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Old May 17th, 2014, 03:54 PM   #1
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RIP Russ Collins

Icon of '70's drag racing. He built some of the most outrageous drag bikes ever.

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I tried to buy a turbo kit from Russ back in the late 80s but he never had it together so we went nitrous on a 900 Kawasaki. He switched to cars later.

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I tried to buy a turbo kit from Russ back in the late 80s but he never had it together so we went nitrous on a 900 Kawasaki. He switched to cars later.

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