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  Die Silberpfeile - Louis Chiron
Chiron led the race at the start but he was closely followed by the Mercedes’ of Fagioli and Caracciola with the Auto Union of Hans Stuck fourth.
Chiron hit the oil as he entered the chicane only to continue straight on, followed at once by Farina's Alfa, von Brauchitsch's Mercedes and Trossi's Maserati.
Chiron ever the stylist simply loved racing too much to retire easily as had his friend Rene Dreyfus.
www.ddavid.com /formula1/chiron.htm   (1171 words)

  
  Louis Chiron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Chiron's career came to a end with his retirement in 1938 and auto racing itself a year later with the outbreak of World War II.
In what is now regarded as one of the fl moments of Chiron's life, at the party, in front of numerous race organizers, race drivers, and celebrities, Chiron denounced the female driver Hellé Nice by declaring that she had been an agent of the Gestapo during the war.
Louis Chiron held the most podiums in Bugatti cars, and the 21st Century Bugatti company remembered him with a concept car named in his honor.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_Chiron   (556 words)

  
 Great Races - Louis Chiron
Chiron was driving an Italian machine, but he remained the most popular of French racing men, so they gave him encouragement, waving him after Stuck.
The gaps between the machines narrowed, and when the ninth lap ended, Chiron was within fifty yards of the Auto-Union, the crowd applauding him as he passed the grandstand, obviously intent upon regaining the lead.
Chiron burst into sight on the autodrome once more, his scarlet machine whipping in a red flash along the concrete, then zooming up the banking, climbing high and pursued so closely by the white Mercedes that there was a gap of no more than fifty yards between them.
home19.inet.tele.dk /alfa_romeo/R_1934_Chiron_Monthlery_04.html   (1091 words)

  
 Louis Chiron - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
Louis Chiron's career came to a end with his retirement in 1938 and auto racing itself a year later with the outbreak of World War II.
In what is now regarded as one of the fl moments of Chiron's life, at the party, in front of numerous race organizers, race drivers, and celebrities, Chiron denounced the female driver Hellé Nice by declaring that she had been an agent of the Gestapo during the war.
Louis Chiron held the most podiums in Bugatti cars, and the 21st Century Bugatti company remembered him with a concept car named in his honor.
www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Louis_Chiron   (549 words)

  
 Great Races - Louis Chiron
Chiron was fighting it out with Fagioli's Mercedes; behind them, Caracciola on the second Mercedes was struggling with Varzi on his Alfa-Romeo.
On the thirteenth lap Chiron lifted the race average to 89.6 m.p.h., while he and Fagioli both covered the course at a speed of 91.8 m.p.h.
Chiron drew further and further ahead until at Les Biscornes he was far in front.
home19.inet.tele.dk /alfa_romeo/R_1934_Chiron_Monthlery_05.html   (1311 words)

  
 F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Louis Chiron
The son of the maitre d'hotel at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco, Chiron was born in the Principality in 1899.
For 1933 Chiron joined forces with Rudolf Caracciola to found the ill-starred Scuderia CC, from which Caracciola was sidelined almost immediately with an horrendous, career-threatening shunt at Monaco.
In 1954 Chiron won his last event, the Monte Carlo Rally, and in 1955 he was entered in a Lancia D50 for the Monaco Grand Prix in which he finished sixth.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-chilou.html   (479 words)

  
 New Investigational Vaccine to Prevent Hepatitis C Tested for First Time in Humans | Saint Louis University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
LOUIS -- With an estimated 170 million people around the world already infected with hepatitis C, Saint Louis University is testing, for the first time in humans, an investigational vaccine that researchers hope will prevent infection with the virus.
The study is being conducted by Saint Louis University's Center for Vaccine Development (led by the division of infectious diseases and immunology) in collaboration with Saint Louis University Liver Center (led by the school's division of gastroenterology and hepatology).
Saint Louis University School of Medicine is a pioneer in geriatric medicine, organ transplantation, chronic disease prevention, cardiovascular disease, neurosciences and vaccine research, among others.
www.slu.edu /readstory/homepage/3472   (468 words)

  
 8W - Who? - Louis Chiron
Louis Chiron was born in 1899 in Monaco by French parents.
Chiron was also victorious at the Marne GP that year and third at German GP making the season one of his best ever.
Louis Chiron's grandfather had a winery in the Provence and occasionally the winegrower Chiron drove with his son to Monte Carlo to sell his good wine to the fine hotels at the Riviera.
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On a GAAP basis, Chiron's loss from continuing operations was $20 million, or $0.11 per share, for the third quarter of 2003, compared to income from continuing operations of $83 million, or $0.43 per share, for the third quarter of 2002.
About Chiron Chiron Corporation, headquartered in Emeryville, California, is a global pharmaceutical company that leverages a diverse business model to develop and commercialize high-value products that make a difference in people's lives.
Chiron applies its advanced understanding of the biology of cancer and infectious disease to develop products from its platforms in proteins, small molecules and vaccines.
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 Louis Chiron, the monegasque Gentleman driver, the Bugatti years"
Louis Chiron takes the lead and leaves it to Bouriat only for the time of refuelling.
Louis Chiron is the leader once again and remains so till the finish.
With the death of his prewar rival, Chiron laments over the peaks in his career, the victories of a young man at all European circuits.
www.flyandrive.com /Louis_chiron2.htm   (1727 words)

  
 Bugatti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
But it was the final racing success at Le Mans that is most remembered—Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre Veyron won the 1939 race with just one car and few resources.
In 1999 the Bugatti EB 218 concept was introduced at the Geneva Auto Show; later that year the Bugatti 18/3 Chiron was introduced at the IAA in Frankfurt.
At the Tokyo Motor Show the EB 218 reappeared and the Bugatti EB 18/4 Veyron was presented as the first incarnation of what was to be a production road car.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bugatti   (1362 words)

  
 SLFP.com - Community Health News and Information
Chiron has communicated regularly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has regulatory oversight for vaccines marketed in the United States, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which makes recommendations for influenza vaccination through its National Immunization Program (NIP) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Chiron had previously expected to provide nearly half the U.S. supply for the 2004-2005 influenza season and is discussing potential impact with the FDA and CDC.
Chiron plans to continue to work with the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) in preparation for the 2005-2006 influenza season.
www.slfp.com /Community/Health100504.htm   (1030 words)

  
 The People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Caracciola and Chiron had been friends for a while and even became teammates when each was out of a drive, which in Caracciola's case came when Mercedes temporarily withdrew from racing.
Chiron called his friend and stayed with his friend in the immediate aftermath of Charly's death but it was Baby Hoffman who came to his rescue and helped Caracciola through his mental anguish.
Chiron was furious that his friend would steel "his" woman and it was only much later that his resentment began to mellow.
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 Monaco Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The principality of Monaco holds one of the oldest races on the Formula One automobile racing circuit.
The Monaco Grand Prix, held there annually, was first organized by, a well-to-do cigarette manufacturer and a resident of Monte Carlo, under the auspices of Prince Louis II through the establishing of the "Automobile Club de Monaco" of which Noghes was the founding president.
Grand Prix motor racing came to Monaco in 1929 when the first Grand Prix of Monaco automobile race was held.
www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Monaco_Grand_Prix   (403 words)

  
 Louis Chiron - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki, Sports Blog, Sports Resource, Sports Community, Sports 2.0   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Louis Chiron's career came to an end with his retirement in 1938 and auto racing itself a year later with the outbreak of World War II.
(This has an ironic cast, in that the lure of a superior car led Chiron to lend his skill to the Mercedes-Benz team, which the Nazis were using as an object of propaganda for their philosophy of racial superiority, at a time when his Jewish colleague and rival René Dreyfus could not).
By the time the new Formula One circuit was organized for the 1950 racing season, age was beginning to catch up with him but he still won the 1954 Monte Carlo Rally paired with Swiss racedriver Ciro Basadonna.
www.armchairgm.com /index.php?title=Louis_Chiron   (594 words)

  
 Come back to Bugatti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Chiron has a humungous mid-mounted 6300 CC 18 cylinder engine that develops an output of 555 bhp, with max torque at 650 Nm.
The Chiron’s engine is cooled via three radiators at the front which are placed behind the air inlet which extends across the entire width of the vehicle and is located in the front apron.
Aluminium is used on the doors and the four-spoke steering wheel and the seats are upholstered in smooth leather.
www.bsmotoring.com /2000/00may20_1.htm   (379 words)

  
 AUTO-SALON SINGEN AG, Autosalon, BUGATTI 18/3 CHIRON UND BUGATTI EB 218, Sportwagen STUDIEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Louis Chiron was with numerous running victories one the most successful BUGATTI Grand Prix pilot and worked
This with Volkswagens developed engine had three six cylinder of banks, which are arranged in W form.
In the side view swung lines from a Virtelkreis dominate, which ends in an elegantly stretched discharge to the rear.
www.auto-salon-singen.de /Cars/Bugatti_Neuvorstellungen.htm   (243 words)

  
 Louis Chiron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Louis Chiron, born August 3, 1899 in Monte Carlo, Monaco — died there on June 22, 1979, was a champion of Grand Prix motor racing.
In addition, he teamed up with champion marathon driver Luigi Chinetti to win the 1933 Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour endurance race in Belgium.
However, by the time the new Formula 1 circuit was organized for the 1950 racing season, age was beginning to catch up with him but he still won the 1954 Monte Carlo Rally paired with Swiss racedriver Ciro Basadonna.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/louis_chiron   (412 words)

  
 Business Wire: Chiron Announces Plans to Close St. Louis Manuf... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chiron's intent is to complete ongoing activities by the end of May 1998, and then idle the site.
Chiron has sufficient manufacturing capacity elsewhere for the other product candidates now in development.
Chiron Corp. is a science-driven, market-directed healthcare company that combines diagnostic, vaccine and therapeutic strategies for controlling diseases.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:20358074&refid=ink_tptd_g1   (378 words)

  
 Monaco Grand Prix - Why not a Grand Prix in MC
He obtained the official support of Prince Louis II and when he presented his plans to Louis Chiron, the famous Monegasque racing driver, he too expressed his enthusiasm.
On the 14 April 1929, under the High Patronage of His Sovereign Highness Prince Louis ll, the first Monaco Grand Prix was organised.
Ten years later, for the 44th Grand Prix, the widening of the road at the beginning of the Quai des Etats Unis at the foot of the Boulevard Louis II descent, allowed the creation of a new zigzag which brought the length of a lap to 3.328 metre.
www3.monaco.mc /monaco/gprix/why.html   (773 words)

  
 Classic Driver - Magazine - car of the week - Bugatti 18/3 Chiron
The Bugatti 18/3 "Chiron" is the Volkswagen Group's high performance concept sports car, presented at the 1999 Frankfurt Motor Show.
This study sets new design and technical standards, it also forms a bridge between the history of the great pre-war Bugatti models and their drivers.
Louis Chiron was one of the most successful Bugatti Grand Prix racing drivers of the twenties and thirties, with many victories to his name.
www.classicdriver.com /uk/magazine/3100.asp?id=10031   (157 words)

  
 Bugatti W18 Chiron
By the way, the Chiron was built on a Lamborghini Diablo VT platform, using the exact same four-wheel drive Visco-Traction system and thus having a wheelbase of 2650 mm.
This prototype used 20 inch wheels in the well known flat spoke design, using eight spokes to set it apart from the VW W12 supercar prototype which used a similar 7-spoke design, these big wheels were shed with 265/30 ZR 20 to the front and massive 335/30 ZR 20 at the rear axle.
Starting the Bugatti Chiron was a kind of ritual, first you turn the ignition key, after which you pressed a big red start-button to fire up the 18 cylinder behind you.
www.lambocars.com /archive/related/bugatti.htm   (676 words)

  
 Louis Chiron Beschreibung in Library - Definition und Buch-Tipp.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Louis Chiron (* 3.08 1899 in Monaco, † 22.06 1979 ebd.) war ein monegassischer Rennfahrer.
Die Rennfahrerkarriere von Louis Chiron, der den Spitznamen "Alter Fuchs" hatte, erstreckte sich über 30 Jahre.
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 Bugatti - Wikicars
But it was the final racing success at Le Mans that is most remembered—Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre Veyron won the 1939 race with just one car and few resources.
In 1999 the Bugatti EB 218 concept was introduced at the Geneva Auto Show; later that year the Bugatti 18/3 Chiron was introduced at the IAA in Frankfurt.
At the Tokyo Motor Show the EB 218 reappeared and the Bugatti EB 16/4 Veyron was presented as the first incarnation of what was to be a production road car.
wikicars.org /en/Bugatti   (1441 words)

  
 Car Collector Magazine -- Web Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The car was originally built as a Bugatti factory team Grand Prix racer and driven to great success by legendary French racing drivers Louis Chiron and Rene Dreyfus.
The car was reportedly given to Chiron by Ettore Bugatti after the 1931 race season and was used by him for sometime thereafter.
Later sold by Chiron, the car was eventually acquired by Parisian playboy Andre Bith, heir to a pharmaceutical fortune.
carcollector.com /current_detail.cfm?StoryID=2273&typename=Current+News   (832 words)

  
 Grand Prix / Formula 1 Racing Books - Vol. 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Louis Stanley was for many years chairman and joint managing director, with Jean Stanley, of the family-owned BRM racing team.
From this vantage point he was able to observe the changes that the years would bring to the Formula 1 circus.
The chapters entitled Analysis of Accidents, Safety Measures and The Campaign that Saved Lives are both disturbing and necessary, as Louis Stanley sought to understand the cause and effects of crashes in order to promote greater safety in the future.
www.bonus.com /contour/Grand_Prix_History/http@@/www.ddavid.com/formula1/book3.htm   (1978 words)

  
 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix history
He obtained the official support of Prince Louis II and when he presented his plans to Louis Chiron, the famous Monégasque racing driver, he too expressed his enthusiasm.
After some analysis, one realized that the topography of the place was admirably well suited to setting up a natural race track.
Ten years later, for the 44th Grand Prix, the widening of the road at the beginning of the Quai des Etats Unis at the foot of the Boulevard Louis II descent, allowed the creation of a new zigzag which brought the length of a lap to 3,328
www.f1-monaco-grand-prix.com /Formula_1/history.htm   (701 words)

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