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- ↑ Dennis McLellan (25 May 2012). "'Big Willie' Robinson dies at 69; L.A. drag race organizer". Los Angeles Times .
- ↑ "LA Harbor Department Files Reveal Tension With Big Willie Robinson". www.documentcloud.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ↑ Miller, Daniel (2019-07-30). "After riots again engulf L.A. in 1992, Big Willie Robinson plots a comeback". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ↑ "Otis Chandler Advocates for Big Willie Robinson". www.documentcloud.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ↑ Daniel Strohl (31 December 2014). "Los Angeles street racers aim to bring drag racing back to Terminal Island". Hemmings Motor News .
- ↑ "Outer Harbor | Multi-Use Terminal | Port of Los Angeles". www.portoflosangeles.org. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ↑ "Brotherhood Raceway- Visiting (318) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".
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