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• Paris-Brussels
  ...not observing a neutralised section. In 2007, [[Robbie McEwen]] broke the record by winning his fourth race, and bettered this again with a fifth win in 200 ...away well before the border into Belgium. A small group went with him and established a 13-minute lead. The group contained [[Jean Stablinski]] and Simpson lost
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• Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
  ...ile''', commonly referred to as the '''FIA''', is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) on ...[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] also certify [[land speed record]] attempts.
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• George Barris (auto customizer)
  ...'s top designers, on display at the major manufacturer's exhibits. It also established the early 1950s Mercury as possibly the classic base for custom car design, ...y Barris' workshop. In 2004, [[Bob Gale]], co-writer of the films, went on record at the De Lorean Car Show stating that Barris had no part in the design or
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• Hellé Nice
  ...e racetrack in [[Montlhéry]] in the process setting a new world land speed record for women. Capitalizing on her fame, the following year she toured the [[Un ...e she was forced to accept charity from a Paris organization that had been established to give a bit of help to former theatre performers who had fallen on hard t
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• Culture
  ...cs]], and, more typically, [[humorous]] plays based on a [[repertoire]] of established characters with a rough storyline, called [[Canovaccio]]. ...ncorporates multiple regional styles of folk music as well as a burgeoning record industry that supports a wide variety of [[rock and roll|rock]], [[pop musi
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• Gilco
  ...Riva sometimes the task gave a risk to build, as for instance the 'Nibbio' record car from 1935. On basis of a [[Gilco]]-[[Cattaneo]] chassis on the order o Studies of Gilberto Colombo to design a bike frame to record oriented approach centered on the rear wheel and lower the position of the
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• Road bicycle racing
  ...port's marquee events. These early races include [[Liège-Bastogne-Liège]] (established 1892), [[Paris-Roubaix]] (1896), the [[Tour de France]] (1903), the [[Milan At the time, ''Cycling Record'' wrote that he set off "as fast as lightning," overtook the favourite, Fra
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• Ayrton Senna
  ...as snatching seven pole positions. It was during these years that he also established a relationship with Bernie Ecclestone. A famous account is at Spa, where Be ...in a row: The prestigious [[Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco GP]] (the first of a record breaking six victories at the Principality) and the [[United States Grand P
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• Farina
  In 1906 [[Giovanni Farina]] established '''Stabilimenti Industriali Giovanni Farina S.A.''' at [[Turin]]. Learning ...a time when only three complete cars existed) won its class at Le Mans at record speed, the motoring world took note."
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...ory. 80,200 spectators paid $1 admission, and an annual tradition had been established. Many considered Harroun to be a hazard during the race, as he was the only ...in both naturally-aspirated and supercharged form, and winning a likewise record-holding 18 consecutive years between 1947 and 1964.
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• Forti
  ...and unsuccessful, involvement in [[Formula One]] in the mid-1990s. It was established in the 1970s and competed in lower formulae for two decades, with some succ ...[[March Engineering|Marches]] or [[Ralt]]s, all of which were produced by established companies who had many years' experience of designing and building such car
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• Culture of Italy
  ...cs]], and, more typically, [[humorous]] plays based on a [[repertoire]] of established characters with a rough storyline, called [[Canovaccio]]. ...ncorporates multiple regional styles of folk music as well as a burgeoning record industry that supports a wide variety of [[rock and roll|rock]], [[pop musi
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• British Grand Prix
  [[Grand Prix motor racing]] was first established in Britain by [[Henry Segrave]] at the [[Brooklands]] course in [[1926]] af ...World Champion [[Keke Rosberg]] held the all-time Formula 1 qualifying lap record for 16 years after posting fastest time for the 1985 British Grand prix wit
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• Junior
  ...describing the new brand, it said: "It 's this a new car factory in Turin established and directed by a member of the family [[Ceirano]] note that the automobile ...try, estimated at one hundred million. In 1905 the increase was such as to record 41 million invested, which doubled the following year. If you were born in
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• Michele Alboreto
  ...lled the end of Alboreto's time as leader of the Ferrari team. Berger soon established himself as the team's number one driver thanks to his wins in [[1987 Japane Alboreto competed in eighty Grands Prix for Ferrari, which established a new record. It stood until the [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix]], when it was surpassed b
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• Luciano Pavarotti
  ...ne effortless [[tenor C|high Cs]] in the signature [[aria]]. He achieved a record 17 curtain calls. He began to give frequent television performances, starti ...vised concert in [[London]]'s [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] which drew a record attendance of 150,000. In June 1993, more than 500,000 listeners gathered f
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• Casino Royale (2006 film)
  ...d 2005, an endless stream of potential new Bonds — both unknowns and established Hollywood actors — were rumoured and even announced by some media. So ...sal of her role as [[M (James Bond)|M]], who in the Brosnan Bond films was established as a successor to an earlier male M; however, in ''Casino Royale'', she wil
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• Monaco Grand Prix
  ...d positions were decided as they are now, by practice time rather than the established method of [[ballot]]ing. The race saw [[Achille Varzi]] and [[Tazio Nuvolar ...behind Ayrton Senna's [[McLaren]]-Honda. Mansell, on fresh tyres, set lap record almost two seconds quicker than Senna's and closed from 5.2 to 1.9 seconds
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• Targa Florio
  ..., as neither the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] nor the [[Mille Miglia]] had been established yet. [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] races were still isolated event ...s not possible on the tight and twisty roads. [[Helmut Marko]] set the lap record 1972 in an [[Alfa Romeo T33]] at 33'41 min or an average of 128,253 km/h. T
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• Mille Miglia
  The race was established by the young ''Contes'' Aymo Maggi and Franco Mazzotti, apparently in respo ...heir [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR]] with the now famous #722, setting the event record at an average of 159,65 km/h which was fastest ever on this 1597km variant
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