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	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)

	Niki Lauda
		Born on February 22, 1949 in Vienna, Austria, to a wealthy family, he became a racing driver in 1968 and began racing in Formula One with the March team in 1973.
		In 1976, Lauda suffered horrific injuries at a crash at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.
		After leaving Ferrari to join Brabham in 1978, Lauda endured two unsuccessful seasons, notable mainly for his one race in a radical design which used fan-assisted aerodynamics.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ni/Niki_Lauda.html (262 words)

	McLaren
		Current permanent home of the Australian Grand Prix, since 1996, the 5.302-km track is located within the city boundaries of Melbourne, capital of the state of Victoria.
		A Grand Prix in Buenos Aires held in three distinct periods: 1953-58 and 1960; 1972-75 and 1977-81; and from 1995-98.
		The first Austrian Grand Prix took place at Zeltweg in 1964, and the race ran from 1970-87 inclusive at the Osterreichring, near Salzburg.
	groups.msn.com /McLaren/a.msnw (596 words)

	The Story of the Grand Prix Pt10
		Sadly this was the last Grand Prix for ex-World Champion James Hunt for after the race he quit the Wolf team and retired from racing.
		As noted earlier the French Grand Prix was won by Renault but it was the battle for second place between Villeneuve and Arnoux that captivated the fans.
		By the German Grand Prix the title race was between Pironi and Watson only to have the Ferrari driver suffer career ending injuries during practice.
	ddavid.com /formula1/story9.htm (3270 words)

	Formula One
		Formula One, or Grand Prix racing is the best known single-seater auto racing class, which involves an annual world championship.
		Whilst the home of the sport is undoubtedly Europe, races have also been held in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
		Historically, the series evolved from pre-war European Grand Prix racing[?] of the 1920s and 1930s.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fo/Formula_One.html (1232 words)

	Formula One History - Wings, Shunts & Ground Effects
		Lotus returned in force in 1970, a season which was all about the brilliance of Austrian Jochen Rindt with the new Lotus 72 (taking the laurels in Monaco, Holland, France, Britain and Germany) and was overshadowed by Rindt's horrific death in practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza's infamous Parabolica corner.
		But at the German Grand Prix on 1 August, Lauda crashed his Ferrari at Bergwerk, a 150 mph section of the Nürburgring, in a massive, flaming accident that still brings shivers when viewed to this day.
		Suffering severe facial burns and inhaling toxic fumes from the car's burning bodywork, Lauda was expected to die and received the Last Rites in the hospital, but in a rare display of sheer determination, made a near-miraculous recovery to return to the cockpit just six weeks later for the Italian GP, where he finished 4th.
	www.f1-grandprix.com /history4.html (1370 words)

	The Story in Numbers
		The Austrian brought two Championships to Maranello, in 1975 and 1977, while just missing out on the 1976 title because of his accident in Germany.
		That winning Grands Prix in a Ferrari isn't something that comes easy, is clearly shown by the fact that only Alberto Ascari, Niki Lauda and Michael Schumacher won more than 10 races for the team.
		The extremely good figures for this year must of course be taken with a pinch of salt, as one year cannot be compared to a whole decade, but the number of podiums in 2000 is still very remarkable.
	www.atlasf1.com /2000/jpn/stats.html (954 words)

	Monaco Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monaco_Grand_Prix (2745 words)

	Mahmood’s Den » The History of Formula One
		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 (11056 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)

	United States Grand Prix
		The U.S. Grand Prix that year was destined to be anti-climatic because Mario Andretti had clinched the World Championship at Monza, the preceding race.
		Hunt retired both from the team and Grand Prix racing after the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix; Rosberg was called up to finish what would turn out to be Wolf’s last season and an ignominious one for the once-Cinderella team.
		In Bobby’s case, in that rain-soaked practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix, he learned that a rookie in the rain doing things he shouldn’t be doing and getting in over his head ought to be reigned in by the team manager before he hits something.
	www.usgpindy.com /news/story.php?story_id=3077 (1494 words)

	Auto-Racing @ MieNet: Grand Prix 2001 Special Details
		One more Grand Prix this Season is preceded by sad news: Former Minardi majority shareholder and Fondmetal F1 team boss Gabriele Rumi died on Monday evening (may 21), after losing his fight against cancer.
		The Austrian circuit, presently in its third edition, has been built and rebuilt, shortened, stripped off some of its favorite corners, not to mention the move from Zeltweg to Spielberg--a rather symbolic than geographical transfer.
		The Austrian Grand Prix, and the aftermath of the race which Brambilla won.
	www.mienet.com /sports/autoracing/obsf1detail01c.html (6781 words)

	GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1978 Results > Austrian GP
		GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1978 Results > Austrian GP Location: GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > 1978 Results > Austrian GP
		In the two weeks between the German and Austrian GPs, Judge Sydney Templeman ruled in the High Court in London that the Arrows team had infringed the Shadow team's copyright with the FA/1 design as many of the components of the car had been copied directly from the designs of the Shadow DN9.
		Austrian GP, Osterreichring, August 13, 1978, Round: 12, Race Number: 309
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr309.html (749 words)

	Australian Grand Prix - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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.
		In any case, a substantial number of people do embrace (and attend) the race at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.
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	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Australian_Grand_Prix (732 words)

	BBC SPORT \| MOTORSPORT \| Red Bull in Arrows takeover plan
		Red Bull chief Dietrich Mateschitz has told an Austrian magazine that he plans to take over British Formula One outfit Arrows and turn it into an American team with American drivers.
		Austrian Mateschitz said he owned a majority option on the British team which he might exercise as soon as this month.
		Mateschitz, who is terminating his interest in Swiss F1 team Sauber at the end of the year, said the plan had the full backing of F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/motorsport/1584596.stm (307 words)

	Ronnie Peterson, Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Simon Ward
		Ronnie was teamed with Mario Andretti in 1978 and together they dominated the season in the Lotus 79, with Peterson scoring a pair of spectacular wins and Andretti going on to win the F-1 World Championship title.
		One of the most promising Grand Prix race drivers in history is still missed by fans all over the world.
		The Lotus 79 was the undisputed master of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit.
	www.frecksautoart.com /ward4.html (299 words)

	South African Formula One Championship
		At the end of the year March pulled out of Grand Prix racing; the car was sold to British Hill Climb specialist Roy Lane, who asked for the car to be re-built in its original 6 wheel form.
		Love was a privateer entry for the 1967 SA Grand Prix in the old car which was painted fl and white when he got it directly from New Zealand.
		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)

	f1 facts page 2
		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)

	Formula 1 career summary
		Patrese had his first taste of a Grand Prix car at Paul Ricard shortly before Monaco and then impressed everyone with a fine 9th place finish.
		A 10th place finish was impressive enough but at the next Grand Prix in South Africa Patrese and the team stunned the F1 establishment by leading for 36 laps.
		The A1 made its' debut at the Austrian GP but proved to be less competitive than the FA1.
	www.riccardopatrese.com /formula1.htm (890 words)

	Penske Racing : Penske Racing History
		From a NASCAR perspective, driver Bobby Allison won both Darlington races for Penske Racing in the number 16 AMC Matador.
		1976 Penske Racing returns to Austria to compete in the Austrian Grand Prix Formula One race and driver John Watson, in a PC4-Ford powered machine, wins the race to earn the first and only Formula One victory for Penske Racing.
		1978 On June 18, 1978, Rick Mears won the first Champ Car race driving a Penske-built chassis (PC6).
	www.penskeracing.com /content09.asp (2201 words)

	WilliamsF1 History 77-88 - Building a winning team \|\| Williams F1 - Unofficial Williams F1 News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		For the 1978 season Frank was to sign the Australian Alan Jones, who had won the Austrian Grand Prix the previous year.
		In 1978 Williams and Jones were able to score an excellent second place at the United States Grand Prix.
		Keke Rosberg was able to score a victory in the United States Grand Prix at Dallas.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s107/st4063.php (660 words)

	AutoRacing1.com - Hot News Page
		His name is synonymous with Grand Prix motor racing and he is the only driver in history to be knighted by the Queen of England for his services to motor sport.
		Several Grand Prix winning cars are scheduled to the attend the event including a 1969 Brabham BT-26.
		According to this article in the Detroit News, Promoters of the Detroit Grand Prix race are seriously considering a proposal that would keep it at Belle Isle after receiving a detailed plan for improvements at the island park from Mayor Dennis Archer, they said Tuesday.
	www.autoracing1.com /Archives/HotNews/2000/0823_0831.htm (5576 words)

	1997 pontiac grand am (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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		The people at the table watched awd honda civics in silence as he opened it and took out a dull silver chain with a gold heart hanging from it.
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	Laurence Edscer: Back Stock List
		ANDY DANKS,BRITISH GRAND PRIX, SILVERSTONE 1969.An original pencil drawing entitled "Brabham Mechanic-British Grand Prix-Silverstone 1969".It is signed by Andy and the mount is also signed by him.Could this be the first drawing of Ron Dennis?.It measures 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches and is mounted, framed and glazed.
		An unusual souvenir of the Circuit de Lyon, with the circuit crest and inscription on one side an a Grand Prix car to the reverse.It is made of bronze and measures 1 x 3/4 inches.
		This is the original wheel that came from the Lotus 49 R2 that won the Dutch Grand Prix in 1967.
	www.prs17495.demon.co.uk /backstoc.html (9787 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > Current News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Turkish Grand Prix organisers are saying that the $5m fine imposed by the FIA is too heavy a burden and that the race cannot afford to pay.
		The word is that the organisers of the Turkish Grand Prix are to appeal the $5m penalty handed down earlier this week by the FIA World Council.
		We hear that the Austrian youngster told his mechanics that he would not be back in China and that opens up some interesting possibilities for the team.
	www.grandprix.com /nscurrent.html (9159 words)

	Australian winners in Grand Prix
		Troy Bayliss will start his 10th attempt at winning a motorcycle grand prix 50 years to the day since Ken Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a GP in the premier class of two-wheel racing.
		He is aiming to be the next Australian GP winner by the time of, and indeed perhaps at, the SKYY VODKA Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Victoria’s Phillip Island circuit on October 17-19.
		Kavanagh did not race in an F1 grand prix, but drove in several non-championship races.
	www.mcnews.com.au /Features/2003/GP_50year_Anniv_Aus_Wins.htm (1449 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)

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