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PDRA Adds Outlaw Racing Standout 'Hitman' Hill To Promotions Team
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Mike Hill, better known as ‘The Hitman’ to his competitors, has been a standout in outlaw racing for years.
Hill now turns his attention to the Professional Drag Racers Association, and he has joined the organization’s team of promoters to help further PDRA's notoriety and success.
“I like the organization,” Hill said of the PDRA. “I love Pro Mod racing. This type of series has always been enjoyable to me, and I’m the type I like to give a helping hand if I can. I want to see this organization stick around.
"The PDRA has good owners," he continued. "It’s really good to see racers actually own the organization. For them it’s all about racing and having a good organization to race in rather than being worried about making money. I love it and I want to see it survive. I want to be a part of putting people in the stands.”
Hill was a longtime presence in the outlaw racing scene as it gained popularity among racers in the Southeast. And while his racing operation had success, the opportunity arose to team up with famed promoter George Howard. And Hill quickly found his second niche in drag racing.
“Racing was my biggest hobby,” he told. “Why not take something you love and try to make a living off of it? I started doing promotions around 2000 working with George Howard at Huntsville Dragway. We put on a race for Outlaw 10.5 with $20,000 to win. We started from there, putting up big money for Outlaw 10.5 cars and it just grew.”
Since then Hill has promoted some of the country’s biggest outlaw events, including the $90,000 Pro Mod race at Carolina Dragway in 2009.
Hill currently tunes George Williams’ 1968 Tommy Mauney Camaro. Williams plans to debut a second car later this year that his son, Scoot, will pilot. Besides tuning and working with PDRA promotions, Hill will continue his usual promotional events, such as his Battle of the Big Dogs event October 9-10 at Carolina Dragway.
And while Hill was a racer first, he has hung up his helmet in order to focus on promotion and tuning.
“I love what I’m doing,” Hill continued. “I get a similar thrill out of tuning. I see the cars I tune go out there and do good, and I’m just as happy as if I were driving. I hope that my fans, followers and supporters will continue following us through the PDRA.”
Hill now turns his attention to the Professional Drag Racers Association, and he has joined the organization’s team of promoters to help further PDRA's notoriety and success.
“I like the organization,” Hill said of the PDRA. “I love Pro Mod racing. This type of series has always been enjoyable to me, and I’m the type I like to give a helping hand if I can. I want to see this organization stick around.
"The PDRA has good owners," he continued. "It’s really good to see racers actually own the organization. For them it’s all about racing and having a good organization to race in rather than being worried about making money. I love it and I want to see it survive. I want to be a part of putting people in the stands.”
Hill was a longtime presence in the outlaw racing scene as it gained popularity among racers in the Southeast. And while his racing operation had success, the opportunity arose to team up with famed promoter George Howard. And Hill quickly found his second niche in drag racing.
“Racing was my biggest hobby,” he told. “Why not take something you love and try to make a living off of it? I started doing promotions around 2000 working with George Howard at Huntsville Dragway. We put on a race for Outlaw 10.5 with $20,000 to win. We started from there, putting up big money for Outlaw 10.5 cars and it just grew.”
Since then Hill has promoted some of the country’s biggest outlaw events, including the $90,000 Pro Mod race at Carolina Dragway in 2009.
Hill currently tunes George Williams’ 1968 Tommy Mauney Camaro. Williams plans to debut a second car later this year that his son, Scoot, will pilot. Besides tuning and working with PDRA promotions, Hill will continue his usual promotional events, such as his Battle of the Big Dogs event October 9-10 at Carolina Dragway.
And while Hill was a racer first, he has hung up his helmet in order to focus on promotion and tuning.
“I love what I’m doing,” Hill continued. “I get a similar thrill out of tuning. I see the cars I tune go out there and do good, and I’m just as happy as if I were driving. I hope that my fans, followers and supporters will continue following us through the PDRA.”
