Post-WW2 baby boom

A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate within temporal and usually geographical bounds. Many such instances have been recorded in human history and are often caused by uplifting factors such as good harvests, victories in sport or war, or just due to superstition. Persons born during this time are often called baby boomers. Recent baby boom periods include: Year 2000 baby boom (2000) Echo baby boom (1978 - 1992) Post-WW2 baby boom (1945 - 1964) Baby Boom is also the title of a 1987 movie starring Diane Keaton and of a subsequent TV sho ...

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Rally is also unique in its choice of where and when to race. Rallys take place on all surfaces and in all conditions, asphalt (tarmac), gravel, or snow and ice, sometimes more than one in a single rally, depending on the course and event. Rallies are also run every month of the year, in every climate, bitter cold to monsoon rain. This contributes to the notion top rally drivers are some of the best car control experts in the world. Because the drivers don't know exactly what's ahead, the lower traction available on dirt roads, and the drivi ...

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In most rallies, including those of the World Rally Championship (WRC), drivers are allowed to run on the tracks of the course before competition. In these reconnaissance drives, the co-drivers, who sit next to the drivers, write down shorthand notes on how to best drive the stage. Usually the drivers call out the turns and road conditions for the co-drivers to write down. These "pace notes" are read aloud through an internal intercom system during the actual race, allowing the driver to anticipate the upcoming ter ...

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Rallying, Rallying - History, Rallying - Rally cars, Rallying - Rally courses, Rallying - Reconnaissance drives, Rallying - Notable Rallies

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