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Rick Meredith
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« on: May 19, 2012, 20:38:54 pm »
Big Willie passed away this morning.

He is best known as the driving force behind The International Brotherhood of Street Racers and ran the Terminal Island drag strip.

http://www.bsrintl.org/
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« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2012, 20:42:08 pm »
Sad news. RIP Big Willie!
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« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2012, 22:25:59 pm »
Very Sad to hear.. Racing  @ TI was the most fun I have had at any racetrack
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« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2012, 23:42:40 pm »
Sad loss! Only ever made it to TI a couple of times but had fun. Willy was a legend as far as I was concerned many years before I hit the bumpiest track in SoCal. RIP, Willy.
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« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2012, 00:57:43 am »
Bummer. He was a So Cal icon in the drag racing scene. Rest in peace, Big Willie.

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« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2012, 10:41:37 am »
RIP Big Willie
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« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2012, 05:58:15 am »
http://bangshift.com/blog/big-willie-robinson-larger-than-life-drag-racing-supporter-and-crusader-has-died.html
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