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  GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY | FORMULA ONE RECORDS AND RACING SPEED ACES | THE BLUEBIRD ELECTRIC ...
From 1927 to 1934, the number of races considered to have Grand Prix status exploded, jumping from five events in 1927 to nine events in 1929 to eighteen in 1934 (the peak pre-World War II year).
The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was the first time in the history of the sport that the grid was deciding by timed qualifying rather than the luck of a draw.
The Grand Prix of Argentina was noteworthy as Moss, driving a Cooper, used one less pitstop and had to conserve his tires in the later stages of the race, just crossing the line with the canvas showing.
www.speedace.info /grand_prix_history.htm   (14761 words)

  
 Australian Grand Prix - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park as part of the annual Formula One championship season.
The race organisers and the government claimed that the economic benefits to the state outweighed the costs, and that the park's public amenities have been improved considerably by the works carried out for the race.
In any case, a substantial number of people do embrace (and attend) the race at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Australian_Grand_Prix   (732 words)

  
 Monaco Grand Prix - Wikicars
The Monaco Grand Prix predates the organised World Championships; the Principality's first Grand Prix race was organised in 1929 by Antony Noghes, under the auspices of Prince Louis II through the "Automobile Club de Monaco" (A.C.M.).
The Monaco Grand Prix counted toward the European Championship from 1936 to 1939 (although the race was not held in 1938).
The Grand Prix of Monaco is held each year on the Circuit de Monaco, which consists of the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine, which includes the famous harbour.
wikicars.org /en/Monaco_Grand_Prix   (2781 words)

  
 Jim Clark - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
He had to miss the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix in order to compete at Indianapolis, but made history by driving the first mid-engined car to win at the fabled "Brickyard," as well as becoming the only driver to date to win both that race and the F1 title in the same year.
From the Italian Grand Prix onward Lotus used the more complex BRM H16 engine in the Lotus 43 car, with which Clark won the United States Grand Prix.
Jim Clark's 1967 Italian Grand Prix drive in Monza is regarded one of the greatest drives ever in F1.
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Jim_Clark   (1669 words)

  
 Dutch (ethnic group)
People of Dutch ancestry in the United States are generally more religious than their European counterparts [13]; the numerous Dutch communities of western Michigan remain strongholds of the Reformed Church in America, a descendant of the Dutch Reformed Church.
The earliest more or less exclusively Dutch politically entity, the Dutch republic, was a confederation of Dutch states and was led by their representatives, the Grand Pensionary (the de facto political leader of the Dutch Republic) and the Stadholder (a descendant of William of Orange) who acted as the Dutch supreme military commander.
Dutch was an official language in former countries of the Dutch Empire and in South Africa up until 1961, having fallen into disuse since Afrikaans (itself a direct descendant of Dutch) became an official language in 1925.
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 Formula One 1/43 Diecast models
British teams boycotted the 1960 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Lotus, Cooper and BRM all said that they would not compete on the circuit if the notorious bankning, which they thought too dangerous, was used.
Stirling Moss took the last Grand Prix victory of his career at the Nurburgring in 1961.
The Scot was to win six Grand Prix and clinch his first World Drivers' Championship.
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 Aston Martin Chassis Numbers
Parnell was third at the Grand Prix meeting at Aintree, Salvadori won at the Crystal Palace and Parnell finished a poor 6th at Charterhall.
In 1960 Whitehead/Taylor retired at the Nurburgring and Fairman won the larger-capacity class of the Rouen Grand Prix.
Salvadori retired in the 1960 International Trophy at Silverstone and used it during practice for the Dutch Grand Prix.
www.classicscars.com /chassis/aston.htm   (5550 words)

  
 Cor's motorcycle racing programmes collection
Grand Prix exist since the early days of motorcycle racing in the twentieth century.
Since then the term Grand Prix is generally used to indicate world championship rounds.
All other Grand Prix programmes have to be bought.
www.motoprogs.com /html/grandprix.php   (256 words)

  
 Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Jimmy Clark - Biography
His first race for Lotus was at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1960, where he raced in place of John Surtees who was still racing motorcycles at the time.
This was the most dangerous course in Grand Prix racing, a 9 mille monster and in 1960 it took the lives of two drivers including Clark's teammate Alan Stacey.
During a break in action Lotus took the Grand Prix car to Indianapolis and tested it on the famous speedway while the track was closed.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/clark_bio.htm   (1148 words)

  
 MotoGp 2004 - Statistical Facts prior to Rio
By winning the Dutch TT, Valentino Rossi continued the successful start to his career aboard the Yamaha, creating more new records and milestones: At the Dutch TT Rossi became the first Yamaha rider since Eddie Lawson in 1986 to win three or more consecutive races in the premier-class of Grand prix racing.
The Dutch TT was the 618th premier-class Grand Prix that has been staged in the 55-year history of World Championship racing, therefore Barros has appeared in 32.4% of all premier-class races.
Valentino Rossi’s victory at the Dutch TT was his 37th win in the premier-class taking him equal to the total achieved by Mike Hailwood who won the 500cc title on four successive occasions during the 1960’s.
www.mcnews.com.au /MotorcycleRacing2004/Motogp/rnd7_rio/stats.htm   (1125 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The Grand Prix formula, now extended to the end of 1960, now stipulates the use of AvGas in the place of alcohol fuels and reduces the length of Championship events from 500 km or three hours to 300 km or two hours.
Italian Grand Prix is held on the Monza banked track, British teams boycott the race on safety grounds.
Following the Italian Grand Prix, a new safety measure is introduced to F1: medical cars follow Formula One cars on the formation lap of every Grand Prix, in order to improve reaction time in case of a first lap accident.
redlineracer.org /html/f1history.asp   (5576 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Jim Clark OBE - Racing Driver
His first Formula One race was the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix, alongside such legendary drivers as Graham Hill and Stirling Moss, but he failed to finish the race due to a gearbox problem.
The second Grand Prix, in Belgium, was more successful: he managed to finish fifth and score his first points, although the race was tragically marred by the fatal crash of his Lotus team-mate Alan Stacey.
He won his first championship Grand Prix in Belgium, as well as the British Grand Prix, to finish second in the world championship behind Graham Hill.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A827471   (785 words)

  
 Jim Clark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
His debut came in the 1960 Dutch Grand Prix and as the races went on, so his reputation grew.
In 1961 Lotus won its first Grand Prix when Innes Ireland won at Walkins Glen, but the year was overshadowed by the death of Wolfgang von Trips in Italy when Clark's car touched the German's Ferrari which crashed into the crowd killing von Trips and several spectators.
Clark dominated Grand Prix racing up until his death, with qualifying performances which were awe-inspiring.
www.ping.be /~mathiasg/clark2.htm   (268 words)

  
 bet on Dutch Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He was third in Prix Derby of La Baulle and has won the Grand the with Vejer de Cup in Norway and immediately gained first place in the Dutch team, he won drove Dutch Belgium.
Prix and came second in Grand when Derek Warwick the to fourth from seventh on the grid in the Dutch Grand Prix.
For proof, the couple won in the difficult Caen Grand Prix Viacom, to the win in the $50000 Footings Unlimited Grand Prix during week III of the HITS Chambacunero is a young horse, an 8-year-old Dutch stallion.
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 Motorcycle Online: The Early Years of Grand Prix Racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Originally titled the "Coupe Internationale," it was named the "Grand Prix of Europe" when held at Patzau in Austro-Hungary on July 8, 1906.
The Grand Prix had been born, motorcycle racing was organized, highly competitive and, then just as it is now, dangerous.
The 1953 season marked the start of a new phenomenon in Grand Prix racing that was to reappear several times throughout its history -- the rider's strike.
www.motorcycle.com /mo/mcracing/gphistory.html   (3294 words)

  
 BMWTeaM - Formula 1 Motorsporları
Grand Prix: 112 Galibiyet: 8 Pol Pozisyon: 1
In all, he won six Grands Prix for McLaren but near the end of his Formula One career his competitive urges were blunted by a growing apprehension about the dangers of his sport.
The British Grand Prix brought a fastest lap for Brabham’s Denny Hulme and second place behind the Lotus of Jim Clark.
www.bmwteam.net /eXtremem3e46/efsanepilotlar/dennyhulme.asp   (1433 words)

  
 Sandcastle V.I. - Auto Racing Classics - Dan Gurney: All American Racer / Part 3
This was only the second time that an American had won a Grand Prix race in an American car (the first such driver being Jimmy Murphy in a Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix).
Although on an overall basis the Eagle Grand Prix program was not successful, Dan Gurney can justifiably be proud of what he was able to accomplish against the heavily financed factory teams in Europe.
His victory in the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix still stands as a remarkable achievement considering the small size and limited resources of the All American Racers team at the the time.
www.sandcastlevi.com /racing/gurney-3.htm   (829 words)

  
 Motorcycle Online: The Early Years of Grand Prix Racing, the 1960's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It was Kaaden's brilliance in devising an exhaust port of an appropriate shape to separate the intake and exhaust functions of the two-stroke motor that led to the huge increases in horsepower and fuel efficiency, turning the strokers from smoky no-hopers to the screaming machines we know today.
For 500s Honda fielded Hailwood on a four, meaning that Mike had to ride an incredible 31 Grands Prixes that season, of which he won 16, including three at the Dutch TT in a day and three at the IOM TT in a week.
Races were still largely held on road circuits so imagine the stress endured as riders fought with both rivals and their own machines around circuits lined with curbs, trees, stone walls and lamp posts.
www.motorcycle.com /mo/mcracing/gphistory2.html   (4705 words)

  
 Suzuki History - Suzuki racing models 1960—1967
The 1960 Isle Of Man TT 125cc ultra-lightweight series were won by Carlo Ubbiali, riding a MV Agusta (the MV Agusta team took even the 2nd, 3rd, 12th and 20th places).
The Honda team continued racing in Europe with a fourth place in the 125cc Dutch TT and eight place in the 250cc class, 2nd and 3rd in the 250cc Ulster GP and 2nd in the Italian 250cc GP in Monza.
It was ready for racing already in 1967, just before the Japan Grand Prix in 1967 but Suzuki decided there was no point to race a new machine once and then put it in mothballs.
www.suzukicycles.org /history/history_04-race-1960-1967.shtml   (1707 words)

  
 The drivers
He had to miss the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix in order to compete at Indianapolis, but made history by driving the first mid-engined car to win at the fabled "Brickyard," as well as becoming the only driver to date to win both that race and the F1 title in the same year.
From the Italian Grand Prix onward Lotus used the more complex BRM H16 engine in the Lotus-BRM 43 car, with which Clark won the United States Grand Prix.
He made his debut at the German Grand Prix and took over as team leader when Jochen Rindt was killed in Italy.
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 BMWTeaM - Formula 1 Motorsporları
Grand Prix: 176 Galibiyet: 14 Pol Pozisyon: 13
Finally, following the humility of failing to qualify for the 1975 Monaco Grand Prix, Hill announced he was retiring as a driver but would continue to run the team led by his highly talented discovery, Tony Brise.
Graham Hill celebrates his first victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, a race he would go on to dominate over the coming seasons.
www.bmwteam.net /extremem3e46/efsanepilotlar/grahamhill.asp   (1480 words)

  
 Double Top for Spaniard Dani Pedrosa and Honda
The first at the Portuguese Grand Prix where he suffered a slow puncture that ended his late race charge.
Team manager Puig, himself a successful grand prix racer, has been a huge influence on Pedrosa’s development from a raw mini-bike novice to double World Champion and is full of admiration for his young charge.
With one race remaining in the series, the Grand Prix of Valencia on October 31, Pedrosa will have to delay his title celebrations.
www.industrypages.com /artman/publish/Industry_News_4613.stm   (1492 words)

  
 Jim Clarke
His first F1 race was the Dutch Grand Prix in where he raced in place of John Surtees.
Involved in a collision at the Italian Grand Prix with Wolfgang von Trips in a Ferrari.
: He won his first Grand Prix, at Spa in Belgium (A race which he would win four years running and one which most commentators agreed was the toughest track in the season).
www.britainunlimited.com /Biogs/Clark.htm   (380 words)

  
 WRESTLING INTERVIEWS
Dutch and I have the formula for what works but no one wants to listen.
Dutch was a true professional in every sense of the word.
Dutch thinks you are one of nicer guys in the business is he correct or are you too modest to comment?
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 99jimclarke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
While his times were slower than Grand Prix team driver Graham Hill's, they were good enough for Chapman to take notice.
Performances during 1959 pointed increasingly to a Grand Prix career as Clark turned in lap times and placings as good as the Formula One stars of the day.
When Aston Martin bid for his services early in 1960, Clark was ready to make the jump.Impressing Aston Martin team boss Reg Parnell enough to win a contract offer, Clark also tested Colin Chapman's new rear-engined Lotus 18 Cosworth Formula Junior.
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1960 Benko wins USCF speed ch; Bisguier 2nd, Fischer 3rd.
1960 Fischer, Spassky tie in Mar del Plata, Argentina International.
1960 OLY; Leipzig olympiad; ussr 1st, us 2nd.
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 rediff.com sports: The Wheel was their World
A former Graham Hill partner at Team Lotus, this Austrian became the team leader in 1970 after Hill crashed at the US Grand Prix.
Having won the Monaco Grand Prix earlier in the season, Rindt drove a Lotus-72 model in the Dutch Grand Prix from pole to finish.
But as fate would have it, during a practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, Rindt crashed into the barriers and was declared dead before medical aid could be administered.
www.rediff.com /sports/2002/may/08feat.htm   (775 words)

  
 Grand Prix Cars - Lotus 49
Starting out at Lotus he had left the firm in 1960 to join BRM a fact that was never totally forgiven by Chapman.
The new engine was finally ready for the third race of the season, the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
The most important race of the year was the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen for obvious reasons.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/lotus49.htm   (1293 words)

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