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16 Dec 2019, 20:11 (Ref:3947026) | #1 | ||
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Bill Simpson
Bill Simpson, founder of Simpson Performance Products and later Impact, has passed away at the age of 79.
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16 Dec 2019, 20:51 (Ref:3947034) | #2 | ||
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I posted the same article in grim reaping, while thinking the man deserved his own thread. Thanks, JH! Nice tribute by Robin, too.
What an innovator and character and a damn shame what NASCAR did to him...I guess he smiled about it later |
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