Austin, [9] He built two more Top Fuel Hemi-powered dragsters before he had an engine fire at Green Valley Race City in 1966. "Names in the news," Long Beach Press-Telegram, July 13, 1970, "Boat racer killed," Raleigh Register, July 13, 1970, "Hydroplane driver dies at Austin," Corpus Christi Times, July 13, 1970, "Death toll reaches 45 in violence," Victoria Advocate, July 13, 1970, Social Security Death Index (James Sanders, born June 18, 1927, died July 1970, SS# issued in Texas), Location: Willamette River, Portland, Oregon. Eddie Hill (born March 6, 1936) is an American retired drag racer who won numerous drag racing championships on land and water. Ken Baker and his Ron Jones outboard drag hydro Sears Arizona. Pomona, Social SDBA TIME SLIPS APP DOWNLOAD SDBA TIMESLIPS APP Phoenix. [11], NHRA ranked him 14th on their Top 50 drivers in 2001. However, by 1974, with no time to race nationally on the professional circuit, he sought other ways to satisfy his need for speed. [13] Six months later, Hill recorded a 4.936-second e.t. Plus there is always the awesome slushes at Sonic (Great for the humidity and heat). California. "Person of the Year Body of Water. chance to get to know the course, and dial in their skills. Drag Lists Yes, Virginia, he was back and with gusto. Biographical: He was traveling about 180 MPH on a tuning run when his boat flipped and he was thrown out. Place an ad in our Race Day Program. Six months later at the NHRA Supernationals in 's NHRA Top Fuel record of 5.39 seconds. But that's not all. Biographical: The week before his fatal accident he had set a record of 147 MPH in his class and was trying to improve it at Lake Ming when he died from injuries in a crash. The boat then disintegrated. Suggest new definition Want to thank TFD for its existence? As two boats are paired up on the holding rope, a countdown clock begins before the boats get the green light. The herd of bulls is young and not yet ready to buck. Eddie not only enjoys horses, but has developed a strong interest in road racing and acquired an Ariel Atom, a Ford GT, and a British Ultima. One of his previous boats was a blown gas hydro named "Deliverance." NDBA stands for National Drag Boat Association. "crazy When you look at Eddie Hill's racing career, one that spanned over four decades, be it on land or water, two wheels or four, one can't help but notice how this personable Texan's driving skills and mechanical ingenuity helped make him successful in any form of motorsports in which he chose to compete. In early qualifying at a race in Daytona in 1971, Eddie ran 151 MPH, which at that time was faster than factory rider Gary Nixon. "Person of the Year 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. The basics of drag boat racing are very similar to those of land drag racing. As for the radio-controlled variety, Hill has over 40 nitro, methanol, and gas-burning aircraft with wing spans over 11 feet, along with six radio-controlled helicopters. The hydroplane pilot can control the boat only with the throttle. Boats registered in exhibition do not qualify. The mother of all drag boat races is coming to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park! "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. 1970-79 - Drag Boat and Water Speed Record Racer Memorial 1970-1979 Charles Abajian Born: September 16, 1947 Died: May 20, 1978 Buried: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California Age: 30 Full Name: Charles Arthur Abajian Nickname: Location: Lake Ming, near Bakersfield, California Event: Coors Boat Drag Nationals Accident Date: May 20, 1978 "I locked up the brakes, and it felt like I needed to turn the wheel to the left, but for some reason, I didn't. Estimated delivery dates - opens in a new window or tab include seller's handling time, origin ZIP Code, destination ZIP Code and time of acceptance and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment. "Boat racer killed," Orlando Sentinel, Dec. 20, 1970, Buried: Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, California, Location: Fern Ridge Reservoir, Eugene, Oregon, Event: Balboa Raceways Championship Circle and Drag Boat Race. 18, 2014, Bill Roberts, e-mail communication to site administrator, Aug. 1, 2014, Location: Oakland Marine Stadium, California, Event: American Powerboat Spring National Championships, Boat: "Panic Mouse" blown fuel flatbottom. He was from Renton, Washington. Later that year he added a blower to the car, which made it an A/Gas dragster. The do roll up the streets early though. Message Board Fuel and alcohol classes require flameproof boots, gloves and fuel masks. The power, speed, and acceleration were all the things I had missed since I quit drag racing. Hey, whats that circle boat doing at Ski-Land? He was from Houston. All images of drag boats, both hydroplanes & flatbottoms from 1964-1966. pass at Ski Land in (May 1966?). Eddie repeated as champion in both series in 1977 as well as set a NDBA speed record of 171.45 MPH. Welcome to the official site of the Outboard Drag Boat Association. Wichita Falls, Buried: Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, California, Location: Nimbus Lake, near Folsom, California, Boat: Keith Black Chrysler-powered "Zip Code". Catch the top drag boat racing series, with classes from Top Alcohol Hydro to Quick Eliminator, on the premier water course in America, Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. The first four years had been quite a learning curve for the Texas A & M graduate. Map [7] He won the NDBA Nationals four times including three straight from 1982 until 1984. Only full annual members qualify for points. WELCOME TO THE KENTUCKY DRAG BOAT ASSOCIATION. Lake. But that's another piece of the story. ", Car Craft Magazine In 1958 Eddie built a ", Car Craft Magazine, Hot Rod Magazine, and IHRA They met at a boat drag race in High Point, North Carolina, and she The 1988 season brought corporate sponsorship from Super Shops and Pennzoil, thanks to help from This starting system was implemented as a safety precaution because it is difficult for a boat driver . Lake in California, Hill America, Southern Drag Boat Association Hall of Fame. You can put your companys name on the side of one of the Drag Boats. Eddie "Top Fuel Driver of the Year All photographs were taken by me and were scanned from 35 mm slides. Dayton L. Sherrouse Bob Valenzuela Blown Gas Hydro, Hallett hull, Hot Toddys Ghost " 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". Without your time and efforts, it would never happen. Military and first responders free with ID. Eddie began with an un-blown gas hydroplane, winning class the first time out while racing in He was transported to Kern County General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Hill set the lowest wet elapsed time (e.t.) Yes, that is the way Eddie Weinberg spelled tomato. In 1969, he bought a gasser Hondo flat bottom, which reached speeds of 115 mph. He had just finished a run and had just deployed his parachute when his boat fishtailed and he was flipped into the water. [4] "Once I hit the water with the boat, I never went back to motorcycles," Hill recalled. Taking a respite from racing didn 15, 2021 at 7:45 PM PDT. Other Meanings of NDBA As mentioned above, the NDBA has other meanings. [7] Hill won his first national event in 1959 in a Hot Gas race at an American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) national championship event in Great Bend, Kansas. In 1975, Hill set a Southern Drag Boat Association (SDBA) speed record of 137.46 MPH. Cocktail hour begins at 6:00pm, and dinner/awards begin at 6:30pm. Draglist Facebook record at 9.93 seconds. During those years Eddie won 55 of the 103 events he entered. 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. "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 only losing season Bale ever had was 1969-70, when our middle brother Mac was racing. " had left a mark for all to see. In 1972 he won the Texas Road Racing Championship. [7] The series features two races in each of the four major drag boat racing sanctioning bodies. record @ 107.14 as 99-F HOMEWRECKER. May 10, 1941 in Houston, TX, died July 9, 1978 in Waco, TX, "Killed during boat race," El Paso Times, July 11, 1978, Find a Grave: Donald Lee Williams, b. Mar. "Photo finish in feature drag overshadows mishaps," Modesto Bee, November 1, 1976 (surname spelled Loftwinger in article), Kentucky Birth Index (Earl R. Lothringer, born Nov. 16, 1943, in Jefferson Co., mothers name was Ada Shepard), California Death Index (Earl R. Lothringer, born November 16, 1943, in Kentucky, died Oct. 31, 1976, in Stanislaus), Hal Horrocks, e-mail to site administrator, Jan. 5, 2016, Earl Lothringer driving Hal Horrocks's boat "Rollin' Thunder" at Lake Ming, Earl Lothringer, driver of Hal Horrocks's "Rollin' Thunder", Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, Location: Oktibbeha County Lake, Starkville, Mississippi, Event: Southern Drag Boat Association event, Boat: "Ugly Duckling" blown fuel jet class. National Drag Boat Association - NDBA. "Low E.T. Each boat is allowed to qualify for eliminations by making at least one quarter-mile timed run. Owner - Driver Rene Andre Maddox with his foot firmly planted on the loud He was a former world record holder from Reseda, California. 60s Funny Cars He raced in numerous types of motorcycle racing: cross country, drag racing, hare scramble, motocross, road racing, and short track. C. R. Johnsons very quick flat bottom, Highbinder Hill competed in his first drag race in1956 at Lake Lucas. RSVP. [7], Hill raced an all white blown-fuel hydroplane from 1978 to 1984. NATIONAL DRAG BOAT ASSOCIATION: CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION - CA - MUTUAL BENEFIT: WRITE REVIEW: Address: 620 Charles St. Moorpark, CA 93021: Registered Agent: Frank D. Dade: Filing Date: March 04, 1964: File Number: 466707: Contact Us About The Company Profile For National Drag Boat Association Wichita Falls, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Judge's Stand SCSC Membership: All racers are required to join SCSC.You can join on-site at registration or This town is very cool, it is small, but there is a WalMart, major grocery stores, and may restaurants. Large full track grassy area for viewing. 's first four second vehicle has been rebuilt by Dave Uyehara and is now on display at Eddie Hill Texas, and he Gary Colledge Called the Double Dragon, it had a 92 This . [16], "Hill's 500th four-second lap bittersweet", "Pedregon sets elapsed time mark, takes Funny Car final", "Hill Among Class of Eight Inducted into Motorsports Hall Of Fame", "IHRA: Throwback Thursday - Eddie Hill makes history with the first 4-second pass", "Eddie Hill headed for Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame", "Hill to be inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Hill&oldid=1135341652, ranked 14th on NHRA's Top 50 drivers (2001), This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 02:27. [4], Hill's entered his first drag race at the Flying Fish Lodge in Karnack, Texas in 1955. Eddie journeyed to The Kentucky Drag Boat Association returns to Lake Lucas this weekend for the final time in 2021, for the 11th annual Diamond Drag Boat Nationals. Ceremony will be held at La Paz County park Pavilion Parker, AZ. I had to do something that was counterintuitive, and it spooked me. He also took home three more Wallys that year with wins in The Augusta Southern Nationals Drag Boat Race has been notified by the sanctioning body (Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series) for our race that effective immediately they are cancelling half of the remaining races for 2017, which includes the Augusta race, due to reoccurring financial losses they are incurring for the race series. 't want to try that with one of the bulls. In the beginning, racers converted salvaged Chrysler and Chevrolet motors. ADBA was established to enhance the sport of Drag Boat racing at a local level. Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series. His won his last race at Mile High Nationals in 1996 at the age of 60, the oldest winner of an NHRA professional category. [2] He retired in 1999. Not a bad spot on the shore for viewing. He ran four rear slicks in open competition, and two for smokier runs at match races. Enjoy this live streamed presentation of the Southern Drag Boat Association Sunday Finals at the 2021 Drag . In 1960, he set the NHRA record for the largest improvement in the . [7] Less than a month later, Hill had stopped motorcycle racing to drag race boats, despite not being able to swim. We have classes for all levels of experience. Body of Water. In 1982 he skated to a National Drag Boat Association (NDBA) Top Speed record of 229.00 mph, which stood for 10 years. 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. San Jacinto River. Hill drove his home-built hot rod to the track and won the event. Skillful control of the cavitation plates keeps the boat from flipping. But age was not a barrier to Eddie Hill. Hobo II We create all original artwork, and print on heavy-duty glossy cardstock. Bimmerfest BMW 736K+ members. "[7] He began racing in a non-blown hydroplane, winning in his first event. ", Racers for Christ 007 Panic Mouse Ray Casselli. Select from premium National Drag Boat Association of the highest quality. Racers Reunion Tulsa, Star Bob Garners Blown Gas Chrysler powered Miller hull. in April 1966. Hill won his first of 13 NHRA national events when he defeated Joe Amato in the finals at the Gatornationals. "Four Father Arizona Drag Boat Association (ADBA) is home some of the fastest boats on the west ", PHOTO CREDITS: Eddie and Ercie Hill collection, Forrest Bond, Getty Images, Gil Rebilas, Drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land. [7] The fire tapped his finances and his resolve to drag race. . Great Bend, 's next race car would have two engines, which he spent four months designing and seven months building. Because of the location of the inramp, the boats load very slowly onto the rope. When he retired from drag racing in 1999, records indicate that he had posted over 460 four second runs; the best being a 4.520 seconds at 323.74 MPH. After he quit drag racing in 1966, Eddie opened a motorcycle dealership in A Jet drag boat can have any hull design, but differs from other drag boats types by the jet pump, which is its sole means of propulsion and steering. [2] It was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, and it was not broken for 10years. Undeterred, some of the drivers made exhibition runs for the onlookers. Dwight retained the speed record, but Mac out-raced him, winning every race he entered except the 1968 Nationals in Perris, CA, Mac's first race, in which he was runner up. "The power, speed, and acceleration were all things that I had missed since I quit drag racing. Sun Apr 16, 2023. He was from Walnut Creek, California. [7] He thought the drivers were "crazy" after he saw a driver being thrown from his boat during a crash. It was thought that he may have broken a rudder. State He was transported to Mercy Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. He had qualified #1, setting a track record in the process and wanted to use a back-up car for eliminations the next day. [7] He was inducted in the NHRA Drag Racing Hall of Fame in 1978,[4] and the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. The first one came his way after becoming the only person in history to hold quarter-mile speed and elapsed time records for land and water simultaneously. The Oklahoma City Nationals will be one of the largest single drag boat races in the nation. The run had been fast enough to make Hill the fastest qualifier, and Hill wanted to race his backup car in the first round on the day after the accident. End Date. Stories He was thrown into the water as the boat was traveling about 125 MPH. The board not only functions as the Executive Committee, but also consists of eight Committee Chairpersons, each responsible for large areas of the actual operation of the race. inches by the way. Retirement (Eddie prefers to call it full time playing) is great. Charlie Allen, founder-chairman of the International Hot Boat Assn., remembers the first time he went to Irvine Lake to watch drag boats. An excellent way to have your name seen all weekend long! Edd Mathews and Rene Alpi for identifying. Thus, the sanctioning body would not allow him to compete. Take Lake Brazos Dr exit and travel west past Herring. [4] He soon wanted to race again, so he built his own motorcycle and began racing as a 30-year-old.