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Nigel Freestone profile picture Nigel Freestone 3 years ago
Motorsport

Eddie Hill ¼ -mile dragstrip in under 5 seconds

Eddie Hill ¼ -mile dragstrip in under 5 seconds - Motorsport
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31 years ago today (9 April 1988) white-haired, underfunded, 50-years-plus former drag-boat and motorcycle race Eddie Hill became the first person to run a ¼ -mile dragstrip in under 5 seconds when he ran a 4.990 second ET in his Top Fuel dragster at the Texas International Hot-Rod Association Nationals.

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