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Offline RogerL

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2 Club member Bill Brooks passes
« on: September 23, 2016, 12:00:45 AM »
Bill Brooks passed away last week at the ripe old age of 100. Bill joined the 200 MPH Club in 1984 at 220.282 driving his white Corvette. Bill and Loraine raced for many years at Bonneville. Interestingly he still flew his DB-2 Beaver up until just recently. God Speed my friend.

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Re: 2 Club member Bill Brooks passes
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2016, 10:13:10 AM »
Great guy, GodSpeed Bill
Our condolences to Bill's close friends and family
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Re: 2 Club member Bill Brooks passes
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2016, 08:11:58 PM »
I remember Bill.
He & Yuri (sp) Mindenburg ran 2 Corvettes & pitted next to each other. They were also fast!

God Speed Bill
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