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.

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?

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I am suspicious of everyone's agenda, especially my own.

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.

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"I got a fever, and the only prescription... is more cowbell!"

Buell's and Hardley's suck!

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!

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Shift for Brains!!!!

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.

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Greg
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aka Greggo

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

I never realize we had soooooooooooo many kids around here.

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KS

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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

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.

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.

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

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"?

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.

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"I got a fever, and the only prescription... is more cowbell!"

Buell's and Hardley's suck!