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  Greg Moore (race car driver) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greg Moore (born April 22, 1975; died October 31, 1999) was a Canadian race car driver.
Moore was born in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Moore's car number, 99 was chosen since it was the number assigned to him when he first started racing karts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greg_Moore_(race_car_driver)   (701 words)

  
 Greg Moore and California Asphalt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
When Greg Moore lost control of his Indy car on lap 10 of the California 500 on the final day of October 1999, the asphalt that allowed Busch to scrub speed and regain control was not there.
Moore's car slid through the grass, and then was launched into the air when it hit the access road.
Moore was a special driver, and he joined the too-long list of other drivers who were lost too soon - long before their immense and dazzling potential was realized.
homepage.mac.com /fingerprintinc8/blogwavestudio/LH20040903105115/LHA20040905231507   (1135 words)

  
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Moore lost control and after the car hit the wall it rocketed sideways on a grassy area on the inside of the backstretch.
Greg practiced late that evening and since nothing was going to stop him from racing, he decided to race the next day.
At Greg's funeral a fellow racer and friend summed it up, he said, " he was one helluva racer, but 10 times the human being." Greg enjoyed one of the closest father-son bonds imaginable, and never forgot where he came from.
sd71.bc.ca /sd71/school/courtenay-jr/School/Poetry95/racing/greg.htm   (1614 words)

  
 The Lion's Den > The Greg Moore Tribute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
He was a race car driver in the CART Racing Series who died tragically on 31 October 1999.
Greg lived his life in a state of grace, making the difficult appear effortless and the impossible achievable.
He was a winner on the track and in our hearts....In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Greg's memory to the Greg Moore Fund which has been set up to accept contributions towards the many charitable works he carried out in the community.
www.100megsfree4.com /disqx/gm.htm   (212 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Auto Racing - Maple Ridge shares loss of Moore
Moore, who was born and raised in this city of 63,000, about 30 miles east of Vancouver, died Sunday during the final CART race of the season in Fontana, Calif. His Reynard-Mercedes slammed into a wall at about 230 mph.
Moore's easy-going, affable manner made many think of him as a friend, whether it was someone he grew up with or a fan who only saw him on television.
When Moore was a child, his father would block off the car dealership he owned, and on Sundays Greg would roar around the parking lot in a 2.5-horsepower miniature van.
espn.go.com /auto/cart/news/1999/1101/146397.html   (751 words)

  
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Unfortunately, Pro Race Driver does not include qualifying (which is the one major downfall of this game), so the player is stuck with wherever she or he is placed on the starting grid by the CPU; this can be noted before the race by selecting Grid Positions.
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Michael Schumacher having officially 'won' the race was to take the top rung on the podium, but instead took the second rung and pushed the 'true' winner Reubens Barrichello to the top rung; the FIA took objection to this and sanctioned the team and the drivers at a special hearing later in the year.
www.cheatcc.com /psx2/sg/toca_race_driver.txt   (19364 words)

  
 Cuts Like A Knife - Fall 1999
On October 31 during the running of the CART event at California Speedway, Greg Moore, a promising 24-year-old Canadian, was killed after his car impacted the inside retaining wall on the backstretch and proceeded to turn over several times.
Moore almost didn't start the event after a scooter he was in collided with a small truck on Saturday.
When a race car driver dies in a crash, it sends shockwaves through the racing community.
www.gordonline.com /editorials/110399.html   (559 words)

  
 the Official Greg Moore Foundation Website
Greg Moore was born on April 22, 1975 in New Westminster, BC.
Greg became the youngest driver in Indy car racing history to win a race when he scored his first CART victory in June 1997 at Milwaukee at the age of 22.
Greg Moore was killed in a crash during the race at Fontana, California on October 31, 1999 at the age of 24.
www.gregmoore.com /career.htm   (380 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Auto Racing - Friends, family, foes remember Moore
Moore was killed Sunday on the 10th lap of the season-ending CART Marlboro 500 when he lost control of his Reynard-Mercedes coming out of the second turn at 220 mph and crashed into a wall, spinning wildly and slamming into the ground several times.
In 72 CART races, Moore had five victories, including the season-opening race in Homestead, Fla., this season, and was the runner-up in last year's Marlboro 500.
Moore was the second driver in the CART series to die this year.
espn.go.com /auto/cart/news/1999/1102/148613.html   (799 words)

  
 Thank you for the memories - quotes
I’ve been thinking about Greg and the Moore family throughout the season, but the Vancouver race is certainly going to bring back a lot of memories of Greg and what he achieved.
Greg was one of the best and clearly had all the potential to be a series champion as well as being a world-class race car driver.
Greg was more than an outstanding race car driver with a brilliant future.
gmoorefan.tripod.com /quotes.html   (2754 words)

  
 CBC News - Tributes pour in for race car driver Greg Moore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Moore, 24, lost control of his car on the second turn of the tenth lap in the 250-lap event at California Speedway.
Moore was airlifted to hospital and pronounced dead before the race was over.
In Moore's hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C., people were shocked at the death of their local hero, who began his ascent to North America's top racing circuit by racing go-karts.
cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/11/01/moore991101   (640 words)

  
 JDK Racing - Team Profile
Greg grabbed the lead on the first lap and led for 30 laps of the 50-lap event.
As a result of these untimely events (although all concerned agreed it was a great opportunity for Greg) it was necessary for JDK Racing and Greg Moore to rescind their agreement.
This drive to excel is tempered by a win-win attitude whereby JDK Racing endeavors to develop a harmonious relationship with the crew, sponsors and drivers.
www.jdkracing.com /team.htm   (926 words)

  
 Champ Car World Series Cart Greg Moore 99 Canada Players Forsythe Championship Racing
Talented and promising CART driver Greg Moore was killed in a horrifying crash on the 10th lap of the Marlboro 500 on October 31, 1999.
Moore would be driving for Roger Penske, who runs the winningest team in CART and Challis elected not to follow him.
In 1998, Moore became the youngest driver to sit on the pole at the Miami race.
www.geocities.com /cartracingca/gregmoorememories.html   (1569 words)

  
 CBC News - Canadian race car driver killed in crash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
One of Canada's top race drivers, Greg Moore, was killed in a horrifying crash in California Sunday, near the start of his last scheduled race of the season.
Moore was competing in the CART Marlboro 500 when he lost control on the second turn of the tenth lap in the 250-lap race.
Moore was taken to hospital with severe internal and head injuries.
cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/10/31/moore991031   (304 words)

  
 CTV.ca | Driver's family files wrongful death suit
Moore, from Maple Ridge, B.C., was killed on Oct. 31, 1999 when his car crashed into a wall on the 10th lap during the Marlboro 500.
He was the first driver to be killed in the CART FedEx Championship Series since rookie Jeff Krosnoff was killed during a race in Toronto in 1996.
Over Labour Day weekend this year at the Vancouver Indy, Moore's number 99 was retired and a video of his life was broadcast on big screens around the circuit before the race began.
www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025827860172_21237060   (286 words)

  
 Moore quotes
Greg was a special person, in and out of the track.
Greg was such a good friend of ours.
He was sitting there in his car with a gimp hand, smiling and ready for the race; ready to go out there and try to win it.
www.canoe.ca /SlamMotorsportsGregMoore/moorequotes.html   (443 words)

  
 SpeedCenter CART News & Information Service
We were really strong and I felt we had the car to win, but unfortunately, after the final pit stop, the car wasn't performing as well for the final laps and we finished fifth.
In the race it is a very different situation because we have all that drafting and passing which you don't have on the mile ovals.
Races on superspeedways require more concentration because so many cars are around you and you are running faster speeds.
www.speedcenter.com /races01/12michigan/preview.html   (5959 words)

  
 GREG MOORE 1975-1999
 "I knew Greg as a son and as a race-car driver.
The Greg Moore Fund has been established as a legacy of the many charitable works Moore carried out in his community.
Rookie Gonzalo Rodriguez of Uruguay, preparing for only his second race, was killed instantly in a crash Sept. 11 during practice at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif.
www.canoe.ca /SlamMotorsportsGregMoore/nov3_fri.html   (785 words)

  
 Greg Moore Tribute
Racing will not be the same for me. It is a sport that I have always watched, but really never had a favorite...until greg came along.
Greg was the type of person that I always cheered for Because of the type of racer he was, I know because I've been around racing all my life.
Greg was very pleasant about giving us n autograph and taking a photo, and really surprised me, when he motioned to Dan before the picture.
www.geocities.com /moore_tribute/fan_nov_99.html   (6452 words)

  
 The My Hero Project - Greg Moore
GREG GAVE HIS BEST FRIEND A TICKET TO THE RACE HE DIED IN I think it's very sad that Canadian hero, Greg Moore, died.
EVEN THE RACE CAR DRIVERS THAT RACED AGAINST HIM WERE CRYING It is amazing how much impact Greg's death has caused.
He was remembered by everyone as Greg Moore the fun, loving race car driver from Canada.
myhero.com /hero.asp?hero=g_moore2_coquitlam   (158 words)

  
 Car Forums - favourite race car driver - beyond.ca car forums
racing has nothing to do with the car, its about the drivers ability, idealy in a racing class all cars should be identical, that is the true test of driving ability, anybody can drive a fast car, its HOW you drive it that matters.
I met Jimmy Vasser and Greg Moore in Laguna Seca in 1997.
That's not it at all, when he raced with Williams, he had a great car - all he had to do was show up and race.
forums.beyond.ca /showthread/t-52989.html   (1982 words)

  
 Champ Car Atlantic News
Drivers who possess exceptional talent behind the wheel are very common.
Drivers who possess personality, smarts, charisma, magnetism and a burning desire to succeed outside of the car are not as common.
In 2004, Hinchcliffe was named Formula BMW USA Rookie of the Year by virtue of his three wins, four poles and second place in the Championship - a fight he took to the very last round - against the worthy Andreas Wirth, the overall FB USA Champ in 2004.
www.champcaratlantic.com /News/Article.asp?ID=1991   (809 words)

  
 Greg Moore
open-wheel race car driver from Canada killed during the final CART Fed-Ex Series race of the 1999 season; won five career CART races, including the Grand Prix of Miami in 1999; youngest driver to win a CART race in 1997; finished fifth in driver's standings in 1998.
He died of head injuries sustained in a one-car crash during the competition.
Moore's aim: to respond as if Du Pont were small.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0781896.html   (222 words)

  
 True hero of racing
Yesterday, motorsports and Canada lost not only a talented driver, but a true ambassador for this country and his sport.
Last year, however, when Moore and his teammate Patrick Carpentier visited the Sun, I had a chance to talk with him and broke both golden rules.
As an avid race fan since I could say "car" and having just photographed the Molson Indy in Vancouver, I couldn't help but ask about the speed that reaches over 325 km/h on the backstretch.
www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/wheyland/1037/1999-11-01_Hero.html   (300 words)

  
 1999
February 4 - Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race-relations in the city.
February 5 - Mike Tyson is sentenced to a year's imprisonment, fined $5,000, and ordered to serve 2 years probation and perform 200 hours of community service for the August 31, 1998 assault on two people after a car accident.
May 3 - Photo driver licences and banknotes made out of polymer substrate are introduced to New Zealand.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1999.html   (5005 words)

  
 car driver killed race   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Local racing legend killed Fred Brownfield, a Snohomish businessman and longtime race car driver and promoter, was hit by a race car on Friday night.
The Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna has been killed in a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola,...
Series car driven by Paul Dana when he was killed in March before a race at...
www.cars-search-directory.com /car_driver_killed_race.html   (597 words)

  
 the Official Greg Moore Foundation Website
You all know his racing exploits, how he thrived on the edge and pushed the limit, happily.
Even though racing had matured Greg quite quickly, he hadn't discarded his youth and, during that particular weekend, with the partying, the joking, the tricks, it felt like we were all back at college.
The Greg Moore Foundation is grateful to Greg's personal sponsors who continue to honour his name and memory through their generous sponsorship of the Foundation and it's goals.
www.gregmoore.com /tribute.htm   (410 words)

  
 Greg Moore - Famous Canadian Racing Driver
Residing in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, he spent four years on the CART circuit, winning four races in 72 career starts for Player's Forsythe Racing.
He earned the Vanderbilt Cup for his victory at the 1998 U.S. 500 race.
Moore's career and life came to a tragic end in 1999 during The 500 Presented by Toyota at the California Speedway in Fontana, California.
www.softlandings.com /canada/famous-canadians/Greg-Moore.php   (174 words)

  
 Moore Madness!!!
This is a poem my mom wrote for me, I hope you like it.
I wanted to include this to my website because I thought that what my mom did for me was a really nice tribute to Greg.
If you want to sign my guestbook and sign a message in memory of Greg, I will be sending them to the Moore Family.
home.golden.net /~hanssitt/GregMoore/Home.html   (173 words)

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