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Bill Milliken’s White-Knuckle Ride

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Bill Milliken’s White-Knuckle Ride

In spite of a hazard-packed life, William F. Milliken, Jr. died in his 101st year. A guru of car handling, Bill tested his theories in more than 100 races. And he treasured his early aviation years.

Karl Ludvigsen
Mar 7, 2022
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Bill Milliken’s White-Knuckle Ride

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When you open the pages of Bill Milliken’s book, Equations of Motion, fasten your seat belt because you’re in for a bumpy ride. Every misadventure that could occur on land or in the air seems to have befallen this plucky character. As a youngster Bill had scrape after scrape, from which he emerged with this philosophy: “I had the feeling that I’m never …

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