Ron Hill Has Not Left The Building 2005-2017

**Steve Pinson** · 04-15-2015

Originally Posted by Ron Hill

Scotti carried his prop with him at the Miami 225 that he won, and the 1970 Havasu Outboard World Championships when he finished third, I think with a single engine. The night before the 1970 and 1971 I had dinner with Scotti, at Havasu, and he had his prop with him. 20:20 hind sight, I should have kept my OMC props in my hands...

Scotti "Spoke" boat race, and so did I. I didn't speak Italian. Life was good for Scotti, none of us expected that he'd be killed racing in Paris. In the early days when we raced Paris, we ran 70 MPH, when Scotti was killed 100 plus MPH was the norm.

It was a new world in those days...hard to blame anyone for the deaths and destruction.

I was in that race and new where the accident had taken place when I finished driving my boat and returned to the pits I was told it was Scottis outfit that had hit the wall at high speed I can`t remember if we had been told he had been killed at that time I remember being told about the accident by Freddi Miles who happened to be spectating on the Isle of Swans down the centre of the circuit he was with another british driver Peter Inwood who was a Harley st dentist they managed to get to Scotti who had been thrown out of his boat and had landed high up on a wall they went to help him. Freddi said he was alive but was struggling to breath so they removed his helmet and made sure he didn`t choke they waited for the ambulance to arrive after 15 minutes Freddi was worried no medical help had arrived so he had a movie camera with him and took pictures of the scene showing the time on his wristwatch Freddi was very upset it took such a long time for any help to arrive.I think they later said they could not get near because of the crowds I never new what the inquest said or how bad he was injured.

**Ron Hill** · 05-23-2015

OUR NEW PRO BUGGIE RACE TRAILER... We have been having fun racing our Pro Buggie. She'll haul three cars.

**Ron Hill** · 06-01-2015

Well we sold our old trailer...and the tail lights went down the road.

**Ron Hill** · 07-08-2016

Well, Lucas Regional Races will be on TV, Saturday night and I will try to remember what the name is...Lucas Oil Regional Off Road races. 12 classes, races start at 5:00.

Gunner Kenndy will driving our Mod Kart and Chad will be driving our Funco Pro Buggy.

**Ron Hill** · 07-26-2016

https://s3.amazonaws.com/lucasvideos...4_ProBuggy.mp4

Chad Hill's first Pro Race.

**Ron Hill** · 07-28-2016

We made a conscience decision to quit boat racing. We'd had about five deaths in five years, we lost Puddingstone (30 minutes from home). And we could only race at the river between October and April 1. And we always seem to race from dawn to dark. So, Greg Foster had a Pro Buggy, and Chad started doing his home work.

We found that they use a Eco Tech Chevy, four banger. With the required fuel injection and header, a sealed motor is $4,000. We ruined one by hooking the oil lines on backward. So, we bought a Junk Yard motor for $800, and got it sealed from the price of a prop.

Chad bought an Alumi Craft with no motor or transmission and a bunch of extra tires. ($16,000).

Then, we bought Greg Foster's for $24,000, because it looked too complicated to hook everything up. As it turned out Foster's car wasn't very good. So, we put the engine and Transmission in the Alumi Craft and sold the Foster car down New Zealand way and we made a profit on it.

The Alumi Craft ran really well but Chad wanted a Funco. So he called Funco and they didn't want to build him a car, and besides they charge $110,000 for a "Race Ready" car. As it turned out Funco needed some casting and three months later we had a Funco.

We solded the Alumi Craft for some undisclosed amount of cash and we took in a $50,000 Mod Kart as part of the deal.

A transmission is $30,000 new but like gearcases a good one with good parts show up now and then.

An Alumi Craft is also $110,000.

Chad rolled the Funco three times, and had he not gotten out of the Buggy (He was thinking boat race) he could have finished.

So, how much does a Pro Buggy cost? I'm not sure. Foster had owed me 6 grand for almost four years.......no big deal but.

We've raced 17 times I think, race before last we had 15 kids in our pit crew under 5. We really had some much fun and met so many people it is cool. We traded props for close to $4,000 worth of work. 50 miles from home, races run from noon to 5, (Day races) Night Races 7-11.

And after making the fastest laps of last weekend PRO RACE, we could sell that FUNCO for $110,000 today. There are only six of them.

**Ron Hill** · 07-31-2016

Dean, watch this video and ask yourself how close to being run over was the driver who spilled? No capsule. No seat belts. This video tells me we made the right move to Off Road Racing.\. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKRKFLbdaIY NASCAR type roll cage, seat belts, on board fire extinguishers, Hans Device, window netting.