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1st January 2013, 17:30 #1
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Anniversaries in 2013
What anniversaries have we got coming up this year?
1913 - 100 years since nothing special as far as I can see
1938 - 75 years since Tazio Nuvolari hit a stag in practice for the Donington GP. He went on to win the race. And the stag? He had it's head mounted and shipped home to Mantua
1953 - 60 years since the first Coronation Safari
1963 - 50 years since Jim Clark shook up the US racing establishment by nearly winning Indianapolis in a totally different type of car
1988 - 25 years since Ayrton Senna's first World Championship
Any more?Duncan Rollo
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1st January 2013, 22:17 #2
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1998-15 years since Dale Earnhardt Sr FINALLY won the Daytona 500 on his 20th try, after so many close calls and last minute debacles kept him from winning the Great American Race (man I cannot believe its been that long already).
Thanks for the great topic#4 2014 Sprint Cup Champion, 2007 Daytona 500,2003 Brickyard 400,2x Coke 600,2014 Southern 500 Champ: 962 starts,90 wins, 345 T5s, 544 T10s, 44 poles, 2x NNS champ
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1st January 2013, 23:31 #3
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30 years since Hannu Mikkola became the first world drivers' champion in the World Rally Championship driving a four-wheel drive car.
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2nd January 2013, 23:29 #4
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Originally Posted by BDunnell
Must be some "last two-wheel drive" anniversaries too?
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2nd January 2013, 23:36 #5
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In fact, "30th anniversary of the end of International Rallying as we knew it". (ie. the end of the two year extensions of the old Appendix J Gps 2 and 4: the end of regulations that allowed easy home DIY modifications to vehicle models not already incorporating an expensive high spec)
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3rd January 2013, 18:45 #6
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4th January 2013, 05:41 #7
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Originally Posted by D-TypeThe Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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6th January 2013, 16:48 #8
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Well, it seems we have one today.
On this date 50 years ago, Eric Jackson and Ken Chambers set off from London in Cortina MWC448 to break the London-Cape Town record.
By my reckoning, that also makes it the second "works" Cortina, TOO528 just beating it by appearing on the 62 RAC (Jeff Uren, then Henry Taylor on the 63 Monte).
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7th January 2013, 16:40 #9
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Follow this link and wander round the site that tells all about Eric Jackson. Enjoy
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7th January 2013, 21:31 #10
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In the power to the rear movement, it will be 50 years on in June since the 1st win for a mid-engined layout at Le Mans. Bandini and Scarfiotti drove their Ferrari 250P to the win. Since then all outright winners have used this format.
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