racing

From 1919 to 1993, the 500 was the only racing done on the Brickyard. However, when Tony George (Hulman's grandson) inherited the track, he brought more racing to the Speedway, with the NASCAR Allstate 400 at The Brickyard (until 2005 and still commonly referred to as the Brickyard 400) and an International Race Of Champions (IROC) event. The golf course was changed from 27 holes (nine inside, eighteen outside) to a new 18-hole layout designed by legendary golf architect Pete Dye, with a Champions Tour (formerly the Senior PGA Tour) event ho ...

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Early History: tragedy begets The Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 1912-1939, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - The 1940s, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Asphalt, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - NASCAR Formula One IROC PGA golf at Indy, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 2005 races, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Records, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Dimensions Standard Oval Layout

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Lap: Adjustable strap that goes over the waist. Used frequently in older cars, now uncommon except in some rear middle seats (also in passenger aircraft). Automatic: Any seatbelt that closes itself automatically. Used mainly in older luxury models. Sash: Adjustable strap that goes over the shoulder. Used mainly in the 1960's, but of limited benefit because it is very easy to slip out of in a collision. Lap and Sash: Combination of the two above (two separate belts). Mainly used in the 1960s and 1970s, usually in the ...

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Seat belt, Seat belt - Types of seat belts, Seat belt - History, Seat belt - Mechanism, Seat belt - Legislation and Risk Compensation

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Powerchairs, or "electric wheelchairs," use electric motors instead of manpower. They are usually powered by rechargeable deep-cycle batteries, similar to those used to power outboard boat engines. The user typically controls speed and direction by operating a joystick similar to that found on video game consoles. Many other input devices can be used if the wheelchair user lacks coordination or dexterity of the hands or fingers or cannot use the hands at all. In 2005, University of Toronto researcher Alex Mihailidis and colleagues Jesse Hoey and Daniel Gunn developed an anti-coll ...

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Wheelchair, Wheelchair - Powerchairs, Wheelchair - Buildings, Wheelchair - Notable users, Wheelchair - Fictional

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Whippets are generally quiet and gentle dogs, content to spend much of the day sleeping. They are not generally aggressive with other animals, and although especially attached to their owners, they are friendly to visitors. They are not prone to snapping, so they are good with young children. They may or may not bark when strangers arrive, and are not suited to be guard dogs due to their trusting and unsuspicious nature. Outside, however, particularly when they are racing or lure coursing, they demonstrate their superb athletic skills and will pursue their “quarry” (even when it is an art ...

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Whippet, Whippet - Appearance, Whippet - Temperament, Whippet - Health, Whippet - History

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Political parties vary the shades of their colours depending on the situations. Most U.S. politicians use red, white and blue together. In the UK, the Labour Party has recently used bold red with yellow lettering in areas of majority Labour support but also more purple tones in marginal Conservative areas. Other notable exceptions and variations to the above colour schemes are: In Australia, the Australian Labor Party will typically use red, and the Liberal Party of Australia typically blue, however this does conform to t ...

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Political colour, Political colour - Main colour links, Political colour - Exceptions, Political colour - List of colours associated with different parties in various countries, Political colour - Australia, Political colour - Canada, Political colour - Denmark, Political colour - Finland, Political colour - France, Political colour - Germany, Political colour - Greece, Political colour - Hungary, Political colour - India, Political colour - Republic of Ireland, Political colour - Lebanon, Political colour - Netherlands, Political colour - Norway, Political colour - New Zealand, Political colour - Portugal, Political colour - Spain, Political colour - Sweden, Political colour - Switzerland, Political colour - Republic of China Taiwan}, Political colour - United Kingdom, Political colour - United States, Political colour - Shirts associated with fascism

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The IGPX TV series made its hour-long premiere on Saturday, November 5, 2005, at 10:00PM. This series appears to revolve around an "Immortal Grand Prix" which is a mecha racing circuit. In the regular series, the year is 2049 and the Immortal Grand Prix has become the world’s most-popular sport. It’s so big that an entire city was built for the racing industry where competitions take place on a huge, 60-mile track called “The Big Eye.” In the “Immortal Grand Prix,” two teams of three mechas, high-tech fighting machines dri ...

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Immortal Grand Prix, Immortal Grand Prix - IGPX Microseries, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Satomi, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Sledge Mamma, Immortal Grand Prix - IGPX TV Series, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Satomi, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Velshtein, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Sledge Mamma, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Black Egg, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Edgeraid, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Skylark, Immortal Grand Prix - Benjamin Bright, Immortal Grand Prix - Episodes, Immortal Grand Prix - Trivia, Immortal Grand Prix - IGPX Promotions, Immortal Grand Prix - Sources

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The third and final generation of the RX-7, FD (with FD3S for the JDM and JM1FD for the USA VIN), was an outright, no-compromise sports car by Japanese standards. It featured an aerodynamic, futuristic-looking body design (a testament to its near 11 year life span). The 13B-REW was the first-ever mass-produced sequential twin-turbo system to export from Japan, boosting power to 255 hp (190 kW) and finally 280 ps (276 hp, 208 kW, the Japanese manufacturers' gentlemen's agreement on engine power) by the t ...

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Mazda RX-7, Mazda RX-7 - First generation, Mazda RX-7 - Second generation, Mazda RX-7 - Third generation, Mazda RX-7 - Racing, Mazda RX-7 - Notes

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The company was cofounded as "Interplay Productions" in Southern California in 1983 by Christopher Wells, Special Projects Manager, Educational Technology Center UC Irvine Information Computer Sciences Department and Brian Fargo, Fantasy & Role Playing Game Designer / Producer, Newport Beach, California. Its original staff came from former employees of a small video game developer called Boone Corporation. Interplay made a name for itself as a quality computer game developer with the role-playing games The Bard's Tale and Wast ...

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Interplay Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment - History, Interplay Entertainment - Notable titles

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There are many categories of auto racing. Auto racing - Single-seater racing. Main article: Open wheel racing Single-seater (open-wheel) racing is perhaps the most well-known form of motorsport, with cars designed specifically for high-speed racing. The wheels are not covered, and the cars often have aerofoil wings front and rear to produce downforce and enhance adhesion to the track. Single-seater races are held on specially designed closed circuits or street circuits closed for the event. Many single-seater races in North America are held on "oval" circuits and the ...

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Auto racing, Auto racing - History, Auto racing - The Start, Auto racing - City to city racing, Auto racing - 1910-1950, Auto racing - Categories, Auto racing - Single-seater racing, Auto racing - Rallying, Auto racing - Ice Racing, Auto racing - Touring car racing, Auto racing - Stock car racing, Auto racing - Drag racing, Auto racing - Sports car racing, Auto racing - Offroad racing, Auto racing - Hillclimbing, Auto racing - Kart racing, Auto racing - Legend car racing, Auto racing - Other categories, Auto racing - Use of flags, Auto racing - Accidents

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The IGPX TV series made its hour-long premiere on Saturday, November 5, 2005, at 10:00PM. This series appears to revolve around an "Immortal Grand Prix" which is a mecha racing circuit. In the regular series, the year is 2049 and the Immortal Grand Prix has become the world’s most-popular sport. It’s so big that an entire city was built for the racing industry where competitions take place on a huge, 60-mile track. In the Immortal Grand Prix, two teams of three mechas, high-tech fighting machines driven by humans, race at s ...

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Immortal Grand Prix, Immortal Grand Prix - IGPX Microseries, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Suzaku, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Sledge Mamma, Immortal Grand Prix - IGPX TV Series, Immortal Grand Prix - Rules of the IGPX, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Satomi, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Velshtein, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Sledge Mamma, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Black Egg, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Edgeraid, Immortal Grand Prix - Team Skylark, Immortal Grand Prix - Benjamin Bright, Immortal Grand Prix - Episodes, Immortal Grand Prix - Trivia, Immortal Grand Prix - IGPX Promotions, Immortal Grand Prix - Sources

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During the 1969–1970 season, The Cattanooga Cats ran one hour and contained four segments. During the 1970–1971 season, the segments It's the Wolf! and Autocat and Motormouse were spun off into their own half-hour program, Motormouse. Around the World in 79 Days remained a part of The Cattanoga Cats, which was reduced to a half-hour. Motormouse ran concurrently with The Cattanooga Cats until both met their demise at the end of the 1970–1971 season. The Catt ...

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The Cattanooga Cats, The Cattanooga Cats - Segments, The Cattanooga Cats - The Cattanooga Cats, The Cattanooga Cats - Around the World in 79 Days, The Cattanooga Cats - It's the Wolf!, The Cattanooga Cats - Motormouse and Autocat, The Cattanooga Cats - Epilogue

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During an outrigger race the paddlers sit in line, facing toward the prow of the canoe (ie. forward, in the direction of travel, unlike rowing). The steerer (or steersman) sits at the very back of the canoe and as the name indicates, is primarily responsible for steering, and the stroke (or stroker) sits at the very front of the boat, and is reponsible for setting the pace of the paddle strokes. The first two positions may also be involved in certain steering manoeuvers.

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Outrigger canoe racing, Outrigger canoe racing - History, Outrigger canoe racing - Paddling roles, Outrigger canoe racing - Steerers, Outrigger canoe racing - Paddlers, Outrigger canoe racing - Associations

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All of the licensed Pokémon properties overseen by the Pokémon Company are divided roughly by generation. There have been four generations, defined by the Pokémon which appear therein. Each of these generations has been first introduced in a pair of Pokémon video games for the Game Boy or its successors (including the Nintendo DS), beginning with Pokémon Red and Blue. Each generation introduces a slew of new Pokémon and a handful of new general concepts, usually without ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First Game Boy generation, Pokémon - Second GBC generation, Pokémon - Third Advanced generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Animal Cruelty, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Zbtb7, Pokémon - Pokémon general, Pokémon - Pokémon Regions, Pokémon - Games, Pokémon - Television and books, Pokémon - Miscellanea

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The series is often compared to Pokémon, although the two games play much differently (Pokémon was released in November 1996, Monster Farm, the Japanese name, was released in April 1997). While the Pokémon games are traditionally collection-based RPGs, Monster Rancher games tend to be simulated animal breeding games. The genre Monster Rancher occupies is shared by other simulation virtual pet games, predominantly video games based on raising horses for racing. In the games, one takes the role of a Monster Breeder whose goal is t ...

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Monster Rancher, Monster Rancher - Games, Monster Rancher - Game releases, Monster Rancher - PlayStation, Monster Rancher - Game Boy Color, Monster Rancher - PlayStation 2, Monster Rancher - Game Boy Advance, Monster Rancher - Nintendo DS, Monster Rancher - Anime, Monster Rancher - Monsters, Monster Rancher - Trivia

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Honda Type-R UK - Accord Type-R. The Honda Accord Type-R was produced in 1997 primarily in competition to "next-generation" competitor sports models, such as the Subaru Impreza Turbo/WRX and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. These models were significantly larger than previous performance sports coupes, and thus Honda created the Type-R Accord. In the Accord Type-R, a tweaked version of the H22A engine was used, in addition to the standard Type-R modifications - sporty seats, a limited-slip- ...

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Honda Type-R UK, Honda Type-R UK - Models, Honda Type-R UK - Accord Type-R, Honda Type-R UK - Civic Type-R

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All of the licensed Pokémon properties overseen by the Pokémon Company are divided roughly by generation. There have been four generations, defined by the Pokémon which appear therein. Each of these generations has been first introduced in a pair of Pokémon video games for the Game Boy or its successors (including the Nintendo DS), beginning with Pokémon Red and Blue. Each generation introduces a slew of new Pokémon and a handful of new general concepts, usually without ...

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Pokémon, Pokémon - Origins, Pokémon - Generations, Pokémon - First generation, Pokémon - Second generation, Pokémon - Third generation, Pokémon - Fourth generation, Pokémon - Video games, Pokémon - Appearances in Super Smash Bros., Pokémon - Pokémon on the Nintendo Revolution, Pokémon - Anime series, Pokémon - The Original Series, Pokémon - Advanced Generation, Pokémon - Spin-off Series, Pokémon - The future, Pokémon - Others, Pokémon - English Language Adaptations, Pokémon - Card game, Pokémon - Manga, Pokémon - Manga released in English, Pokémon - Manga not released in English, Pokémon - Pokémon Live, Pokémon - Cultural influence, Pokémon - Controversy and criticism, Pokémon - Religion, Pokémon - Health, Pokémon - Other, Pokémon - Miscellaneous, Pokémon - Miscellanea, Pokémon - Regions, Pokémon - Criticism

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Need for Speed - Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed 1994. The original Need for Speed was released for 3DO in 1994 with versions for PlayStation, PC (DOS), and Sega Saturn following shortly afterwards (1995 and 1996). The first version featured chases by police cars which remained a popular theme throughout the series - the so-called Hot Pursuit editions (Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted) have sold b ...

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Need for Speed, Need for Speed - Origin of the series, Need for Speed - Need for Speed installments, Need for Speed - Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed 1994, Need for Speed - Need for Speed SE 1996, Need for Speed - Need for Speed II 1997, Need for Speed - Need for Speed II SE 1997, Need for Speed - Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit 1998, Need for Speed - Need for Speed: High Stakes / Road Challenge 1999, Need for Speed - Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed / Porsche 2000 2000, Need for Speed - Motor City Online 2001, Need for Speed - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 2002, Need for Speed - Need for Speed: Underground 2003, Need for Speed - Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004, Need for Speed - Need for Speed Underground Rivals 2005 PlayStation Portable, Need for Speed - Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005, Need for Speed - Controversy

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During an outrigger race the paddlers sit in line, facing toward the prow of the canoe (ie. forward, in the direction of travel, unlike rowing). The steerer (or steersman) sits at the very back of the canoe and as the name indicates, is primarily responsible for steering, and the stroke (or stroker) sits at the very front of the boat, and is responsible for setting the pace of the paddle strokes. The first two positions may also be involved in certain steering manoeuvers.

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Outrigger canoe racing, Outrigger canoe racing - History, Outrigger canoe racing - Paddling roles, Outrigger canoe racing - Steerers, Outrigger canoe racing - Paddlers, Outrigger canoe racing - Associations

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Ratz television series - Rapido. Rapido is a jet set-wannabe with a huge ego to maintain. To get over his large self-doubts and low self-esteem, he acts in a condescending manner and often boasts having personal connections to various celebrities. Rapido is also a hypocrite, scolding Razmo sharply for engaging in an activity, then secretly pursuing the same later on. Rapido only has interest in himself and will not aide Razmo at all, unless the situation adversely affects himself. His interests include ratboard racing, celebrity magazines, fashion, house music and feeling important. ...

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Ratz television series, Ratz television series - Ratboarding, Ratz television series - Characters, Ratz television series - Rapido, Ratz television series - Razmo, Ratz television series - The crew, Ratz television series - Merchandise

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His last two races of the year were at Bay Meadows Race Course in San Mateo, CA, just south of San Francisco, and gave some clue as to what was to come. The first was the Bay Bridge Handicap, run over one mile. Seabiscuit started badly from the stalls but ran through the field before easing up to win by five lengths, in a time only two fifths of a second outside the world record. This form was carried over to the World's Fair ...

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Seabiscuit, Seabiscuit - Early days, Seabiscuit - 1936–37: The beginning of success, Seabiscuit - The best horse in America, Seabiscuit - The Match of the century, Seabiscuit - Injury and return, Seabiscuit - Seabiscuit in popular culture

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Ascot Racecourse was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne. Its first race, "Her Majesty's Plate," with a purse of 100 guineas, was held on August 11, 1711. Seven horses competed, each carrying a weight of 12 stones (76 kg). This first race comprised three separate four-mile (6437 m) heats. In 1813, Parliament passed an act to ensure that the grounds would remain a public racecourse. In 1913, Parliament passed an act creating the Ascot Authority, an entity that manages the racecourse to this day. From its creation until 1945, the only racing ...

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Ascot Racecourse, Ascot Racecourse - History, Ascot Racecourse - Contemporary racing, Ascot Racecourse - Temporary closure, Ascot Racecourse - Royal Ascot

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Whether the player chooses to race solo or against computer-assisted riders, he/she races against a certain time limit. The goal is to qualify for Excitebike (the championship) race by coming in at third place or above in the challenge race (preliminary race). The time to beat is located on the on the stadium walls (for first place) and in the lower left corner (for third place). In any race, the best time is 8 seconds ahead of third place. When the player places first, then they ge ...

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Excitebike, Excitebike - Excitebike, Excitebike - Selection A, Excitebike - Selection B, Excitebike - Design Mode, Excitebike - The play, Excitebike - Excitebike Ports and Re-releases, Excitebike - Excitebike Trivia, Excitebike - Excitebike 64, Excitebike - External link

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