20 years ago today...

[none]

It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since the first 4 second run. I was writing out the date this morning and it hit me that it's been 20 years since Eddie Hill's 4.99 at the Motorplex.

 

[vegasnitro]

Goodness I am getting old ... I was in 8th grade when it happened ... most people forget it was at an IHRA sanctioned race ... and I miss Eddie Hill.

Wasn't he the quickest man in the quarter mile on land and water concurrently?

 

[.]

Geez, doesn't seem like it's been that long at all. 20 years ago I was a junior in HS. I still miss seeing Eddie and Ercie out there running.

 

[Toejam]

At first I was gonna play along and say " Sgt. Pepper told his band to Play!" But I saw the thread, yes it's hard to believe it's been 20 years!

 

[Greggo]

I'll NEVER forget that pass.

And I'm still laughing at my Dad and Uncle for going to grab a beer when it happened. At least they saw the scoreboard from the car.

 

[Joker]

I was there that day and I remember it well, even though I was only 7!

 

[Ugly one]

I never realize we had soooooooooooo many kids around here.

 

[possum]

Probably be in the 3's by now if not for all the rule changes.

Is anybody still keeping count how many 4 second runs there have been? LOL

 

[rick]

I was 8 when it happened. And yes, he was the quickest man on land and water at the same time.

A little known fact..he was the first to run a 4 second pass with a 2-speed transmission and then he ran a 4 at Houston later that year with the high gear direct drive setup.

 

[d'kid]

was it only 20 years ago? I love it, took about 25 years to drop from 6.99 to 4.99, and about 12 years to drop from 4.99 to 4.49. and there we sit.

 

[jim]

Geez, doesn't seem like it's been that long at all. 20 years ago I was a junior in HS. I still miss seeing Eddie and Ercie out there running.

How did you ever hear of "ANALOG" at your young age? JK

 

[gerrymack]

Remember the rivalry between the NHRA and Billy Meyer's IHRA was raging at the time. The NHRA kept it low-key, ND reporting the run but not recognising the Motorplex, saying it occured "at a track just outside of Dallas"?

 

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How did you ever hear of "ANALOG" at your young age? JK

My dad was an audophile before I was even born with a nice Marantz/Altec-Lansing system and I was exposed to turntables and reel to reels from the time I could crawl.