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  United States Grand Prix East - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In addition to the Long Beach (United States Grand Prix West) and Las Vegas races, the new event was held in Detroit, Michigan on another street course, encompassing the Renaissance Center.
For 1989, it was originally planned to move the F1 grand prix to a new circuit at Belle Isle.
The Grand Prix was discontinued after the 2001 race because there were not enough paved areas on the island for support activities, and the overall uncompetitive nature of the course.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Grand_Prix_East   (475 words)

  
 1984 United States Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1984 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 8, 1984 at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas.
The race was one of only two races in 1984 where the year's dominant McLarens did not score, and gave Honda their first Grand Prix win since 1967.
At rolloff, the air temperature was 104°F (about 40°C); this is a three-way tie between the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix and the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix.
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 United States Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States Grand Prix is a motor racing event which has taken place at various times since 1959 in several locations, at first as a part of the American Grand Prize series and later as a race in the Formula One World Championship.
It was one of the season's most popular events with the teams and drivers as well, receiving the Grand Prix Drivers' Association award for the best organized and best staged GP of the season in 1965, 1970, and 1972.
During the 2006 United States Grand Prix, Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has said that it does not matter to him whether or not there is a Grand Prix in America, but he will not deny any good offers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Grand_Prix   (1194 words)

  
 Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was established as a modern state in 1947, as one of the two parts of the partitioned British India, but the region has a long history of settlement and civilisation including the Indus Valley Civilisation.
The modern state of Pakistan was established on 14 August 1947, but the region it encompasses has an extensive history that overlaps with the histories of Ancient Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
To the west of the Indus are the dry, hilly deserts of Balochistan; to the east are the rolling sand dunes of the Thar Desert.
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 1984 United States Grand Prix East - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1984 United States Grand Prix East was a Formula One race held on June 24, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan.
That was weeks later, however, and the organizers in Detroit were grateful for the stirring drive by the English rookie that was the highlight of their event.
Two weeks later, the one-time-only Dallas Grand Prix would mark the last of nine consecutive years for the United States to host more than one race in a single Formula One season.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1984_United_States_Grand_Prix_East   (1390 words)

  
 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)

  
 Moving to Michigan - Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo
The state's early economy was dominated by the fur trade centered at the Straits of Mackinac and Detroit.
Detroit is the largest city in the state, and Grand Rapids, Warren, Flint, Lansing, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, and Livonia all have between 100,000 and 200,000 residents.
Subsequently the state was inhabited by three Algonquian/Anishnabeg tribes: the Ojibwa, a fishing culture centered in the eastern Upper Peninsula; the Ottawa, "the traders" located in the western Lower Peninsula; and the Potawatomi, found in the southwest.
www.abcmovex.com /states/MICHIGAN.html   (4345 words)

  
 Formula One - WebArticles.com
A number of Grand Prix racing organisations laid out rules for a World Championship before World War II, but due to the suspension of racing during the war, the World Drivers Championship was not formalised until 1947, and was first run in 1950.
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 future of the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is now in serious doubt after the 2005 race saw only six cars start the race, due to concerns about the safety of the Michelin tires which equipped the other fourteen cars.
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 F1: renault f1, honda f1
At the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix, Rubens Barrichello, Schumacher's teammate at Ferrari who was 1st in the race, was ordered by Ferrari to allow Schumacher to overtake him under "team orders" and win the Grand Prix.
In 2005, the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis saw only three out of ten teams race in a bizarre mishap when it turned out that the Michelin tyres for the other seven teams could not be safely used on the surface of the track, causing them to withdraw from the race
The FIA awards points to the top eight drivers and their respective teams of a grand prix on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis (the race winner receives ten points, the first runner-up eight, and so on).
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 Susan Hutchison Show Stables - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
She also contributed to the training of Anne Kursinski, who was reserve rider for the United States Equestrian Team at the 1984 Olympic Games, and an Olympian in both Seoul and Barcelona.
She was elected to the United States Equestrian Team's Active Rider Committee, and judged the USET Medal Finals held in October 1994 at Gladstone, New Jersey.
Based on her Grand Prix wins on Bugs Bunny, she was the Leading West Coast Volvo World Cup Qualifier and added a 1995 Volvo to her car collection.
www.susanhutchisonstable.com /biography   (1132 words)

  
 F1A&G - U.S. GP 2000
The US Grand Prix, won by Ayrton Senna at Phoenix in 1991, returned to Indy after nine long seasons in 2000.
he US Grand Prix will take place annually on a permanent, 2.55-mile (4.076-kilometer) circuit to be built at IMS — the famed Brickyard of Indy 500 lore — part of the multiyear agreement between the two parties.
strong advocate of the US Grand Prix coming to IMS is Speedvision announcer Derek Daly, a former F1 driver and participant in six Indy 500s.
www.f1-grandprix.com /usgp.html   (688 words)

  
 FORMULA ONE RACING DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY | GRAND PRIX RECORDS AND RACING SPEED ACES | THE BLUEBIRD ELECTRIC LAND ...
Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is a form of formula racing and the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing.
Races are a little over 300 (A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)) kilometres (180 (A unit of length equal to 1760 yards) miles) long and are limited to two hours, though in practice they usually last about ninety minutes.
The Bahrain Grand Prix along with other new races in China present new opportunities for the growth and evolution of the Formula One Grand prix franchise while also raising the bar for other Formula One racing venues around the world.
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 Facts and Stats about the US GP
In 1982, when there were three Grands Prix in the USA, the final one was called United States Grand Prix Las Vegas, the other two being East and West, and at Detroit and Long Beach respectively.
There were two Grands Prix in a year on eight occasions, and Indianapolis was still on the calendar when the first two US Grands Prix were run.
The Detroit Grand Prix was again stopped in 1984 when seven cars were involved in a startline pile-up.
www.atlasf1.com /2000/usa/preview/usalap.html   (1898 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - World Figure Skating Championships: The competitors
Was most successful skater on Grand Prix circuit, with wins at Skate Canada and Lalique Trophy, and silver medal at Cup of Russia.
She won Cup of Russia and was third at Grand Prix final and Skate Canada.
Sat out Grand Prix season for second straight year, this time because of tendinitis in Lang's ankle and cyst on the tendon.
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 F1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
It consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held on purpose-built circuits or closed city streets, whose results determine two annual World Championships, The World Drivers Championship WDC and the World Constructors Championship WCC.
In 2005, the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis saw only three out of ten teams race in a bizarre mishap when it turned out that the Michelin tires for the other seven teams could not be safely used on the surface of the track, causing them to pull out
The US Grand Prix has been offically scheduled to occur again at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 2, 2006.
abcworld.net /F1.html   (4860 words)

  
 SimHQ.com - Motorsports Zone - Preview: 2004 United States Grand Prix - Round 9 of 18
Although this year’s Grand Prix is seen as a big adventure though there have been 43 races staged in the US since the start of the World Championship (throughout the latter half of the seventies and early eighties there were two US Grand Prix, one on the West Coast and one on the East Coast!).
In 1959 the circus went to Sebring, a famous sportscar circuit which is set in the middle of swampland, while in 1960 the organisers realized their mistake and set it at the Riverside circuit, a now closed race circuit on the edge of the desert.
The Grand Prix circuit at Indianapolis is made up of part of the famous oval course coupled with a tight and twisty new infield section.
www.simhq.com /_motorsports/motorsports_024b.html   (1890 words)

  
 MSN India - Tata Racing
In 1977, after ace driver Niki Lauda's near-fatal crash, the venue for the German Grand Prix was shifted to Hockenheim where it still is held to date.
However, in 1984, a section of the 176-corner Nordschleife was reopened as the venue for the European Grand Prix.
The 1985 European Grand Prix was held at Brands Hatch in the United Kingdom.
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 Bobby East
East, Crocker sign major NASCAR development deals - By Bobby Gerould - HammerDownUSA.com Editor - December 10, 2004 - The latest young sprint car and midget drivers to be snatched by NASCAR are Bobby East and Erin Crocker.
East took back the lead on lap 91 and pulled away for his 16th win of the year, making him the winningest USAC driver in 2004.
The United States Auto Club Western States Sprint Car feature event win was the 15th overall for East in 2004.
www.hammerdownusa.com /EastBobby.htm   (834 words)

  
 F1 News: Future of USGP Tied to Economics and History
Crowds atttending the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis have exceeded 200,000; and the economic impact of the high-stakes series contributes to nearly a billion dollars a year in local revenue.
Some estimates of the impact of the reborn US Grand Prix set the mark at over $170,000,000 of revenue generated for the local economy during the four-day run by the cars and the travel and entertainment-related income generated by race teams and fans.
Many commentators questioned whether a United States Grand Prix would be held in Indianapolis again, but it would appear the FIA and Tony George, owner of IMS, have come to terms, and there is no current threat of replacement.
www.fastmachines.com /archives/f1/003752.php   (1636 words)

  
 JS Online: Formula One restarts at Indy
The first true U.S. Grand Prix took place in 1959 on a retired air field in Sebring, Fla. With pole-sitter Stirling Moss knocked out by a failure and Jack Brabham's car out of gas on the final lap, 22-year-old New Zealander Bruce McLaren became the youngest driver to win in the premiere series.
The one Grand Prix held in Dallas is generally regarded as the worst in U.S. history, a victim of incredibly poor timing and an unforgiving concrete-ringed race course that contributed to 14 starters crashing out.
Held on July 8, 1984, the race was plagued by predictably unbearable 100-degree temperatures and high humidity.
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 Long Beach Track info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
After a trial F5000 race in 1975, Chris Pook ran the United States Grand Prix West in 1976 on a 2.020 mile track.
The east hairpin was also shortened, and the track length reduced to 2.035 miles.
In 1984 the east hairpin was severely shortened (now 1.670 miles), and in 1992 Hyatt Garage was bypassed (1.590 miles).
www.silhouet.com /motorsport/tracks/longbeac.html   (176 words)

  
 Leslie Howard US show jumping WEG
A member of the United States Equestrian Team (USET) squads that won the team Gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the team Silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, "Leapin' Leslie" Howard entered her first show at age 6.
At the end of the year, Howard won the Grand Prix and World Cup class at CSI-W Amsterdam and the Grand Prix at CSI-A Maastricht to beat an impressive field of international riders that included Olympic medalists.
In 2002, Howard won the Audi Grand Prix in 's-Hertogenbosch, Holland and tied for fourth place in the FEI Show Jumping World Cup Final (her 17th) in Leipzig, Germany.
www.equisearch.com /equiwire_news/eqsjbio2851/index.html   (751 words)

  
 The History Album: US Grand Prix in Pictures
This was the first street race in the US at the new United States Grand Prix West, starting a tradition that would continue from Long Beach to Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas and finally Phoenix.
At the 1989 French Grand Prix, Jean Alesi waved a flag saying that here was somebody with talent.
At the 1990 United States Grand Prix, his reputation was made, with a starring role in the race.
www.atlasf1.com /2000/usa/preview/jones.html   (1460 words)

  
 United States Grand Prix
Welcome to the third day of the sixth annual United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, the ninth event of the 2005 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Weather at 12:55 p.m.: Air temperature is 81 degrees F (27 degrees C), track temperature is 102 degrees (39 degrees C), wind speed is 13 mph (20 km/h), wind direction is from the northeast, relative humidity is 44 percent.
This is the second podium finish for a Jordan driver in the United States Grand Prix.
www.usgpindy.com /news/story.php?story_id=4896   (3975 words)

  
 Robert Dover
A legend in the sport of dressage (four riders), Robert Dover has competed in six consecutive Olympiads for the United States' equestrian team, the most ever for an American dressage rider.
This victory was the first time an American had won at Aaschen since 1960, and Dover considers it the high point of his distinguished career.
He made his international debut at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, finishing in 17th place in the individual event (on Romantico) while the U.S. placed sixth in the team competition.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/dover.html   (557 words)

  
 Automotive Events including Concours, Racing, Car Cruises, Vintage Grand Prixs, and More.
As the last checkered flag falls and the sun sets on the 2002 Zippo U.S. Vintage Grand Prix Weekend at Watkins Glen International, it also concludes the 2002 spectator event season at WGI as well.
The circuit, which at one time hosted the F1 United States Grand Prix, has grown to become one of the most respected facilities in the northeast.
The first annual Cadillac Grand Prix of Washington D.C., an international, annual motorsports event and festival on the grounds of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
www.conceptcarz.com /events/events.aspx?yr=2002   (882 words)

  
 8-Fest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
The Formula 1 stars all visited The Glen in 1961 for the first Watkins Glen U.S. Grand Prix, which would be a fall tradition at the circuit through 1980.
Alan Jones' victory in the 1980 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen marked the close of an era.
This event was the climax of the 50th anniversary season, returning many of the original cars and drivers to the original 6.6-mile street circuit through the village during the Grand Prix Festival Race Reenactment.
www.8-fest.com /events/2005NElocation.cfm   (1402 words)

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