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By now, you know #RiseOfTheResidence is in full swing at @WaltDisneyWorld.
The new #StarWars movie is nearly upon us.
#BabyYoda is basically taking over the world.

But did you know an underground L.A. drag race helped promote the first “Star Wars” movie?
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@WaltDisneyWorld In 1977, legendary L.A. street racer Big Willie Robinson staged a night of races with help from Lucasfilm, the producer of "Star Wars: Episode IV."

▪️Darth Vader was there.
▪️Boba Fett, in full #TheMandalorian armor, was there.
▪️And it drew a huge crowd. latimes.com/projects/large…
@WaltDisneyWorld @starwars Who was Big Willie?

A street racer who emerged in the ‘60s after the Watts riots, helping to heal a city torn apart by racial violence. Movie stars & miscreants, Crips & Bloods—at the drag strip, he could get them to see eye to eye
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