Sentences with phrase «retirement from racing»

Unfortunately the money for the programme became tight and from then until his retirement from racing 1970 he only sporadically appeared in F1, preferring instead to try and win the Indy 500 (one of the few things he didn't manage to achieve - as a driver, at least).

Mark Webber's retirement from racing also opened the door for Audi refugee Andre Lotterer to join.

In the five years since his retirement from racing, Diane says, he has won more than 100 blue ribbons in shows.

The vehicles can be bent in half, leaving them with fewer wheels on the ground, and can even be sheared in half, causing retirement from the race if the damage is not repaired before the vehicle touches the ground.

Not exact matches

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

The 21 time champion jockey announced his retirement from professional race riding earlier this season that means that this will be his last Grand National.

Still, it could be argued that actually Rodgers really benefitted from a specific set of circumstances that year — Luis Suarez being at the very top of his game (something that would have happened under any manager), Daniel Sturridge staying relatively injury free (clearly a bit of a one - off, based on his record since), and above all a lack of real competition elsewhere: Chelsea were in transition and poor in their first season with Jose Mourinho back at the helm, Arsenal imploded as they usually do after a fine start, and Manchester United were nowhere to be seen in terms of the title race with David Moyes» disastrous reign seeing them finish 7th and struggling to cope with the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Last Friday, after Ernie Irvan had tearfully announced his retirement from NASCAR racing because of a series of head injuries, his wife, Kim, explained the simple arithmetic of the decision: «He's like a cat with nine lives, and he has used up eight of them.»

Nico Rosberg is definitely enjoying his retirement from F1 at the moment — he's visited a few races, Goodwood and the F1 Live event in London in between holidays and quality time with his family.

It appears though that Niki Lauda suffers from a short memory, as the Austrian's retirement from F1 at the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix came in the middle of the race weekend during a practice session.

From exciting on - track battles, to team - mate collisions, the odd dull race and retirement announcements.

The Dubai - born Brit and reigning Indy Lights champion (the main feeder series to IndyCar) qualified 11th and finished third, just half a second away from race - winner Takuma Sato, and was ahead of Alonso at the time of the Spaniard's retirement.

It's also been heavily rumoured that Jenson Button will also be racing in Super GT next year during his honestly - not - retirement from Formula 1.

«Having been part of the GB Cycling Team for over 10 years, travelling around the world racing my bike, today I am announcing my retirement from international cycling competition,» she wrote on her website.

Since her retirement from professional racing in 2012, Wellington has authored two best - selling books and focused heavily on philanthropic efforts for charities including the Challenged Athletes Foundation and the Blazeman Foundation for ALS.

Logan Lucky, Steven Soderbergh's first film in four years (and his grand comeback from self - imposed retirement), is a jangly jaunt of a heist movie, following Jimmy's elaborate plan to rob the NASCAR Coca - Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

About the film: Based on a true story, Killer Elite races across the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East in the action - packed account of an ex-special ops agent (Jason Statham) who is lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor (Robert De Niro).

That saw the recent GP2 racer smash his Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 into the back of the number 3 Audi of Marco Bonanomi, forcing both cars into instant retirement and removing one of the main contenders for the overall win from the race.

With the ever - popular Dale Earnhardt Jr., announcing his retirement from NASCAR racing after this season, he's an even hotter topic than ever.

Oliver Gavin's 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours was brought to a cruel and premature finish today after an apparent engine problem forced the car from a commanding GT2 class lead into retirement just before the end of the 19th hour of the race.

The authors present data on annual retirement income of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) from the American Community Survey and include separate analyses for AIANs of single - race and multiple - race backgrounds.

If there's one thing I learned from trading the markets professionally, it's that slow and steady wins the race when it comes to retirement planning.

These foster - Greyhounds have recently retired from their racing or breeding careers and are looking for their retirement home.

Saint Simeon's accepts applications to our retirement community from seniors, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, gender, religion or national origin in its admissions practices.

American Greyhound Council (AGC)-- The mission of the American Greyhound Council is to ensure the health, welfare and safety of racing Greyhounds from the farm to retirement.

There have also been big changes in the driver line - ups throughout the grid including the retirement of non-defending 2016 champion Nico Rosberg with Valtteri Bottas moving from Williams to replace him at Mercedes, while Felipe Massa almost immediately came out of retirement to retain his seat at Williams partnered by European Formula 3 2016 champion Lance Stroll; Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon moving from Manor Racing to Sauber and Force India respectively; Kevin Magnussen leaving Renault for Team Haas, while Nico Hulkenberg left Force India to join Renault and GP2 2015 champion Stoffel Vandoorne began his first full season as a McLaren driver after having deputised for Fernando Alonso at Bahrain in 2016.

Life The «Game of Life» board game takes you from birth to retirement with choices and events all along the way in a competitive race to «win» over other players.