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Carl Robinson & Budde Special

Carl is currently retired and living in Longview, Texas.  After college, he was in the Army as a helicopter pilot. After he left the military, he spent 27 years with U.S. Customs Service/Customs and Border Protection in Southern California. Although he retired in 2014, he then flew as a EMS helicopter pilot for 7 years.


Carl raced in the Biplane Class in 2015 and 2016. He switched to the dark side and this year will be his third year racing Formula 1’s.