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Porsche are one of the most legendary manufacturers in motorsport, particularly when it comes to Le Mans, having won the 24 hour race a record 19 times.

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In Twitter history, Charlie Sheen holds the world record for racing the fastest to one million followers; bad behavior helped the TV actor reach that milestone in 25 hours and 17 minutes two years ago.

BOATING — DON ARONOW, who builds powerboats as a hobby, drove a hull of his own design to a record win (3 hours 19 minutes 36 seconds) in the 185 - mile Miami - to - Nassau race (page 30).

The 28 - year - old ketch TICONDEROGA, skippered by Robert F. Johnson of Portland, Ore., sliced more than 12 hours from the course record logged by Bolero in 1963 and crossed the finish line of the 844 - mile Miami - Montego Bay race first, after 4 days 23 hours 8 minutes 57 seconds.

His speed — 63.6 miles per hour — broke Aronow's 1967 race record of 51.7 miles per hour.

The women's record of 3 hours 9 min 19 sec is held by English international Victoria Wilkinson in the 2017 race.

(CNN)- Former President Bill Clinton has recorded an 11th hour robocall for 20 - term New York Rep. Charlie Rangel, who is facing five Democratic challengers in a primary race Tuesday.

Race car driver Alex Roy will be on hand with his BMW M5 (the car he used to set the 31 hour and 4 minute transcontinental LA - NYC record).

Does your Grand Schematic talk about how ultramarathoners can win races at a record - breaking pace while consuming only 100 kcal of carbs per hour?

The authors match school records with test scores and administrative data, including demographic variables such as race, gender, and poverty status, as well as information on school policies, teaching staff, and hours spent in school.

Read Chris's reaction to his Ring 24 hours racing seat Alongside Harris and Rohrl in Porsche's team will be German Touring Car ace Roland Asch (who's driven a 911 GT3 Cup in the Dubai 24 hours) and Horst von Saurma, a German motoring journalist who's driven 911s in the Ring 24 hours before, as well as setting a Nordschleife lap record in a Porsche Carrera GT.

The Hybrid Hydrogen Aston Martin Rapide S aims to break some records at the Nurburgring 24 - hour race

After an entire day of racing, 808 laps and 3102.72 miles covered (a new Daytona 24 record), Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi won the 24 Hours of Daytona in the Mustang Sampling Racing Cadracing, 808 laps and 3102.72 miles covered (a new Daytona 24 record), Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi won the 24 Hours of Daytona in the Mustang Sampling Racing CadRacing Cadillac.

Friday 16 June, Le Mans, France: Aston Martin Racing has claimed an emphatic pole position and new lap qualifying lap record at the 85th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

No. 3 Corvette C6.R Continues Hot Streak in High Desert SALT LAKE CITY — Corvette Racing's final warm - up for the 24 Hours of Le Mans was run in near - record temperatures as a heat wave in Utah's high desert tested America's premier production sports car team.

Georgian Takes GT1 Pole for ALMS Petit Le Mans with Record - Setting Last Lap BRASELTON, Ga. — Hometown hero Johnny O'Connell won the GT1 pole for Saturday's 10 - hour / 1, 000 mile Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta, the 10th round of the American Le Mans Series.

Corvette Racing extended its perfect finishing record in the 24 Hours of Le Mans to seven consecutive years and Corvette became the winningest manufacturer in recent GT history at Le Mans.

The Compuware Corvette Racing team is closing in on a record - setting 2004 season after winning eight straight races, including the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and every single American Le Mans Series event to date.

In qualifying for tomorrow's four - hour Road Race Showcase at Road America, it was Jan Magnussen's turn to qualify the No. 4 Corvette C6.R and, despite being more than a second quicker than Olly's pole - winning lap at Road America in 2010, and six tenths of a second under the GT qualifying record set in 2008, he just missed out on pole position.

O'Connell is well - known to Corvette Racing fans with a record eight wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the four class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

They headed the GT class in both practice sessions, Olly took a stunning GT pole position yesterday and set a new fastest race lap record today in a thrilling and unpredictable two - hour race.

The D - Type is best known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times between 1955 and 1957, and Jaguar Land Rover Classic plans to handbuild these six - cylinder - engined race cars based on the original engineering drawings and records, in Shortnose and Longnose form.

«There is always a special atmosphere when you race in a city because you are closer to the fans,» said Beretta, who scored his record - setting 29th career ALMS victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on March 17.

The team thrives on the challenges of endurance racing and that can be seen, not just in these first two rounds of 2016, but our 24 Hours of Le Mans win from last year and our record over the past two seasons.

While Beretta savored his record - setting 32nd career ALMS victory, he was focused on the team's next race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

That superhuman effort extended Corvette Racing's perfect finishing record in the 24 Hours of Le Mans to seven straight years.

The car set several FIA world records for speed and endurance in a 72 - hour test, and won the 1967 Fuji 24 - Hour rhour test, and won the 1967 Fuji 24 - Hour rHour race.

«You can't say enough about how Corvette Racing prepares their cars — both cars were very strong, and this was a good test for the 24 Hours of Le Mans,» said O'Connell, who was aiming for a record seventh class win in Sebring.

In eight years of American Le Mans Series, World Endurance Championship and TUDOR United SportsCar Championship competition, HPD has recorded 74 race victories, including two class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and multiple manufacturer championships in the American Le Mans Series from 2008 to 2013.

This time, lead driver Scott Pruett picked up his fifth victory, tying Hurley Haywood's record for wins in the 24 - hour race at Daytona International Speedway.

Takashi Yamanouchi, Mazda's Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, said, «Mazda's iconic rotary engine recorded its famous victory in the Le Mans 24 - Hour endurance race 20 years ago.

Papis and Magnussen Back in Action for 1,000 - mile Endurance Classic ATLANTA — The Chevrolet Corvette C5 - R is closing in on a record - setting 2004 season after winning eight straight races, including the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and every single American Le Mans Series event to date.

The «Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition» chronicles everything from «best selling racing game» to «longest videogame marathon» (Mario Kart Wii and 50 hours of Red Dead Redemption respectively, in case you were wondering).

Or the recumbent bicycle that was officially raced (image below) for the first time in 1933, which slashed the world record for distance ridden in one hour.

She's also the reigning Canadian record - holder in the women's marathon — a crown she captured in October at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, running the race in two hours, 28 minutes [2:28:00] and breaking the previous Canadian record of 2:28:36, which had stood untouched for 28 years.