[sammyg2]

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

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]