Eddie Hill: 12 time national champion drag boats Held speed records in 4 different drag boat associations at the same time. Held speed record on water and land at the same time. Only person to ever do that. First driver in the 4's. 4.990 in 1988 at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas 1993 NHRA top fuel national champion Oldest top fuel driver to win a national championship Motorcycle racer Still has a Kawasaki dealership in Wichita Falls, Texas and flies remote control airplanes. Ercie is racing horses. These are two absolutely great people. I am related to the man who built his engines, Gary Prater and was friends with his crew chief, Fuzzy Carter, who died several years ago. Both from my home town of Big Spring, Texas. Quite a nice career he has had....... 1. Eddie and Ercie towing back down. Ercie in dragster 2. Eddie at speed at Green Valley 1973 3. Eddie on cover of Rod and Custom 4. Eddie in drag boat heading to 229 mph in quarter 5. Eddie drag boat 6. Eddie top fuel drag boat 7. Eddie doing VDO testimonial 8. Eddie closeup 9. Eddie in 1964 10. Eddie in The Texan 11. Eddie in The Texan 2 12. Eddie in The Texan 1965 13. Eddie in Abilene, Texas 1961 14. Eddie in Abilene 1961 15. Eddie on 4.990 et run at Texas Motorplex in 1988 16. Eddie at Abilene 17. Eddie Purple Monster twin Pontiac, twin slicks 18. Eddie in Pennzoil dragster. 19. Eddie and Ercie celebrating National championship win. 20. Eddie having a go at it. It did not crash. 21. Eddies latest passion 22. Eddies career ending engine explosion at Texas Motorplex, where he became the first driver in the 4's a number of years earlier in 1988. If anyone else has any photos they would like to add, please do. I will search more through some old stuff to see what else I can find. Can you tell that Eddie is my favorite top fuel driver of all time???? You just have to know him...... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
All he's missing is an appearance at the Reno Air Races and he'll have a grand slam of motorized insanity. I saw him on Wind Tunnel w/ Dave Despain a few years back, he's a great racer, funny character and a true gentlemen.
Twin engined rails are KooL! I like that '62 Grand Prix with the 8 lugs used as a push car to...Thanks CH
Eddie is really a cool guy. Ercie runs interference for him now as many people try to get into his shop for a look and she kinda keeps them under control. Some say she is not as cool as she once was but I think it is because she is attempting to maintain some sort of privacy for them. She really is a neat lady. Fuzzy Carter, his crew chief married a girl I went to school with out in Big Spring, Texas and then his bottom end engine man, Gary Prater, married my brothers sister-in-law. I guess that makes me related in some sort of way. Gary Prater now works the clutch pack on the Gene Hector Pro-Mod vette. He does it for fun..........That is Gary in the blue cap. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Twin engine photos.......Got 'em......Enjoy Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Eddie Hill posted these photos on another forum I belong to. Pretty cool.... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks James! No twin engine review would be complete without a shot of the 'Freight Train' there. Very aerodynamic cowcatcher to. Stout 4.52 time for Eddie that long ago. CH
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/FourFather/540%2520cubic%2520inch%2520Sleekcraft/FourFatherEddieHillSleekCraftrear.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dragboatalley.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php%3F/topic/6/463.html&h=480&w=640&sz=33&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=ekVr7CiDDVY1fM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DEddie%2BHill%2Brecord%2Bruns%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG This is on another forum and is an exchange between Eddie and few others. Through the photos and stories you can really tell he is a lover of anything with speed.
