Jackie Hill

Jackie Hill married Pete while still in high school. "When I first met Pete," explains Jackie, "he had five Harleys." And though he sold all five so they could buy a house, it wasn't long before Pete brought home a damaged Harley that needed a new home. Rather than tell her husband "You can't be spending all that time and money on motorcycles," Jackie became Pete's partner in their motorcycle shop and on the drag strip. Pete considered building his first fuel bike in the mid-1970s, but he...See more

Jackie Hill married Pete while still in high school. "When I first met Pete," explains Jackie, "he had five Harleys." And though he sold all five so they could buy a house, it wasn't long before Pete brought home a damaged Harley that needed a new home. Rather than tell her husband "You can't be spending all that time and money on motorcycles," Jackie became Pete's partner in their motorcycle shop and on the drag strip. Pete considered building his first fuel bike in the mid-1970s, but he hesitated due to the cost in both dollars and the time it took to build a totally new machine. It was Jackie who insisted they take the plunge, Let's do it," said Jackie. "We could build one. You know you'd like to ride one! Build one they did, and ride one Pete did, right into the winner's circle. Jackie drove the tow car, pushed him back to the line after a hellacious burnout, and, after the run, checked the spark plugs, mixed more nitro for the next run, kept track of all their wins, and cataloged all their time slips. Jackie has taken all those time slips, notebooks, and memories and compiled them into a first-person account of Pete Hill - A Legend on Two Wheels. See less