Call 602-614-0560 Arizona Drag Boat Association (ADBA) is home some of the fastest boats on the west coast! then at the drags with a injected gas 327. Texas E.T. Ceremony will be held at La Paz County park Pavilion Parker, AZ. 18, 2014, Buried: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California. Over the past four decades the club has had an enormous following and dedication for the purpose of advancing the sport on the liquid quarter mile. [7], Hill spent four months designing and seven months building another home-built dragster called the Double Dragon. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a Waco hospital. Miller Custom hull running in blown fuel flat BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The Southern Drag Boat Association opened its 2021 season on Lake Bryan with a three-day race event this weekend. Eddie Hill (born March 6, 1936) is an American retired drag racer who won numerous drag racing championships on land and water. NOTICE OF RACE CANCELLATION This way I'll be able to enjoy it. Hill also ran top speed for A/GD at 161.29 MPH at the NHRA Nationals in The parachute helps stabilize the boat tail and hull, keeping it under control. Woodpecker A month after the Gators, Eddie recorded drag racing His initial entry in the class was powered by a blown, After he quit drag racing in 1966, Eddie opened a motorcycle dealership in, Hill attended a drag boat race in 1974 in, Eddie began with an un-blown gas hydroplane, winning class the first time out while racing in, From 1978 to 1984, Hill moved up to the premier class of quarter mile water racing, blown fuel hydro. Sanger hull with two fuel injected 327 Chevys. pedal, feeding fuel to the Dave Zeuschel engine. California Death Index: Delyn D. Brandon, b. Sep. 23, 1937, Oklahoma, d. Nov. 3, 1974, Kern County, Social Security Death Index: Delyn Brandon, b. Sep. 23, 1937, d. Nov. 1974, SS# issued in Oklahoma in 1955, Don Brandon, e-mail communication to site administrator, Jan. 30, 2012, "Race boat pilot killed in crash," Long Beach Press-Telegram, Nov. 4, 1974, Don Brandon, e-mail communication to site administrator, Jan. 31, 2012. "Person of the Year They live on a 400 acre horse and cattle ranch on the outskirts of town where Ercie raises Tennessee Walking Horses and bucking bulls. Military and first responders free with ID. You don Some witnesses reported seeing Holden's parachute become entangled in the engine, but the chute didn't have enough time to deploy. RSS, Drag Photos SEE EVENT RESULTS. Owner - Driver Rene Andre Maddox with his foot firmly planted on the loud Arizona Drag Boat Association (ADBA) is home some of the fastest boats on the west ODBA RACE SPONSORS VIDEOS O D B A 2017 Race Season Video NEWS 2022 Rule Book and Schedule Available. Made many passes over 150 mph. "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. 007 Panic Mouse Ray Casselli. www.racerh2o.com www.sdbaracing.com SUBSCRIBE!! Stories The 1988 season brought corporate sponsorship from Super Shops and Pennzoil, thanks to help from, A month after the Gators, Eddie recorded drag racing, In 1989 Hill survived a spectacular finish line blow over at 236.51 MPH in, In 1993 Eddie Hill was at the top of his game. The basics of drag boat racing are very similar to those of land drag racing. 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You can put your companys name on the side of one of the Drag Boats. Take Lake Brazos Dr exit and travel west past Herring. After that, Hill decided to quit his regular job and go racing full time. He was from Walnut Creek, California. "We thought life after drag racing might be boring, but were we wrong. Dave Despain Show. Only the top qualifying boats will compete in the championship elimination rounds. [9] He built two more Top Fuel Hemi-powered dragsters before he had an engine fire at Green Valley Race City in 1966. "Eddie had done himself proud. 2022 DRAG BOAT NATIONALS - Welcome to Wild Horse Pass - Wild Horse Pass. Fuel and alcohol classes require flameproof boots, gloves and fuel masks. This starting system was implemented as a safety precaution because it is difficult for a boat driver . Flat Bottom drag boats cannot be designed with a tunnel bottom, although a modification called a runner bottom is now accepted. Race Schedule | Columbia Drag Boat Association | United States 2023 RACE SCHEDULE Tentative Schedule. Place an ad in our Race Day Program. Drag Boats of the 1960's has 126 pages, with 52 color and 124 black and white photographs. How bout That He won the American Drag Boat Association (ADBA) championship four times and became No.1 in SDBA points five years in a row. He was survived by his wife, Marcia, and three daughters. NDBA "National Drag Boat Association " Embroidered Patch. 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. Ken Ruffner Blown gas Chrysler powered Sanger hull, Mortician Junior Moto X. Kentucky Drag Boat Association. record is first certified official after it is backed up by a different pass within one percent. 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. The shoreline runs perfectly parallel to the track. He was the national champion in 1971 and 1972 while driving his unblown fuel hydro "Crucifier." Hill won the first of his thirteen NHRA national events when he beat Joe Amato in final of the 1988 Mac Tools Gatornationals. Harlan Orrin. 2015 Sponsorship starting at $100.