auto racing fans around the world wake up in anticipation to see the most famous race in the world. The Indianapolis 500 is an annual IndyCar race that has been run since 1916 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is a race of great tradition that is supposed to represent the fastest racers in the sport at the fastest raceway in the sport. However, Tony George, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IRL, is changing everything about the race and the sport. This year at Indy, Tony
Automobile Racing International competitiveness, testing the capabilities of specially designed automobiles and the skill of their drivers, over tracks and courses of differing lengths and construction, this is automobile racing. The first car race considered is the one held in France in July 1894, in which the winner averaged 24 kilometers per hour, when 100 automobiles set out from Paris to Rouen. The first race in North America was held in Chicago, Illinois, in the year 1895. The excitement
Auto Racing It's another Sunday and the auto racing community is getting ready for the green flag to drop. Thousands of people travel hundreds of miles to go to the track, while millions stay home to watch the event on television. The sport of auto racing is the fastest growing spectator sport today. Nascar, NHRA (drag racing), CART, and The Indy Racing League are some of the biggest auto racing events in the world. Every racing style has the element of excitement, sadness, greed, and violence
cast into the sea and over the next four days, all but 317 men had died. Shark attacks, dementia and the elements plagued the Sailors until rescue but, these unfortunate Sailors died due to lack of planning, complacency and lack of communication. The Indy was independent when it was sunk, she had no escorts she had no protection. As a Portland class cruiser the USS
in 1982 March 5th, in Beloit Wisconsin. While Danica was growing up she watched her father T.J. Patrick race. When she turned 10 Danica and her sister began go kart racing. While Danica was in high school at Hononehah High in Rosecoe Danica did cheerleading. Also while still in High School in England she dropped out to pursue her racing career. ( Bio.com) Now she was going full speed to become the next woman of NASCAR. The Common thought of a woman is a lady who says home and cooks, and cleans, and
At 12:02 p.m., the first explosion came and then the second. Red flames shot up lighting up the darkness. Smoke soon followed. By the second torpedo, all the men on The USS Indianapolis were wide awake. Things were starting to go wrong on the USS “Indy.” Flames were venting and all the power h...
Traditionally men have dominated the world of sports however in recent year’s women’s sports have become popular and with their new found popularity, women’s sports have evolved into marketable leagues of their own. Although women’s sports took a huge leap forward, women players still don’t receive the same financial compensation for playing the same sports in the same arenas as their male counterparts. In Purse Snatching by Donna Lopiano, she points out sexism may have a huge effect on this financial
Running Head: SEQUENTIAL GEARBOXES Abstract This paper will discuss the technology of sequential gearboxes. Relatively new technology, the sequential gearbox has been applied mostly in ATV’s, motorcycles, and the automobile racing industry. Recently this technology has begun to reach passenger cars. There are three main points of discussion; the workings of a manual transmission, how a sequential gearbox works and the advantages of them, and the applications of it today. The sequential
Crack! You can hear the sound as the wood bat makes contact with the ball. It flies in the opposite direction of the batter at a racing speed with a direct path towards a fielder standing many yards away. With your eyes closed, it is difficult to notice the difference between cricket and baseball. In fact, both sports share a lot of the same ideas, just with different interpretations. Although there are many striking similarities between baseball and cricket, including their origins and the equipment
pro-duced by yeast in beer, wine, and spirits. Fuel ethanol is ethanol that has been highly concentrated to remove water and blended with other compounds to render the alcohol undrinkable. Fuel ethanol can be used alone as a fuel, such as in Indy Racing League cars, or can be blended with gasoline and used as fuel. All cars and trucks on the road today can use gasoline/ethanol blends of up to 9% ethanol (90% gasoline), also called “E9.” Blends of up to 85% ethanol, also known as “E85,” can be used
I. Introduction Cuba is the largest single island of the West Indies archipelago and one of the more influential states of the Caribbean region. After discovery by Christopher Columbus on October 27, 1492, the Spanish conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cuellar established a permanent settlement with 300 Spaniards in the town of Baracoa on the northeastern coast of Cuba in 1511. Spain relies heavily on Cuba as their main source of pure sugar. This earned Cuba the nickname Pearl of the Antilles for its