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Topic: 1976 South African Grand Prix

	GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY \| FORMULA ONE RECORDS AND RACING SPEED ACES \| THE BLUEBIRD ELECTRIC ...
		This was true of the Le Mans circuit of the 1906 Grand Prix, as well as the Targa Florio (run on 93 miles of Sicilian roads), the German Kaiserpreis circuit (75 miles long), and the French circuit at Dieppe (a mere 48 miles), used for the 1907 Grand Prix.
		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)

	South African Formula One Championship
		The 1974 SAGP saw a strong contingent of South African privateers enter: Charlton in the McLaren M23, Keizan in the Tyrrell and Scheckter and Driver in the Gunston Lotus 72E's.
		Scheckter's prize was the “South African Driver to Europe” award and later in 1971 he found himself in England.
		Although always fast in qualifying, his five race Grand Prix season were a series of mishaps and accidents, the most remarkable being a spin on the second lap of the British GP in which he wiped out half the field, fortunately without serious injury to anyone.
	www.geocities.com /russell_sheldon/saf1championship.html (3632 words)

	Golf: Gary Player - SouthAfrica.info
		South Africa's Sportsman of the Century as voted for by readers of the country's top-selling newspaper, The Sunday Times, Gary Player has blazed a trail of success on golf courses the world over.
		Voted South Africa's Sportsman of the Twentieth Century by the readers of The Sunday Times, the top selling newspaper in South Africa, Gary Player is indisputably also one of the greatest golfers of all time.
		It was almost predictable that the Little Master would add an eleventh South African Open title in 1977, and besides that win he also recorded successes in the ICL Transvaal Open and won the individual title at the World Cup.
	www.southafrica.info /ess_info/sa_glance/sports/greats/player.htm (3143 words)

	Mahmood’s Den » The History of Formula One (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Grand Prix started with the driver’s cup and in 1958 a constructor’s cup was established as a reward for the team accumulating the most points each season.
		The 1983 season with its 15 Grand Prix witnessed a fierce competition between a number of the drivers mainly Nelson Piquet that continued to wage a war against the drivers especially French Alain Prost who drove for Renault and Ferrari’s driver Rene Arnoux.
		The first Grand Prix win for Stewart in 1973 was at the South African Grand Prix and then followed by the Belgian Grand Prix the same year.
	mahmood.tv /?page_id=2312 (10948 words)

	Formula One: When drivers work as a team - Sports - International Herald Tribune
		This week the FIA Institute, a research organization, is set to release a racing drivers' safety handbook, for which the GPDA gave its endorsement at the Canadian Grand Prix in June.
		Elio de Angelis was the last driver to die during a test, in an accident in a Brabham in May 1986 at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France.
		At the Monaco Grand Prix in May, Schumacher was accused of dangerous driving after he parked his car in the middle of the track during qualifying to stop other drivers from improving on his lap time.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/07/27/sports/prix.php (1207 words)

	MotoGp 2004 - Statistical Facts prior to Welkom
		A podium finish for any of the Yamaha riders in South Africa would bring to an end the longest run of races in the premier-class without a top-three finish for the Yamaha since they entered the class with a factory supported team in 1973.
		With nineteen of the full-time riders in the 125cc class still teenagers, this is the youngest ever entry in Grand Prix racing.
		Youichi Ui, who started from his only pole of last year in South Africa, is the only rider currently racing in the 125cc class who has previously won at the Welkom circuit, having started from pole position and taken the victory in 2001 riding a Derbi.
	www.mcnews.com.au /MotorcycleRacing2004/Motogp/rnd1_welkom/stats.htm (1608 words)

	Beginners Guide to Formula 1 - Grand Prix events - mad4F1.com
		If a single country hosts multiple grands prix, they receive different names; for example, Germany, Spain and Britain have at various times held a second race known as the European Grand Prix.
		The grands prix, some of which have a history that predates the Formula One World Championship, are not always held on the same circuit every year.
		The British Grand Prix, for example, though held every year since 1950, alternated between Brands Hatch and Silverstone from 1963 to 1986.
	www.mad4f1.com /f1-basics/formula1-grand-prix.htm (305 words)

	F1A&G - Legendary Races
		He broke and re-broke the Ring lap record by an amazing 12 seconds on three consecutive laps — eventually bettering his pole time by fully eight seconds and when the Ferraris realized the danger, he was already in their mirrors.
		But in characteristic style, the aggressive Brazilian won five Grands Prix, including the European GP at a restored Donington Park circuit in England— where Auto Union and Mercedes had dueled in the late 1930s — in one of the most memorable drives of his career.
		At the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, Ferrari's historic 600th GP, Schumacher came into the race a mere two points behind Mika Hakkinen, who had taken over as McLaren team leader with the departure of Ayrton Senna in 1994.
	www.f1-grandprix.com /races.html (4566 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Prominent Istrians - Mario Andretti
		Driving a Lotus, Mario realized his lifelong dream and qualified on the pole on his very first Formula One race at the 1968 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, but was forced out of the race with a clutch problem.
		He won the Japanese Grand Prix, then in 1977 still with the Lotus, won the Western (at Long Beach) United States, Spanish, French and Italian (at Monza) Grand Prix.
		In 1982 he returned to Ferrari and took part in the two last Grand Prix races of his career, in Italy, where he obtained his eighteenth pole position and came in third.
	istrianet.org /istria/illustri/andretti/index.htm (2069 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1976 Results > South African GP
		There were no F1 races in the five week gap between the Brazilian and South African GPs but there were some changes in the lineup.
		As part of the deal March agreed to release its Formula 2 driver Gunnar Nilsson and he joined another new signing Bob Evans.
		South African GP, Kyalami, March 6, 1976, Round: 2, Race Number: 266
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr266.html (479 words)

	Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
		Twice during the 1970s the track was the scene of tragedy and both incidents involved the Shadow team.
		In the years between 1985 and the return of Grand Prix racing in 1992 the circuit underwent some major changes.
		Kyalami (the word means 'my house' in the local Sesotro language) has been suggested a venue for the future but with pressure on F1 to move into Asia a South African race may not make it back to the calender.
	www.gpracing.net192.com /circuits/27.cfm (501 words)

	f1 facts page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		MICHEL MAY DROVE IN 2 GRANDS PRIX - THE 1961 MONACO GP IN A PORSCHE AND THE 1961 BRITISH GP AT AINTREE IN A SCUDERIA COLONIA LOTUS 18.
		LORENZO BANDINI DROVE IN 42 GRANDS PRIX AND WAS BORN DECEMBER 21, 1936 IN BARCE, CYRENAICA NORTH AFRICA.
		HE DROVE IN 1 GRAND PRIX AT MONZA IN 1988 AND COLLIDED WITH AYRTON SENNA.
	www.f1cartvideos.com /funfactsonf12.html (1798 words)

	Jody Scheckter
		In 1976, he again ranked third in the world championships.
		Prior to entering the Grand Prix circuit, Scheckter was a prominent stockcar racer in his native South Africa, graduating to Formula Ford and Formula Two racing in the early 1970s.
		In 1972, he won the American Formula 5000 Championship and was awarded South Africa’s Springbok honors, his nation’s highest sports commendation.
	www.jewishsports.net /biopages/JodyScheckter.htm (178 words)

	Formula One: 1970s quiz -- free game
		Who is the only woman to have scored points in Grand Prix run during the 20th century?
		Sweden produced one other great driver during the decade, Gunnar Nilsson, who drove for Lotus from in 1976 and 1977.
		1976 Belgian GP 1977 Belgian GP 1977 Swedish GP 1976 Italian GP Which technical evolution, which would change the face of Formula One in the 1980s, was introduced at the 1977 British Grand Prix?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=61451 (352 words)

	GP-Site
		His first Formula One wins came in the 1974 Spanish and Dutch Grand Prix with Ferrari.
		He drove for March 1971-1972, BRM 1973, Ferrari 1974-1977, Brabham 1978-1979 and McLaren 1982-1985.In 1976 he had a dreadful accident in the German Grand Prix, which almost killed him, and he suffered severe burns to his face and lungs.
		In all he won 25 Grand Prix races and achieved a record 420 points from 171 starts.
	homepage.eircom.net /~grandprix2000/page13.html (187 words)

	SEAMO - 2004 Concept Jury Biographies
		When the Canadian Grand Prix moved to the centre of Montreal, Phil was recruited to do radio commentary.
		Active in many industry associations, including Detroit's Automotive Press Association, SEMA and its TCAA division, and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, Tom is the co-founder of the South East Automotive Media Organization (SEAMO) and serves as a director of the Truck Writers of North America.
		Meachen is a native of South Dakota and worked for several newspapers in South Dakota and Iowa before coming to North Carolina.
	www.southeastautomedia.org /concept/jury04.htm (4378 words)

	1976 - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar).
		November 2 - U.S. presidential election, 1976: Jimmy Carter defeats incumbent Gerald Rudolph Ford to become first candidate from deep south to win since the Civil War.
		April 26 - Sid James, South African actor (b.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/1976 (3080 words)

	SEAMO - 2006 Concept Jury Biographies
		Warren Brown has been covering the automobile industry for The Washington Post since 1982.
		Brown, who joined the newspaper in 1976, test-drives all manner of cars, from top-of-the-line Mercedes sedans and the newest sports cars to Volkswagen Beetles and SUVs.
		His auto reviews are lively, detailed accounts of a car's good and bad points, addressing everything from a car's highway performance to its "head-turning" factor and sound system.
	www.southeastautomedia.org /concept/jury05.htm (4710 words)

	Vanderbilt Television News Archive: Programs broadcast in June 1976
		-- ABC Evening News -- Jun 01, 1976: United Nations Conference / Pop.
		-- CBS Evening News -- Jun 02, 1976: President Primaries / Rhode Island, Montana, South Dakota / Super Tues.
		-- ABC Evening News -- Jun 10, 1976: Campaign 1976 / Brown / Carter / Georgia Govship.
	openweb.tvnews.vanderbilt.edu /1976-6 (11323 words)

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