Motorsports Trivia Thread!
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So if it counts towards the EC then it was after 1931. Hm, I don't have a lot of knowledge on individual races from that time but let me do some stream-of-conscious typing:
193x Tripoli Grand Prix
- For some reason, this sticks out as a race which had fatalities
1935 Czechslovak Grand Prix
- Helle Nice had an awful crash at one of these races and she ended in a coma for quite a while but that might have been at the Tripoli GP too
Drivers like Rosemayer died in speed records and not races. Antonio Ascari died in the 20s before the EC.
Hmm.
193x Tripoli Grand Prix
- For some reason, this sticks out as a race which had fatalities
1935 Czechslovak Grand Prix
- Helle Nice had an awful crash at one of these races and she ended in a coma for quite a while but that might have been at the Tripoli GP too
Drivers like Rosemayer died in speed records and not races. Antonio Ascari died in the 20s before the EC.
Hmm.
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When I began SCCA sports car racing in 1967, F1 cars did not have seat belts or substantial rollover bars. Racing was very, very dangerous. Between the years 1950 and 1982 I counted something like 500 F1 drivers, ~33% of whom died behind the wheel of a racing car. Death is merely a fact of life for all of us. Motor racing, mountain climbing and bull fighting were lionized at the time as "blood sports".
Time passes. If motor racing is much safer today, you can thank drivers like Jackie Stewart and Emerson Fittipaldi who helped greatly to make it so. Here and today, we honor those heroes of the past who gave of themselves, including their lives, to practice the sport we love. We honor them in remembrance.
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1933 Italian Grand Prix?
The south banking of the speed loop was the location of two seperate fatal accidents.
Guiseppe Campari, Baconin Bozacchini, and Stanislaw Czaykowski.
Edit: Not the Italian Grand Prix, the Monza Grand Prix
The south banking of the speed loop was the location of two seperate fatal accidents.
Guiseppe Campari, Baconin Bozacchini, and Stanislaw Czaykowski.
Edit: Not the Italian Grand Prix, the Monza Grand Prix
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I just did some digging on some old articles. There was an accident earlier in the day where oil spilled on the track, sand was used to cover it and never removed. As the slick tires went over they lost traction, this coupled with lack of brakes on the cars using the banking sent the drivers off track.
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Very good! Count Felice Trossi (Deusenberg) had been up with leaders in the 2nd heat when he lost a con-rod and dumped his oil. Campari (Alfa) and Borzacchini (Maserati) went off on the oil in the 2nd heat. The race was stopped for 2 hours for discussion, argument and cleanup. Czaikowski (Bugatti) went off on a remaining oil patch in the 3rd heat.
Please take a well-earned turn!
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Woohoo, a (hopefully) easier and (definitely) more happy question. When Lee Petty won his 49th Nascar Grand National(now Sprint Cup) race he became Nascar's all time win leader.
Who did he take the record from?
What track was the race at?
What year was the race held?
How did the fans react to the victory?
Who was the driver to take the record from him?
Who did he take the record from?
What track was the race at?
What year was the race held?
How did the fans react to the victory?
Who was the driver to take the record from him?
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That's a lot of questions.
Was this the '59 Daytona race where another driver was declared the winner for three days while Bill France cranked the hype-handle? Did Richard Petty eventually take the record? Not sure of much outside that, it's been a long time
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That's a lot of questions.
Was this the '59 Daytona race where another driver was declared the winner for three days while Bill France cranked the hype-handle? Did Richard Petty eventually take the record? Not sure of much outside that, it's been a long time
It was not the Daytona 500, that one was won by Lee Petty but not the race we are looking for.
Richard Petty would take the record eventually(and hold it today) but not from his father.
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I can at least answer these:
The first race at North Wilkesboro, 1960, Petty spun local hero Junior Johnson with 20ish laps to go to take the win. The fans were somewhat displeased with Petty's on-track actions.
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David Pearson and Dale Earnhardt?
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Neither of those men ever held the record.
I'll give a hint. Petty won the record with his 49th win and ended his career with 52 wins.
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He ended his career with 54 GN/Sprint wins, didn't he?
For it to happen as you describe it must have been 1960. Junior Johnson eventually reached fifty but not until the mid 60s, Ned Jarrett also reached the same total by the mid 60s.
Neither Buck Baker (contemporary to that season) nor Herb Thomas reached 49 total wins... so I'm stuck
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He ended his career with 54 GN/Sprint wins, didn't he?
For it to happen as you describe it must have been 1960. Junior Johnson eventually reached fifty but not until the mid 60s, Ned Jarrett also reached the same total by the mid 60s.
Neither Buck Baker (contemporary to that season) nor Herb Thomas reached 49 total wins... so I'm stuck
It was the 49th win where Petty took the title, he tied at 48. You named both men just place them and I'll give it to you.
Also yes, you are correct, 54 wins is where he ended up.
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Buck Baker only reached 46, so it isn't him. Neither JJ nor Ned Jarrett reached a significant number of wins until the mid 60s, so it isn't them, that leaves Herb Thomas
If that's correct then either you take the next question or give it to someone who gave some other part correctly... but make it one question this time
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Buck Baker only reached 46, so it isn't him. Neither JJ nor Ned Jarrett reached a significant number of wins until the mid 60s, so it isn't them, that leaves Herb Thomas
If that's correct then either you take the next question or give it to someone who gave some other part correctly... but make it one question this time
Herb Thomas did hold the record before Kyle Petty, and Ned Jarrett took the record from him congrats.
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but make it one question this time
It hasn't been a question for a while, rather a start point for serious research and debate!!!
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Dario Resta (Peugeot) rather easily won the 1916 event, which was shortened to 300 miles due to WWI and the withdrawal of European teams. The race was unpopular with fans. A Deusenberg finished 2nd which foretold of later successes. He completed 120 laps at an average speed of 83.26 mph.
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Further investigation discloses numerous other Indy 500's that concluded short of the scheduled distance.
This occurred in the years 1926, 1950, 1973, 1975 and 1976.
The 1976 event was terminated at 102 laps due to rain. The winner was Johnny Rutherford driving a McLaren-Offy.
This occurred in the years 1926, 1950, 1973, 1975 and 1976.
The 1976 event was terminated at 102 laps due to rain. The winner was Johnny Rutherford driving a McLaren-Offy.
