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Race Full Of Slow Cars
3,296 wordsHey Joe, hand me the 3/16 socket, I mumbled into the underside of my car. I felt a nudge in my ribs as my friend, Joe, handed me the socket I asked for. Matching the ends of the hexagonal shaped socket with the stub on my wrench, I pushed the two together. A loud click signaled the two ends of the socket and wrench fit perfectly. Reluctantly, I went to work tightening the chassis of my car. I felt overwhelmed by the number of lugs I would have to check and tighten. It took me almost a half an ho...
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Technology Of Formula One Cars
1,234 wordsJesse O leet! 0/5/98 English 10 Short Story Death Returns to Formula One Racing My first hint that something was wrong came Sunday afternoon when I logged on to the BBS (bulletin board service, a central computer acting as a host for other users to exchange messages) for auto racing. Someone posted a short but gripping note, "I think I just witnessed the death of Ayrton Senna", he said. My eyes widened as I exclaimed "what", in shock and dismay. A few hours later, the facts became clearer. Senna...
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First Two Races Of The Season
1,072 wordsOften in people's lives an event can happen that is forever remembered as one of the most important. Be it a family story, or something that has absolutely nothing to do with the person, the event is deeply engraved in the individual's mind and will always stay with him or her. This happened when I was twelve years old. I have been a car-racing fan since the age of nine and ever since I started getting into the world of the Formula 1 World Championship, one driver started capturing my attention ...
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Dale Earnhardt
841 wordsDale Earnhardt, Sr. died as he lived. Always known as a competitor who brought the best out in everyone around him, he died trying to bring the best out in one of his drivers, Michael Waltrip. Dale knew that several cars had the ability to win the Daytona 500, and he was determined to make sure that those cars had to get by him in order to reach Waltrip, the eventual winner. His final lap crash occurred as he was running interference for Waltrip and his son, Dale Junior, who finished second. Kno...
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Earnhardt's Car After The Accident
705 wordsEarnhardt dies following Daytona 500 accident By Dave Rodman, Turner Sports Interactive February 18, 2001 8: 28 PM EST (0128 GMT) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, 49, was fatally injured Sunday in a multi-car accident on the final lap of the 43rd Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. 'NASCAR has lost its greatest driver,' said NASCAR Chairman of the Board Bill France, who himself is recovering from life threatening illnesses, 'and I personall...
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First Ferrari Road Car
1,264 wordsEnzo Ferrari was born in Modena Italy on February 18 1898. He came from a well to do family that owned a metal foundry making railroad parts, they were the first in his town to own a car. When WWI came Enzo's father and brother (Dino) were drafted into the Italian army, whom both died from influenza in 1916. Enzo was forced to leave school to run the foundry, when the business collapsed he started work as a metalworker at the Modena Fire Brigade workshop in order to support his widowed mother. E...
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Dale Jr And The Earnhardt Name
1,537 wordsDale Earnhardt Over 50 years ago a new sport was introduced. This sport was stock car racing. The organization that sponsors stock car racing is known as National Association of Stock Car Racing, NASCAR. The driver that is identifiable with NASCAR is definitely Dale Earnhardt. Over the years there have been many great stock car racers from Cale Yarborough to Richard Petty and Davy Allison, but no other name was better known than Dale Earnhardt. Whether on the track or in the crowds, there is no ...
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Senna And Prost
1,674 wordsIt really all started at the end of the first lap of 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix. Ary ton Senna and Alain Prost were nearing the end of their first season driving together in the totally dominant Mclaren Honda team. All season long, the tension between these two great drivers had been building as the battle for the drivers crown intensified. But, even the most informed observer in Portugal could never have dreamt of what was about to be unleashed along with its impact on the consequences for Form...
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End Of The Movie Vin
311 wordsFAST AND FURIOUS Fast and the Furious stars Paul Walker and Vin diesel. They are two very different characters but they also have a lot in common at the same time. They grew up in two very different places and but their childhood have some similarities. Paul and Vin share a lot in common in there adult lives. Vin Diesel was a labeled child. His father was a stock car driver and he was breed for racing. In the movie Vin plays to like the godfather of the underground racing world. He knows everyon...
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Next Morning Chad
2,340 wordsTHE STREET RACER Today is Chad's first day of college and he wants to become a mechanic. He also hopes to eventually become an owner of a shop. He has always enjoyed working on cars including his own. He likes the look of street racing cars and has always wanted to go see a race or be in one but has never had the chance. For the last few years he had been working hard and saving money and adding performance parts to his car. His mom has been very sick lately but nothing has been too serious so h...
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Web From Daytona 500 Burton
348 wordsWhat happens when the world's biggest car company steps on the gas? You get $2002 cash back. On every 2002 Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, GMC and Cadillac. When you lease. When you buy. But you must take retail delivery by 2/28/02. See your local Dealer's inventory online at web and request the Best Price on the car or truck you want from your GM Buy Power Manager. Visit GM BuyPowerGM is shifting into OVERDRIVE See your dealer for details. Must take retail delivery by 2/28/02. Available ...
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Summer With Andy Petree Racing
633 wordsEau Claire, WI (April 23, 2003) It's been a busy last two weeks for driver Paul Menard of Andy Petree Racing. Only a few days removed from completing an intense economics exam and a tough English paper, Menard is ready to make his ARCA Series racing debut at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana this weekend. It's a light at the end of the tunnel for Menard who has been working hard recently as his classes at the University of Wisconsin start to wind down for the summer". I've got less than a month l...
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Their First Five Hundred Mile Race
3,294 wordsC entries following the times of ancient Rome, the four- horsepower chariots are no longer the fastest set of wheels in town. The illustrious Ben Hurt would be proud of the racing machines of today. Motor sports have a long history of fortification. Comp trolling organizations, immense speedways, eminent drivers, and unique automobiles paved this history. Behold the history of NASCAR, the NHRA, drag racing, muscle cars, and the Muscle Car Era. The idea of racing cars as a spectator sport was an ...
