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The Ballad of Pancho Barnes

Ridiculous Crime

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Pancho Barnes and the Booby Prize

Chuck Yeager was a hero of mine as a boy, fastest man alive. The first person to break the sound barrier. He specifically worked to make sure that there were no black pilots at the Moroccan Tri like training camp. That night he goes back to the happy bottom riding club. They have an epic party. And so begins a tradition that every time a speed record falls steak dinner at the happy bottom.

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