No. 594 / 75 Blue Monte

[marvin]

...aber mir ist sein Name wieder eingefallen:

BIG WILLIE

und seine Frau hieß TOMIKO:

[Toaschtn]

Und weiter.........

[marvin]

..und in 2006 hatten wir das im forum; damals wurde nämlich der Charger um 250.000.- $ verkauft.....

...der hieß nur BIG WILLIE oder BIG WILLIE DAYTONA oder BIG BROTHER WILLIE.....glaubst Du zu dem hätte jemand Mr.Robinson gesagt ????


....Brotherhood of Street Racers....



.....

[marvin]

[Toaschtn]

Gratuliere marvin


Antwort 3 bin ich euch noch schuldig:

"peace through racing"

As the Sixties drew to a close, the social upheaval seen in other spheres of society influenced drag racing as well. In the wake of the 1965 Watts riots, legendary street racer Big Willie Robinson figured out a way to use drag racing to change society. An imposing, muscular 6'6" Vietnam vet with a badass Hemi Daytona Charger and trademark bowler hat, Big Willie was the undisputed king of the late '60s- '70s East L.A. street racing scene. In response to the growing influence of drugs and street gangs, Big Willie and his wife Tomiko organized the 'Brotherhood of Street Racers' as a way to channel the energy of South Central youth away from crime and violence -- "peace through racing," as he put it. Working with local officials and police, Big Willie was the driving force behind the building of Brotherhood Raceway Park on L.A. harbor's Terminal Island. Before it closed in 1995, BRP was a popular destination for young South Cental racers and is widely regarded as the birthplace of import drag racing -- the 'Fast and Furious' scene. Efforts are now underway to reopen BRP, hopefully extending Big Willie's legacy to another generation of L.A. gearheads of every ethnicity.

Eigentlich eine sehr interessante Geschichte, wenn man bedenkt das Big Willie am Anfang der damals noch illegalen "Street Races" immer die Polizei informierte.
Doch diese schritt nicht ein, da die Kriminalitätsrate wärend der Events rapide zurück ging.



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