles per hour. SEE WHERE WE ARE RACING. Forum Staff View All Virginia 482 Super Moderator. He was traveling at an estimated 100 MPH at the time of the accident. Woodpecker Harlan Orrin designed, built and drove the boat Lake in The American Powerboat Association (who have latterly expressed interest in sanctioning races and bringing the sport to a wider audience with a more commercial platform). Military and first responders free with ID. club. Ted and Vi Phillips D&H Sled hull with a blown Gas Chrysler Lake Lucas. BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The Southern Drag Boat Association opened its 2021 season on Lake Bryan with a three-day race event this weekend. "Four Father Yes, Virginia, he was back and with gusto. He was from Fair Oaks, California. Ken Ruffner Blown gas Chrysler powered Sanger hull, Mortician "Renton hydro driver killed," [unidentified news clipping], June 1970, "Boat racer fatally hurt," Pittsburgh Press, June 8, 1970, "Boat driver Skaggs killed," Lodi News-Sentinel, June 8, 1970, "Hydroplane's plunge kills veteran driver," Bend Bulletin, June 8, 1970, Oregon Death Index (Charles L. Skaggs, died June 7, 1970 in Multnomah Co., age 31, wifes name was Joan), Buried: Hills Ferry Cemetery, Newman, California. Both Eddie and Ercie have a great love for animals. "[3] His other nicknames include "The Thrill",[2] "Holeshot Hill",[4] and "Fast Eddie". Just a week earlier he had won the blown fuel flatbottom class during the California Drag Boat Championships at Long Beach with a speed of 144 MPH. 's finances took a quite a hit. Sponsor one of the 2 lanes the drag boats will race down. Pictures
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