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23rd November 2016, 23:03 #161
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First American driver to lead in F1/WC points:
Johnnie Parsons with 9 points after the third 1950 event (tied with Nino Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio)Last edited by Stan Reid; 24th November 2016 at 02:25.
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23rd November 2016, 23:13 #162
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First F1/WC event without any supercharged engines:
1952 Swiss Grand Prix
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23rd November 2016, 23:30 #163
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First car to compete in a F1/WC event without spark ignition:
Jimmy Jackson's Kurtis Kraft-Cummins in the 1950 Indianapolis 500-I6 with compression ignition
Last car to compete in a F1/WC event without spark ignition:
Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus 56B-Pratt & Whitney in the 1971 Italian Grand Prix-Turbine with glow plug ignition
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24th November 2016, 02:21 #164
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24th November 2016, 02:23 #165
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25th November 2016, 03:00 #166
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The first and last Grand Prix cars with a mechanically driven supercharger:
First: Willie Haupt's Chadwick that DNFed in the 1908 American Grand Prix
Last: Didier Pironi's Comprex blown Ferrari 126 CX that practiced for the 1981 U.S. Grand Prix West but did not qualify
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26th November 2016, 01:38 #167
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The first and last engines to win the Indianapolis 500 with a mechanically driven supercharger:
First: A Duesenberg straight-8 codriven by Lora Lawrence Curum and Joe Boyer in the 1924 event
Last: A Sparks straight-6 driven by George Robson in the 1946 raceThis is my opinion and to the best of my knowledge, that is, if I'm not joking
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26th November 2016, 02:02 #168
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28th November 2016, 01:54 #169
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The first use of fuel injection in a WC event: Six Offenhauser powered cars fitted with Hilborn Fuel Injection and Jimmy Jackson's Cummins Diesel Special in the 1950 Indianapolis 500
The last use of carburetors in a WC event: Ronnie Bucknum's Honda RA271 that finished 13th in the 1964 German Grand Prix
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3rd December 2016, 02:49 #170
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First and last American drivers to finish in the top 10 at the French Grand Prix:
First-George Heath who came in sixth at the 1906 event driving a Panhard
Last-Scott Speed who came in tenth at the 2006 event driving a Toro Rosso/Cosworth
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