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If I remember correctly- ^^^^^^^ Eddie Hill started with asphalt drag racing then moved to H2O drag racing moving up to TF (Top Fuel) being very successful. Until a bad accident- then he switched back to asphalt in TF and was again the guy / team to beat.

First to run fours in the 1/4 mile. AKA Fourfather.

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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler (Post 10936703)

He did really well in asphalt drag racing, holding many speed records. He was very good at it.
IIRC he got in an accident and gave it up and opened a motorcycle shop. Then he won a whole bunch of trophies motorcycle racing. He was really good at it.

then he saw the boat drags and started doing that, and he was really good at it. The best. World record holder.

Then he blew over the boat and got hurt real bad and gave up boat drags and started drag racing cars again. And got really good at it. Held the speed record for awhile.

His life story is really amazing.

https://web.archive.org/web/20051129072906/http://www.nhra.com/50th/top50/E_Hill14.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Hill

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Did ya know Eddie Hill is credited for starting the whole burn-out thing to heat up the slicks?

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He stopped (drag) racing and opened a motorcycle dealership in Wichita Falls in 1966. The dealership is still open (as of 2008), and it is now the oldest Honda and Kawasaki dealership in Texas.[4]
He soon wanted to race again, so he built his own motorcycle and began racing as a 30-year-old. He raced in numerous types of motorcycle racing: cross country, drag racing, hare scramble, motocross, road racing, and short track.[7]
When Hill participated in a Daytona race in 1971, he had an opening lap at 151 mph (243 km/h), which was faster than factory rider Gary Nixon.[7] Hill continued to race motorcycles and in 1972 and won the Texas state road racing championship.[7] Hill won over 100 trophies in his motorcycle career.[10]

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