drag boat racing...Eddie Hill and Tim Morgan...a classic !

"the thrill" vs "flying machine"... early to mid 1980's ...add comments if any info .

[@michaelhalsall5684]

Eddie Hill still races today. He only person I have heard of to have successfully raced dragsters, then road racing motorcycles, then drag boats, dragsters again and now road racing cars!

[@thomaswhitehead8020]

It was 85 at Irvine.8.00 minutes in ,I was pulling Eddie in on my jet ski.Great time of my life.

[@steveloynachan3778]

I was there as well ,I was the lakes mechanic from 81-87 lived in the house you could see from the canyon rd ,great times.

[@garyhoward2490]

Gotta Love Eddie!!! Only guy who looks like he is wearing a helmet. .when he isn't. 😃 Great human being!!!👍💕

[@colehara]

Eddy Hill has always been a gentleman. I heard Ercie's voice there but didn't see her. Two of the nicest people you could ever meet.

[@donaldlinn8244]

AMEN !!!!!

[@dentfool]

Tim Morgan built the 440 in my 70 Challenger RT/SE It was to this day the badest fastest car Ive ever owned. I worked at his shop in WC for a short while. It didnt work out. Real bummer. But I wasnt a sales guy. I wanted to learn to work on motors. Good guy Tim was

[@xx2345000]

I grew up in Wichita Falls only about a 1/4 mile from Eddie and Ercie's house, great people.

[@eddiehill1242]

Lake Irvine is where this happened-I was there- Big fun- Tim Morgan a class act! Eddie FourFather Texan Hill

[@crews1122]

What haul is hanging up in the shop? It looks like the mid size Kurtis im running

[@shanerobinson7128]

Tim’s a good guy.

[@pamwalker8394]

Looks like Irvine to me too. Last time I race there I won the world finals in '83 in UBGH Kyle Walker

[@karenferns7733]

I loved watching this!! So many memories of my childhood!! My dad raced Unblown Glass Flatbottom, and we eventually raced in Blown Glass Hydro. Good times. I am Bob Hewitt's daughter from The Californian

[@chrismaffett1973]

I loved watching all you guys when I was little. I remember Eddie and the Texan, Jimmy and Nitro Fever, Morgans Flying Machine, Final Effort, and our buddies with Sin Fuel Rex and Glenn Hutchison. My step father ran BGH with The Blown Rebel. Loved race weekends when I was little.

[@ElliottPeters176]

Too damn cool. Those dudes were true cowboys of the sport

[@SifuWayneBarrett]

Eddie Hill was my second favorite BFH racer, my first choice was Kenny West (RIP) Western Mag Special Kenny was a close personal friend and a true "pace setter." Eddie Hill always seemed to have a handle on things which I admire and he is a real nice guy, nothing bad there.

[@precbsfender]

Drag boat racing is worlds most dangerous motor sport.. it takes Balls of Steel..

[@nvkblankenship]

It does! Well said.

I had a guy tell me it's like being in a washing machine getting hit with two by fours while tearing up thousand dollar bills!! LOL!!

[@lakeracer8453]

That was certainly true then. I don't remember what year it was, but they lost A LOT of drivers. Then capsules became mandatory in the top classes. Not foolproof by any means but a whole bunch safer than it was.

[@rogerbohman2589]

This was my life, my family owned Vapor Trails boating news and hosted the ceasers marine academy awards, we ran a KT and a EJ and a GN.

[@TheYeti308]

Those guys at Vitton Motors tune those engines really good . !

[@jkw427]

Haha, no kidding I always loved to watch her and Eddie. Hats off the Eddie and Ercie, hope life is treating them well, their still missed by this old fan boy. Only thing I liked more was Linda Vaughn, the Hurst girl. Both very classy ladies.

[@bilgeratjim]

Got to shake Eddie Hill's hand at London, ON 1986-87? That was cool!

[@2tommyrad]

It's Lake Irvine in CA. I saw this race. The place to watch is out at the point.... after you experience the pits :) Morgan's FM had sucked in a wipe-down rag at start-up [someone left it on the air-intake] in the pits and was running on 7 cylinders. It was sucked in & blew out is a fraction of a second. Still won!!! Incredible.

[@steveloynachan3778]

Or at my house on the bluff ,I was the mechanic at the lake from 81-87

[@Shift2Movies]

I used to hate drag racing...until a co-worker took me to a dragboat race in San Dimas, CA; when I heard those blown engines warming up as we crested the hill from the parking lot to go down to the lake, I was hooked! I LOVE BLOWN ENGINES; there's nothing like them!

[@ZARCULIA]

My father owned that boat , Morgan's Flying Machine.

[@shanerobinson7128]

Do you know what ever happened to that boat? I saw it once at Morgan’s shop many years ago. It was pretty badass.

[@ZARCULIA]

@@shanerobinson7128 my father goes in and out of my life over the last 53 years. I have no idea . I was around him in like 86 , 87 , and then 95. Saw the morgan flying machine back in his shop in menlo park in 87 . He did boats first growing up , thru the 70's and 80's . Then went into nitro funny car . He knew Eddie Hill and that era of drivers long before capsules happened. Then he had Gary Evans from Dale Armstrong crew and Whit Bazemore got his liscene in my father's car . Glenn Mikres drove , Dan Pastorini , Dale Pulde even once . I toured as bottom end mechanic in 88 on his car .

[@ChrisMcCutcheon-wj2pp]

Nothing like a family day at the drag races, water or asphalt, this looks like 78 or 79 maybe

[@ridered7262]

Very cool, love this old video.

[@MegaBoog1]

I remember the classics like Porky Pig, Mr. Ed, and Warbonnet. Warbonnet was the most beautiful boat ever with the Indian head dress that wrapped around the haul. Its funny though I cant find any of them except Porky pig when he flipped at long beach.

[@Pontiac65Cat]

Tim Morgan built my engine

[@danieldonahue3293]

Amazing

[@artmchugh5644]

Tim Morgan future drag racer TIM MORGANS FLYING MACHINE !! 😄😄😄

[@laurenlovesjenna]

Does anyone know what year this is? I am Tim Morgan's granddaughter. I am so glad I found this video!

[@justinw523]

I like to know also, i watched it a couple times and looks like around 1978-79

[@dannydurham138]

Your grandfather, what a great guy.

[@shanerobinson7128]

That’s awesome. Tim built the engine in my boat. I’m very sad that they shut the shop down. They will be missed.

[@400hpGTO]

My family sponsored Huey Jones. We lost him in the boat Stage Fright. Then we beat Eddie in Top Fuel with Ostrander

[@picasso4754]

EDDIE - WHEN I THINK OF EDDIE HILL - HOW DO YOU NOT THINK OF ERCIE - WHAT A HOTTIE IN HER DAY.........

[@OFFSHOREJOJO]

Wow super fast Love it!

[@richardwiseman9867]

I Would Hold Eddie Boat in the Water A Few Times

[@fpcdal]

It is Irvine lake. Saw a shot of my truck and boat on this clip and I never raced at Camanche.

[@steveloynachan3778]

Irvine lake ,was there mechanic and lived there from 81-87

[@picasso4754]

The location is Lake Commanche, we only raced there twice, it was very - very window on both races - the lake lost its sanctioning. It was my first rookie season , on Sunday in the finals - I won against Don Masolo from Modesto. I raced the comp hydro - Pure Hell, thanks to Rick Sisney [ antioch] we had a wonderful 3 seasons. THANK YOU RICK IF YOUR STILL AROUND PAL... JON SOUZA - SANTA CRUZ 2013

[@2015_Rubicnn]

I've read Lake Irvine

[@steveloynachan3778]

Lake Irvine

[@rickn9692]

If not mistaken, this race was 1985.

[@localfiveandime8317]

just got back from march meet ...thanks for commenting and or subscribing .

[@DEATHTRAPHOTRODS]

GREAT VID!! #9

[@johnwilson8166]

can anyone tell me if eddy hill ever lived in lake oswego oregon 1990-2000 ? also has he ever ran @ woodburn drag strip? i think i may have some of his stuff. autographed shirts , hats ,news papers clipings from the Topeka news paper stating he set fast time of the day. i have autographed t-shirt, hat , race Callender 1999 featuring eddy hill. also i think i may have several hats from his power boat racing. the spirit of texas, and texas sand & gravel. any info about any of my questions would be greatly appreciated.

[@ronpilchowski9898]

John Wilson I had a T-shirt sighned by eddy in about 1982 at long beach he was the Man

[@craigkaschan4822]

This was a while ago I didn’t see Binga.

[@2tommyrad]

Nope. Irvine Lake in CA. I was at this race.

[@shanerobinson7128]

Do you remember what year it was?

[@2tommyrad]

@@shanerobinson7128 I don't. but probably somewhere between 75 and 80

[@steveloynachan3778]

83/85@@shanerobinson7128

[@gearbox335]

Do you know the year this was filmed? I was at my first Drag boat race at Irvine and a I think it was a blue flat maybe named Breaking loose or Busting loose, went up on the beach shortly after the tree. I was right there.....12 or 13 years old. Started an addiction.

[@geralddeitz9169]

What year was this and where??? Thanks

[@steveloynachan3778]

Irvine lake 83/85

[@hotrodriguez549]

Is that the late great Steve Evans doing commentary?

[@racer774]

Albert Rodriguez - It isn't Steve Evans. It sounds a lot like a former Supercross TV announcer whom I cannot remember his name at the moment.

[@nvkblankenship]

Is this the same Nighthawk That Goes to Camp Far West?

[@olddogcitypound5859]

R.I.P. DENVER MULLINS

This is where he flipped right?

[@tomplagmann54]

Public Enemy was my favorite Blown Fueler at that time, R.I.P. Denver

[@jimallison840]

1978

[@steveloynachan3778]

83/85

[@edstababy]

This is so badass, heres a picture of my uncle with his boat back in the day. imgur.com/a/69NuH30