Robinson spent much of his life advocating for an organized solution to allow drag racing in a safer and more controlled environment.
Big Willie Robinson, president of the Brotherhood of Street Racers, on July 9, 2001. Big Willie Robinson, the man who spent most of his life fighting for street racers to have a safe place to compete, was born to Lula Mae and Willie Robinson Jr. in New Orleans on Sept. 12, 1942.He wouldn’t adopt the “Big Willie” nickname until after leaving New Orleans, but, at 6 feet, 6 inches, and 300 pounds, he already had grown into the moniker as a young man.
But ultimately, that didn’t affect the value of Robinson’s social contributions, which would begin after the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles crystallized the social and racial inequities in the polarized city. “When it comes to wheels — White, Black, brown and yellow; male and female; young and old; rich or poor; from gangbangers to law enforcement,” he told the L.A. Times, “with that formula, you can pull your communities together.”
Big Willie had mastered the art of speaking in rough-hewn eloquence to those in power, which, in this case was the Los Angeles City Council and Port of LA officials. He described the unifying power of street racing to bring disparate groups together, while also easing the rising tide of deadly traffic collisions tied to illegal racing on city streets.
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