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'''Raymond Sommer''' (August 31, 1906, Mouzon, in the Ardennes ''[[département]]'' of France - Septembe ...es in a privateer [[Chrysler]] Imperial. The following year, he won the [[24 hours of Le Mans ]], despite having to drive over 20 hours solo after his t

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'''Luigi Chinetti''' ([[July 17]], [[1901]] – [[August 17]], [[1994]]) was an [[Italy|Italian-born]] [[racecar driver]], who emigr ...teamed up with [[Philippe Etancelin]] in {{24hLM|1934}} to win his second 24 hours of Le Mans.

The crown jewel of the Rolex Sports Car Series season is the Rolex [[24 Hours at Daytona]], which is the first race of the year. ...ay hosts two premier events in the series, the [[24 Hours of Daytona|Rolex 24 At Daytona]] and a 250-mile sprint on the same weekend as NASCAR's [[Pepsi

...r|in a barn]] and was shown in public for the first time since 1959 in the August 2006 issue of Cavallino magazine. ...in all three races. A 166 also won the [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa 24 hours]] in 1949.

'''Philip Toll Hill, Jr.''', ([[April 20]], [[1927]] – [[August 28]], [[2008]]) was a [[United States]] automobile racer and the only Ameri ...amous endurance race again in [[1961 24 Hours of Le Mans|1961]] and [[1962 24 Hours of Le Mans|1962]].

...oss: History & What You Should Know]". Bicycle Trader Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2005. ...[http://members.aol.com/napavelo/cross.htm Cyclocross Circuit]". Retrieved August 20, 2005.

*NASCAR Qualifying: [[Jeff Gordon]], 94.325 mph , [[June 24]] [[2005]]. *IRL Qualifying: [[Ryan Briscoe]], 108.248 mph , [[August 27]], [[2005]]

*[[Champ Car]] World Series - Road America Grand Prix - September 21-24, 2006 *[[American Le Mans Series]] - August 20, 2006

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*[[March 24]], [[1997]]: [[Jay Sauter]] and [[Dave Marcis]] are the first to drive stoc *[[March 24]], [[2002]]: [[Sam Hornish Jr.]] wins the first IRL race at California Spee

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...any's success culminated with driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] winning the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] twice (in 1937 with [[Robert Benoist]] and 1939 with [[P ...oncept car]] named in his honour. But it was the final racing success at [[24 hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] that is most remembered—[[Jean-Pierre Wimille]

...aced. Two Tipo 61s did take part in the 1928 [[24 hours of Le Mans|Le Mans 24 hour race]] winning the 2 litre class. ...e della Sera, in fact, part of Beijing June 10, 1907 to arrive in Paris on August 10. It is an historic day for Italian motor racing and the car that has cha

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...Toseland won his first ever World Superbike double at [[Brands Hatch]] on August 5 giving him a 66 point lead in the championship. In the final race at [[Ma ...ith them. But eventually Toseland confirmed a move to MotoGP for 2008 on 1 August 2007 when he announced that he had signed a one-year contract with factory

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...for Ferrari until his fiery crash at the [[1976 German Grand Prix]] on [[1 August]], which might have been caused by a broken rear suspension. After Ferrari ...Hours of Le Mans]] in 1972, though, as the F1-based engine would not last 24 hours and spoil their perfect record.

The facility has a {{convert|24|acre|sqm|1|abbr=on}} paddock that contains 220 team garages, 40 day garages On [[22 August]], 2007 Miller Motorsports Park announced a three-year deal to bring the FI

...ula One]] World Championship season, running from [[March 7]] to [[October 24]] [[2004]]. The season was dominated by [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Scuder | [[August 15]]

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...year with the team. A poor tenth place finish in the final 2004 standings (24 points, equal with the injured [[Ralf Schumacher]]) had not helped Coulthar ...n, and to add to his victory tally with them.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} On 7 August 2006, the day after the Hungarian Grand Prix where Coulthard finished 5th,

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| Death date || August 11, 1953 '''Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari''' ([[November 16]], [[1892]] – [[August 11]], [[1953]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[motorcycle]] and [[racecar]] [[a

...Alfa Romeo's 'Servizio Esperimenze Principali' unit under Ing. Nicolis in August 1954. He was assigned to the development of the [[Alfa Romeo Giulietta]] c ...e that his racing team did not suffer another loss as it had in the 1959 [[24 Hours of Le Mans|LeMans]] race.

...stage (rallying)|special stages]] of distances ranging from under 2 km (1.24 mi) (''super specials'') to over 50 km (31 mi). These competitive stages dr | 08 || 01 August || [[Rally Finland]] || {{flagiconFinland}} [[Jyväskylä]] || PWRC/WRC Cup

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In August 1954 he started as an engineer at the 'Servizio Esperimenze Principali', wh ...It achieved a Le Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans|1965]] with no factory support. A3C's were one of the fast

|Updated On || [[August 20]], [[2006]] ...rnhardt, Jr.]] in a [[Boss Motorsports]] Chevrolet to take fourth in the [[24 Hours of Daytona]] sports car race. The result does not show the trio's per

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...l and designed a new 2-liter [[straight six]] [[engine]]. This appeared in August and Bayol showed it had promise with sixth place at [[Modena]] in September ...he team of Damonte and “Helde” entered the street coupe in the 1952 LeMans 24 Hour and won first in class. Photo page 54 of “OSCA”.

...es]] '''<br>[[Automobile Racing Club of America|ARCA RE/MAX Series 200]] ''August 27, 2007'' ...t, and set the first track record with a 72 second, 50 mph lap. There were 24-hour endurance races in 1907 and 1908. Louis Disbrow won the first 100 mile

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...] of [[wikt:solace|Solace]]'' only "a few days" before its announcement on 24 January 2008. It was the name of a short story in [[Ian Fleming]]'s antholo ...n at the [[Palio di Siena]] horse race on 16 August 2007. From 23&ndash;29 August, they shot at [[Madrid]]. They spent three weeks (up until 15 February 2008

...Alonso became the first [[Spain|Spanish]] driver and the youngest driver (24 years, 10 months, 13 days) to get the [[List of Formula One Drivers' Record ...avy crash in the German Grand Prix. On the day after the Hungarian GP ([[7 August]], [[2006]]), BMW Sauber announced that Villeneuve left the team with immed

...r Energy Drink Dallara/Chevrolet at [[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]] on [[July 24]]. Enge was injured during a crash at the [[Nashville Superspeedway]] durin ...enth. Lazier returned for the [[Michigan International Speedway]] race in August, but [[Sarah Fisher]] finished the season for the team in the two remaining

'''Nigel Ernest James Mansell''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 8 August, 1953 in [[Upton-upon-Severn]], [[Worcestershire]]) is a [[United Kingdom|B ...ars were unreliable. Out of 59 race starts with the team, he finished just 24 of them. He managed a best finish of third place which he obtained five tim

...2010. However, following a meeting of the [[World Motor Sport Council]] on 24 June, FOTA agreed to remain in Formula One and FIA president [[Max Mosley]] ...s, led to the eventual end of the dispute with its signing by the FIA on 1 August. The new Concorde Agreement will secure the sports future until its expirat

The [[FIA|FIA World Council]] approved the 2008 schedule on 24 October 2007. Singapore was Formula One's first ever night race. | 3 August

...vers Franchini and Ronzoni competing in the 1911 [[Targa Florio]] with two 24 HP models. In 1914, an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the In August 1915 the company came under the direction of Neapolitan entrepreneur [[Nico

...nsmission was a co-development with Dutch Van Doorne and Ford, (Fiat owned 24% stake of Van Doorne at that time). Unfortunately it was not very durable. ...d to have been involved in the death of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], on [[August 31]], [[1997]]. However, the car and its driver have never been traced.

There were only 24 Stanguellini Sports 750's and 21 Stanguellini Sport 1100's ever made, some ...S04084, distributed press releases, and then sold it to Sandy MacArthur in August of 1958. The press assumed it was a new offering from Stanguellini, when ac

|Date of birth ||24 February 1955 '''Alain Marie Pascal Prost''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born [[24 February]] [[1955]]) is a [[French People|French]] racing driver. He retire

*'''[[1995 Italian Grand Prix|Monza 1995]]''': On lap 24 Hill and Schumacher collided when trying to lap [[Taki Inoue]]. Neither acc ...off. Hill also tested a [[GP Masters]] car around Silverstone on the 10th August 2006, and is eligible for entry into the series. However as of 2006 he has

*'''Festes de Gràcia''' Around the 15th of August, the celebrations from the [[Gràcia]] quarter. Many streets are decorated ...estes de Sants''' Similar to Gracia's ones, but smaller and a bit later in August. If you can't go to the Gracia's, try these! [http://www.festamajordesants.

Rome is located on the [[Tiber River]] 24 km (15 miles) inland from the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]]. The city was built on a d ...heat of the day often exceeds 35° C (95° F). Many businesses close during August, and Romans traditionally abandon the city for cooler climes. The average h

...severely injured in testing and the team won no race. A Ferrari did win [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], however, with [[Paul Frere]] and [[Olivier Gendebien]] ...ri team NART, [[Jochen Rindt]] and [[Masten Gregory]] won the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours, Ferrari's sixth in a row, though it would prove to be its last victo

...to the Hall of the automobile of Turin of the 15 september 1948) begins 5 August 1948 and introduces which main innovation the adoption of the change of spe * ''' Period of production ''': from [[10 October]] [[1941]] to [[4 August]] [[1948]]

...ull that killed famed ''[[Torero (bullfighter)|matador]]'' [[Manolete]] on August 28, 1947. The Espada was named for the matador's ''espada'', the sword he u |colspan=24 bgcolor=#8c8c8c |&nbsp;

...cript first, they didn't have one for him to read so he turned it down. By August 2005, the 37-year-old Daniel Craig was still considered by many to be in th ...ed one week after filming of ''Casino Royale'' had been completed. On [[11 August]], Pinewood Studios confirmed that no attempt would be made to salvage the

*'''[[1995 Italian Grand Prix|Monza 1995]]''': On lap 24 Hill hit Schumacher from behind while both were lapping [[Taki Inoue]]. Bot | 24 ([[2001 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungary 2001]]–[[2003 Malaysian Grand Prix|M

...f, you can get a ''single trip ticket'' for any of these for €1.50, or a ''24-hour ticket'' for €5, a three days pass is 12 euros. Also, the 8-Tage-Karte (8 Day Ticket) for €24 gives 8 non-consecutive days of unlimited travel on U-Bahn and trams until

...- [[Chevrolet Impala]], 1965.[http://www.sportscarmarket.com/profiles/2006/August/American/index.html] ** First electronic gasoline direct injection - August 1996 [[Mitsubishi Galant]]/[[Mitsubishi Legnum|Legnum]] ''[[Mitsubishi 4G9x

...he early 1st century AD. Emperor [[Caligula]] (b. Aug. 31, AD 12 - d. Jan. 24, AD 41, emperor AD 37 to AD 41) started construction of a circus in AD 40 ..., rainy winters from September to mid-May and hot, dry summers from May to August. There are some local features, principally mists and dews, caused by the a

On [[August 28]], [[2005]], Ian Fleming Publications confirmed it is planning to publis ...''James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007''. John Murray admitted on [[August 28]], [[2005]] that the books were a spoof after an investigation by ''The

On [[August 28]], [[2005]], Ian Fleming Publications confirmed it is planning to publis ...''James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007''. John Murray admitted on [[August 28]], [[2005]] that the books were a spoof after an investigation by ''The

* Norge, August 31, 2007: Winner, Granturismo category, "Motorcycle of the Year Awards" by ...ility began at a size of 300 m², and by the early 1950s Moto Guzzi covered 24,000 m² with a workforce of over 1500. As of 1999, the complex included on