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automobile racing

(Encyclopedia) automobile racing, sport in which specially designed or modified automobiles race on any of various courses. Automobile racing originated in France in 1894 and appeared in the United…

noise pollution

(Encyclopedia) noise pollution, human-created noise harmful to health or welfare. Transportation vehicles are the worst offenders, with aircraft, railroad stock, trucks, buses, automobiles, and…

All-Time IRL Leaders

IRL's all-time Top 10 drivers in victories and earnings, and Top 5 in pole positions, based on records through 2001. Earnings totals include season-ending contingency awards. Drivers active…

Greg Moore Biography

Greg MooreAge: 24 open-wheel race car driver from Canada killed during the final CART Fed-Ex Series race of the 1999 season; won five career CART races, including the Grand Prix of Miami in…

Henri Filion Biography

Henri FilionAge: 55 harness racing driver/trainer who won 3,318 races and earned more than $21 million in his career; one of eight boys in his family to become harness drivers; younger…

Transportation

Check out the links below for data on public transportation, driving laws, motor vehicle registrations, most congested roads, accidents, trains, and airlines. Automobiles and Road Travel…

“The Double”

In 1994, John Andretti became the first driver to attempt "The Double," an auto racing double-header that involves racing in the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR Winston Cup Series' Coca-Cola 600…

Brian Jacques Biography

authorBorn: 6/15/1939Birthplace: Liverpool, EnglandDied: 2/5/2011 (Liverpool, England) The son of an Irish truck driver and his wife, Brian Jacques left…