Sentences with phrase «famous names racing»

There's loads here to keep you interested until Melbourne rolls around in March whether you want to see famous names racing before they were famous, expand your motor racing horizons or just sit and enjoy a race.

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The 1959 version of «Ben - Hur,» already a remake of a 1925 silent movie of the same name, won a record number of Oscars and is most famous for its epic chariot race.

A pair of invitational mile races for some of the UKâ $ ™ s most talented under - 17 athletes, named after famous British coaches Peter Coe and Frank Horwill, was won by George Elliott of Chelmsford and Sophie Tooley of West Suffolk respectively.

1950 Famous Race Caller Clem McCarthy, after confusing the winner of the Preakness three years previously, called «Middleburg» the winner when winner's name was Middleground.

The 24 Hours of Daytona is one of the world's most famous races and this year sees some big names competing, with no less than 14 IndyCar drivers confirmed for the event.

When the Germans left there was a good deal ofremodeling to be done, but Winkfield has always produced winners somehow, evenwith a small stable in competition against the great and famous racing names ofFrance, and today the 29 stalls are usually full.

The grid included a bunch of Le Mans winners, such as Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro and Frank Biela, as well as several famous names from Audi's time in DTM, GT, and touring car racing.

There's no shortage of great Brazilian drivers to name the country's most famous race track after, so you might wonder why Interlagos is called named after a bloke with only one Grand Prix victory to his name.

The race would already have a moderate - to - liberal New Yorker with a famous national name.

Photograph 51, named for Franklin's famous x-ray image that revealed the helical nature of DNA, tells the story of her rocky relationship with the other personalities in the race to uncover the molecule's structure.

Before hitting the hay the night before, I plotted a course that would take me around the south of Denver, through Colorado Springs, and on to Pike's Peak — the mountain famous for its big elevation (14,115 feet) and the annual hill climb race that bears its name.

Taruffi's racing career Part 2 — Charlie Rous concludes his article on the famous racing driver with an account of the years 1934 to 1950 / Our anniversary competition — Enter our motoring quiz competition and you could win a special day at the National Motor Museum / 1929 Sunbeam special — An enthusiastic report from David Hawtin on this exciting20 hp non-standard Sunbeam / The Lea - Francis story 1924 - 37 — Michael Worthington - Williams continues with part 2 of his history of the Coventry make / VSCC's December driving tests — This annual event is described by Tom Thelfall in his Diary of a dilettante / Type 35 Bugatti — The Editor writes about his encounter with a superb example of the archetypal Bugatti / 1908 TT: The» 4 - inch» race — The story of this early event with a curious name is recounted for us by Bryan Goodman / 1939 Lancia Aprilia — Zoe Harrison talked to the proud owner of this far - ahead - of - its - time Lancia / Shaft - drive C.N. — The early history of G.N. and the cars that were not propelled by chains.

Undoubtedly the most outlandish car here, the 2X revives the famous Chaparral name from racing and envisions a futuristic «Garage 56» experimental car for the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Surtees, McLaren and Clearways One of these corners is not named after a famous racing driver but as a trio they pave the way for a critical part of the track which is the long run up to Paddock.

This is more than just an Infiniti Q50 named after the famous Eau Rouge corner at the Spa - Francorchamps racing circuit in Belgium.

The top class, simply named Prototype, sees more obscure - looking cars (as is typical for endurance racing) but with even more recognisable drivers — the most famous being current F1 driver Fernando Alonso who will be competing in a Ligier.

«To be in a group that includes some of endurance racing's most famous names is extremely humbling.

In today's main feature race, the one - hour, two - driver challenge for closed - cockpit GT cars (1960 - 1964), the Corvette Racing driver who usually competes in the American Le Mans Series, lined up alongside some of the most famous names in motor sport in around # 100million of exotic cars.

Martin regularly competed in hill climb races at Aston Clinton, and a simple combination of the name of the event and the driver gave birth to one of the most famous automotive marques.

The name «Competizione» is a reference to the 6C 2500 Competizione model driven at the famous «Mille Miglia» races in 1950.

While the company had built prototypes of sedans over the years, the all - new Panamera (the name relates to the famous Carrera Panamericana auto race) will be Porsche's first to make it into production.

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), organizer of the world's most famous sports car race, has recognized Corvette's rich racing heritage by naming the section of the Le Mans circuit between Virage Du Pont and Maison Blanche in honor of America's iconic performance car.

The 2010 Race of Champions will feature some of the most successful racers from around the world, but also some of the world's most famous names: Sébastian Loeb (seven - time World Rally Championship winner and three - time Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1 world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel.

In keeping with Genesis Coupe color names selected at launch, all new color names are derived from world - famous racing circuits and their most challenging track segments.

The name «Targa» comes from the famous Targa Florio race and since the mid-sixties has been synonymous with the open driving concept, which was new at the time.

This famous delivery is commemorated by The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the 1995 «Balto» animated film (name of Gunnar Kaasen's lead dog) and the bronze statue of dog erected in New York, the Central Park.

Even with all the changes that have been made to modernise the complex, the market purposefully still looks like stables and each stall is named after a famous race horse to add to the ambience.

Named after the famous battle between two royal brothers who fought in the area, a race track stood right on Ka'anapali's sandy beach.

Named DW12 in honor of the late Dan Wheldon, the DW12 is Dallara's design for competition in the Verizon Indycar Series, North America's most prestigous open - wheel racing series and home of the world - famous Indianapolis 500 race.