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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 11:33 am
by Nine One One
Larger than Life
Los Angeles Times
In 1960s Los Angeles, after the catastrophic Watts riots, an outsized character emerged — one who found an unexpected way to unite people across race and class. Odds are you’ve never heard of him. From L.A. Times Studios, the team behind “Dirty John” and “Man in the Window,” comes “Larger Than Life,” a docu-series about Big Willie Robinson, a 6-foot-6, muscle-bound street racer who preached peace a quarter-mile at a time. Cops and criminals, movie stars and miscreants, even Crips and Bloods — out at the drag strip, Big Willie could get them all to see eye to eye, easing tensions and making L.A. a safer and more unified place. For a time, he was a celebrated figure in L.A. — but today his legend has faded. What caused him to fall into obscurity? Reported, written and hosted by Daniel Miller from the L.A. Times. Produced by L.A. Times Studios and Neon Hum Media.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 1:56 pm
by KS
It’s a great story - I got to race at his Brotherhood Raceway one night. Quite the experience.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 3:59 pm
by 911hillclimber
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 11:31 pm
by hot66
Great podcast that … it’s what got me into podcasts
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2025 9:02 pm
by IanM
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 8:50 am
by KS
"Major Josef Priller steps out of his red BMW 327 Sport-Cabriolet to climb into his BMW 801-powered Fw 190A-5 fighter. Vendeville, France, 1943."
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 2:50 pm
by 911hillclimber
t is that time of the season where it all comes together.
We have won the championship class for the 8th time, something to be pleased about!
The Awards evening was very busy, 129 people attending, the most ever, and it all took nearly 4 hours for lots of awards, and we were just one of them.
Noticeably more YOUNG people there picking up glass ware and a few of us getting glass to keep and the unique award to hang onto through next year.
All got a bit 'lively' as you will see...
Us old guys can have fun too. lol.
Many thanks to Sean at McClurg Motorsport for the great chassis, such a good handling car, all the officials and marshals who make it possible for me and everyone else, and of course my enthusiastic wife who is there all the time.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:00 pm
by jb
Well done Graham
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 3:02 pm
by 911hillclimber
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:35 pm
by KS
Congratulations!
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 9:56 pm
by Bootsy
A young Sam?
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2025 12:26 am
by anglophone1
Fantastic Graham - well done indeed!
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911hillclimber wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 2:50 pm
t is that time of the season where it all comes together.
We have won the championship class for the 8th time, something to be pleased about!
The Awards evening was very busy, 129 people attending, the most ever, and it all took nearly 4 hours for lots of awards, and we were just one of them.
Noticeably more YOUNG people there picking up glass ware and a few of us getting glass to keep and the unique award to hang onto through next year.
All got a bit 'lively' as you will see...
Us old guys can have fun too. lol.
Many thanks to Sean at McClurg Motorsport for the great chassis, such a good handling car, all the officials and marshals who make it possible for me and everyone else, and of course my enthusiastic wife who is there all the time.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2025 8:53 am
by 911hillclimber
You will be amongst it the same next year Clive1
Time to prepare...
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2025 12:41 pm
by hot66
The Cleveland Car Company's showroom at Bland's Corner south of Darlington....
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:23 pm
by Bootsy
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