The driver’s main concern was making sure the car didn’t break down. One of the first ear races was held in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day in 1895. Folks crowded the streets to gawk at the new machines. The route of the race went through the heart of town. The cars were to go out...
The race came down to a spirited two-car battle between Fireball and a young upstart named Richard Petty. Ultimately, Roberts pulled away and won by 27 seconds. Petty would go on to win a record 200 NASCAR races; Roberts, meanwhile, died tragically in 1964 after a gruesome crash in the ...
Merckx got his first bicycle at the age of three or four and competed in his first race in 1961. His first victory came at Petit-Enghien in October 1961. After winning eighty races as an amateur racer, he turned professional on 29 April 1965 when he signed with Solo–Superia. His first...
His 1684 publication Nouvelle division de la terre par les différentes espèces ou races qui l'habitent (A new division of the Earth) is considered the first published post-Classical classification of humans into distinct races. He also wrote Travels in the Mughal Empire, which is mai...
Some of the movie scenes showed the world-knownrealTalladega Superspeedway. This racetrack is located in Lincoln, Alabama, and is famous for its NASCAR racing. The plot of Talladega Nights imitates the world of NASCAR races. The movie follows the exploits of Ricky Bobby, who strives to stay ...
but the Love Bug's first movie appearance came in 1968 withThe Love Bug. Herbie is a little race car with a mind of its own that helps whoever drives it win races. Herbie has a lively personality and will showcase his personality by opening and closing the doors, flashing the headlights...
Friendship in a Car Race There were small wild cars that would drive freely around the countryside. So the wild car races became very famous. Everyone ___ about driving them in the races. For boys, their light weights and their honesty made them ideal (理想的) drivers. As it was difficu...
Michael Schumacher是the famous Formula-One race car driver,由文章第二段内容 when his working class father — a bricklayer — built him a go-kart from where he started participating in competitions.可知他开始他参加比赛是在他父亲给他制作了一个go-kart之后,由此判断这是一个用于比赛的小型装置,选D...
1982: Tim Richmond's first winAs race leader Terry Labonte's tires quickly wore out with less than 10 laps left at Riverside, Tim Richmond took advantage and wheeled his No. 2 Buick to victory. It was the first of his Cup career, and he went on to sweep the races at the track th...
Former NASCAR driver famous for his #33 Skoal Bandit car, which he used to win numerous races during the 80's and 90's. At 52 years old, he became the oldest driver ever to win a Sprint Cup race. Before Fame He built his first race car with his friends and raced on a dirt track...