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Long time NHRA Funny Car owner Roland Leong has passed
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JacnGille
, Dec 29 2023 19:34
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Posted 29 December 2023 - 19:45
RIP Roland Leong, one of the greats who propelled drag racing to its peak popularity.
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Posted 29 December 2023 - 20:28
Time goes on but with it come very sad days. 
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Posted 30 December 2023 - 04:30
Don Prudhomme in Roland Leong's AA/Fuel Dragster "Hawaiian" won both the Winternationals and Nationals events in 1965. It was the first time these two major titles have been consecutively earned.
RGDS RLT.
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Posted 30 December 2023 - 11:33
Don Prudhomme in Roland Leong's AA/Fuel Dragster "Hawaiian" won both the Winternationals and Nationals events in 1965. It was the first time these two major titles have been consecutively earned.
RGDS RLT.
And Roland did it again with Mike Snively driving in 1966.
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Posted 30 December 2023 - 16:45
That’s sad… and we’re on the threshold of losing a lot more from our youth.
We met a Hawaiian guy at a World of Outlaws race in Skagit, Washington of all places, in 2014. He was friends with Roland and with Danny Ongais. With dirt slinging at our heads, suddenly we’re talking about burnouts — and the whole thing was really cool.
RIP, Roland. Good eye on picking Prudhomme.
We met a Hawaiian guy at a World of Outlaws race in Skagit, Washington of all places, in 2014. He was friends with Roland and with Danny Ongais. With dirt slinging at our heads, suddenly we’re talking about burnouts — and the whole thing was really cool.
RIP, Roland. Good eye on picking Prudhomme.
