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Welcome to Hill Family Racing! The E46 is back again this year with our experimental Chevy LS 5.3L EFI motor. See APBA official website for full 2022 Schedule.

Follow along as we run our now 35+ year old wood hull 280/5Liter/E350 in local APBA Region 10 events. Hill Family Racing

?June 18-19 Soap Lake, WA -
June 24,25,26 Richland, WA
July 9-10 Olympia, WA-
*Aug. 20-21 Oak Harbor, WA
Aug. 27-28 Pateros, WA - TIRA
Sept. 10-11 Brewster, WA - TIRA
Sept. 24-25 Manson, WA - SIRA

?= Tenative *= Home Race

E350 APBA Inboard Hydroplane
SPONSORS: RHill Drafting and Design, Burlington, WA - Galaxy Brussels Griffons, Pat Hill, Turner, OR
All Races sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association.

10/27/2026

Working on it! Learning as I go. First lesson..nomex honeycomb core and carbon fabric ain't cheap.

10/15/2026

Ni night old girl 😌!
HFR E46
- #7 APBA - E350
- #2 Region 10 - E350
- #2 TriCity WaterFollies E350
Competed in all (7) 2026 inboard events in Region 10- competition and vintage.

First and foremost I want to thank my good friend, crew chief and radio person A Tim Pearson and his wife Judy who not only traveled to help me at almost every race this year but also let me crash in their trailer. Tim, Judy and our official race kitty😺 Sammy , Thank You!!
It was a year of ups and downs. I had to push myself to keep this boat on the water this season. Broken props, holes in the bottom, bent shaft, ground up teeth on a shaft and a transom thats Swiss cheese, she's coming apart at the seams.
Damn fast wood boat with the LS 5.3L motor twisting the wheels. Now time for a much deserved rest, a spa day, maybe more like a face lift, and then return as vintage. Thank you mom, your Miss Galaxy has provided many years of racing excitement for the Hill Family Racing.
I am heads down working on next years ride, wish me luck and a warm shop thru the winter. Updates right here. HFR E44 lets go!

09/27/2026

Busy day at Brewster, not too many pictures today. Ran 4 heats - (2) vintage & (2) E350. Started and finished all of them. Only a couple issues with the boat. Driver and crew are wiped out tired. Tomorrow we end the 2026 season, going out strong. Hill Family Racing.

09/17/2026

We had a special visitor at the Hill Family Racing shop this afternoon with a delivery of Karelsen stickers and a tee shirt. It was a special moment. 💗Now I am one of the cool vintage kids.😎
E46 all packed up and on tilt, ready to roll out to Pacific Northwest Boat Racing Association last race of the year Sept 25-26 at Brewster,WA. The plan is to double dip and run E350 and Vintage.
Looking for some help in Brewster!
Busy times...I fly out to NC for work on Sat. back home late Thurs. change bags, jump in the truck and head for Brewster on Friday. Gotta get my fix before I disappear into the shop to work on next years ride. Last blast of summer lets go ya'll.👅🏃‍♀️

09/07/2026

Jumped on the E44 this weekend and got the old capsule out. Played around with the mock up of the not as old Jones capsule. Long road ahead but working on 2027 race season.

08/31/2026

Hop on over to www.youtube.com/ to view my on board videos. Just uploaded heat 1 & 2 from Moses Lake Vintage Test & Tune and there are some shorts of the vintage unlimited running. See my new front wing stuck in up position (minor adjustments to be made). Great video of "The Don" running strong with a good E350 prop. Also an amazing close up of my left knee🙄Fun Stuff, Check it out and enjoy the ride.

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08/31/2026

Home from another really fun weekend with the vintage family at the 2nd annual Moses Lake Vintage Test & Tune. Photo dump and brief update. Saturday I ran one heat after the wind settled down, good heat, boat ran great.
Sunday morning (burr) I uploaded a new tune from and went to start the boat and started was dead. I scrambled and got a backup starter installed but was bummed that I missed the Ed Karelsen tribute heat. Ran two good heats, was offered a third heat a took it. Really cool to see everyone and the new Thriftway Unlimited boat is beautiful. Thanks as always to my crew chief and friend A Tim Pearson for the all the help and hospitality.
Good to bring the boat home in tact and motor still running strong. Just 4 more heats left at Brewster, WA for the 2026 race season.

08/29/2026

HFR E46 all fixed up and even got the new carbon fiber front wing completed. Made the hall over the mountains to Moses Lake Vintage Test & Tune. Should be a great weekend of vintage exhibition. Great boat count again this year, cool to see so many vintage boats.
I am just going to take it easy, play with tuning and have some fun!!

08/24/2026

Mr. Crowley... your pictures are awesome. Love this shot from Pateros.

08/24/2026

Hill Family Racing update:
I want to thank ya'll for your comments and suggestions, I appreciate them and I do try to learn and adjust.
No surprise I have been working hard since our disappointing Western Divisionals at Pateros. The bottom repair v2 is complete, new thrust bearing, shaft seals, and threw the back-up shaft in. I pretzeled the other shaft, bent in two directions. Motor is fine, 70psi on the trailer.
I have been working all summer on the new carbon fiber front canard or wing. Its been a great learning experience and its almost done. Its not perfect but I am proud of my efforts.
I got my prop crack checking sprays on Thursday and have dye penitration checked all of my remaining props, all clear inspection.
So "with all do respect" I don't recall saying I was done for this season🙄🤣.
Entry is in for Moses Lake Vintage Test & Tune! Going to play with motor tunes from , in prep for next year, and have a blast with the vintage family. If all goes well I will likely run at Brewster for the last gas of this summer. I am on track to have participated in all region 10 inboard events this year. Winter sucks, play hard while the sun shines.🌞

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