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• Just now read that Roland Leong has passed away at age 79.on December 29th.... *NM*
  • Bummer. 2 drivers lost on the same day. Gil de Ferran also. *NM*
    • Re: Bummer. 2 drivers lost on the same day. Leong as owner and tuner I should've said. Gil de Ferran also. *NM*
      • Leong used to drive his dragster. His mother made him stop, so he reliedd on "hired guns" to drive (Prudhomme, Snively, others...). *NM*
        • If I remember correctly, it was after a bad accident that he quit driving. And yes his mom probably did make him quit....lol. But it was Keith Black that convinced him to hire Prudhomme as his first replacement driver. *NM*
        • Leong was something of a legend on the "Islands" and was indeed a decent driver. He crashed his then top gas car in a bad top end crash. Don't know if his mom forced him to quit driving