| Safety pioneer Bill Simpson passes away; brought parachute to drag racing NHRA.com Safety equipment pioneer Bill Simpson, founder of Simpson Racing Products, died Dec. 16, three days after suffering a massive stroke. He was 79.
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| Council voting on whether to allow drag racing event at Abilene Regional Airport KTXS Shift S3ctor said it like to use airports because the track at drag racing venues is normally only a 1/4-mile while airport runways have enough space to …
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| Appreciation: Racer, pioneer EJ ‘Bill’ Simpson saved many lives with his safety innovations USA TODAY E.J. "Bill" Simpson made safety part of the racing vernacular, but lived his life on the edge. He started in drag racing and spread his knowledge to …
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| 2019 Valley Run deemed successful with over 600 participants Autocar India 600 participants on two and four wheels alike, took to the tarmac strip over three days of the 7th iteration of one of India’s biggest drag-racing events.
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| Motorsports Safety Pioneer Bill Simpson, 79 SPEED SPORT (press release) In 1958, Simpson broke both of his arms during a drag racing crash at a California drag strip, which kickstarted his interest in motorsports safety.
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| John Hunter Nemechek is engaged NBC Sports – Misc. (blog) Simpson is credited with helping spearhead many innovations and developed hundreds of safety products, including the first parachute in drag racing, …
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| Sebastien Bourdais’ former engineer heading to Arrow McLaren SP NBC Sports – Misc. (blog) Simpson competed as a driver in drag racing, sports car racing and open-wheel formula racing, including in SCCA and USAC Indy-car competition.
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| Vintage gasser 1933 Willys drag racer in ‘concours restored’ condition The ClassicCars.com Journal (blog) The most-memorable period of drag racing history took place in the 1950s and ’60s when the so-called “gasser wars†blasted down quarter-mile strips …
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| PRI 2019: Talking Rod Ends With Aurora Bearing Company Dragzine.com In an effort to better illustrate its products in a drag racing application, Aurora teamed with esteemed chassis builder Andy Robinson from Europe on a …
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| Former racer and safety pioneer Bill Simpson, dies aged 79 Motorsport Week It was after his crash that he began his venture into safety research, designing a ‘chute’ for drag racing cars and eventually went on to found Simpson …
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| Skillman Family Receives Ford Performance Part’s Bob Glidden "85/10" Ford Performance DEARBORN – Ford Performance Parts announced Ray, Bill, and Drew Skillman as the next recipients of the Bob Glidden “85/10†Award at the …
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