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21st January 2017, 00:03
Thread: Firsts and Lasts in Motorsports
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How steep is the banking at Las Vegas where Dan...
How steep is the banking at Las Vegas where Dan Wheldon was killed?
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20th January 2017, 09:27
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In case people get confused, in the fictional...
In case people get confused, in the fictional film "Grand Prix" which was set in 1966 the Italian GP included the banking. Hence you can find photos of 1966 cars on the banking.
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18th January 2017, 23:11
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The Athy circuit wasn't really a figure of 8. ...
The Athy circuit wasn't really a figure of 8. There were two loops with a common section about 20km long. The 1st, 3rd and 5th claps were on the shorter clockwise 65 km loop while the 2nd, 4th, 6th...
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17th January 2017, 21:49
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First "Boxer" engine to start in a F1 GP - the...
First "Boxer" engine to start in a F1 GP - the twin cylinder supercharged DB-Panhards driven by Claude Store3z and Paul Armagnac in the 1955 Pau GP
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5th November 2016, 23:21
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The largest capacity entrant in any WDC race. ...
The largest capacity entrant in any WDC race. And, I think, the heaviest. Because of its weight and consequent heavy tyre consumption it was unable to do many laps at its qualifying pace.
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3rd November 2016, 12:29
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Dave Evans drove the first diesel to run at...
Dave Evans drove the first diesel to run at Indianapolis.
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29th June 2016, 21:34
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Pre- World Championship, Jimmy Murphy and Ralph...
Pre- World Championship, Jimmy Murphy and Ralph DePalma were 1st and 2nd in the 1921 French GP
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28th May 2016, 20:46
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Please explain the AJ Foyt family more clearly -...
Please explain the AJ Foyt family more clearly - I'm totally confused. :confused:
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5th May 2016, 21:10
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I'm pretty sure that Pike's Peak did count for...
I'm pretty sure that Pike's Peak did count for AAA Championship points from 1948 to 1955 but not after USAC took over in 1956 or CART in 1979
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8th April 2016, 23:09
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I'd clean forgotten that discussion and that...
I'd clean forgotten that discussion and that there were any questions about Schell's Cooper.
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7th April 2016, 16:18
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1100cc Cooper-JAPs regularly competed in Formula...
1100cc Cooper-JAPs regularly competed in Formula 2 races. So I suppose a reasonable description of Schell's car would be an "1100cc Formula 2 Cooper-JAP"
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6th April 2016, 21:02
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The car was definitely not designed to be a...
The car was definitely not designed to be a Formula 1 car. But the Formula 1 rules were so loose in 1950, with no minimum weight or capacity and no dimensional requirements, that it did comply with...
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20th February 2016, 22:43
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Impressive - to say the least. The surface is...
Impressive - to say the least. The surface is bumpy and breaking up as you can see when the Audi "yumps"
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18th February 2016, 21:10
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The Sitges track still exists. It is possible to...
The Sitges track still exists. It is possible to walk all round it.
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30th January 2016, 15:26
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There was the race on the Narragansett Park horse...
There was the race on the Narragansett Park horse race track in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA in September 1896. This is claimed as the first race on a track in the USA, and probably in the world.
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