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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (December 25-31)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


December 25
Grand Prix and sports car racer Giancarlo Baghetti born (1934).


December 26
Colin Chapman meets Jim Clark for the first time during a race meeting at
Brands Hatch, England.  Chapman wins with Clark second, both driving Lotus
Elises (1958).


December 27
John Love and Bill Gunstan drive a Lola T212 to victory in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-december-25-31/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 08:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (December 18-24)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


December 18
Former constructor and team manager Hans Adams dies from a brain tumor (2004).


December 19
The first Matra 3-liter V12 engine comes to life on a test-bench (1967).


December 20
Formula One and sportscar racer Karl Wendlinger born (1968).


December 21
Ayrton Senna tests a Penske Indycar at Firebird International Raceway ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-december-18-24/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (December 11-17)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


December 11
Jim Hall, driving a Maserati Tip 61, wins the feature race at Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA (1960).


December 12
Enzo Ferrari announces that Ferrari will not take part in the 1965 GT
Championship because the 250LM has not been homologated by the FIA (1964).


December 13
Indy 500 champion Bill Vukovich Sr. is born (1918).


December ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-december-11-17/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memories of Raymond R. Nichels]]></title>
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Ray R. Nichels
1922-2005
Nichels Engineering


In 1938, at the age of 15, Ray Nichels, went on the road as a midget
car crew chief, racing at tracks across America. From 1938-1948, the
drivers of the Ray Nichels prepared midgets (campaigned by his father
Rudy Nichels) were Ted Duncan, Tony Bettenhausen, Johnnie Parsons, Paul
Russo, Mike O'Halloran, and Ray Richards (All members of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/memories-of-raymond-r-nichels/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ray Nichels passed away]]></title>
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Ray Nichels -- 1922-2005


We are  saddened to report the passing of our friend, Ray Nichels, one of the
preeminent  race car mechanics and car builders of the 1940s, 1950s and
1960s, on Friday,  November 25, 2005.


Raymond "Ray" Nichels, age 83, of Merrillville,  Indiana passed away on
Friday, November 25, 2005. He is survived by his loving  wife of 58 years, Eleanor
(nee Govert); ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/ray-nichels-passed-away/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (December 4-10)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


December 4
Sterling Moss, driving an Aston Martin DBR2, wins the Governor's Trophy
race at Nassua in the Bahammas (1959).


December 5
The paved track at Marouba, New South Wales, Australia, opens (1925).


December 6
F1 Champion and DTM team owner Keke Rosberg born (1948).


December 7
John Surtees tests a Ferrari F1 car for the first ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-december-4-10/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (November 27-December 3)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


Nocember 27
Racer Giancarlo Baghetti dies from cancer at age 60 (1995).


November 28
The Angolan Grand Prix for sports cars is won by David Piper in a Ferrari
365P2 (1965).


November 29
Graham Hill dies in the crash of an airplane he was piloting, at Arley,
Hertfordshire, England, when it hit trees in fog.  Tony Brise, driver for
Hill's ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-november-27-december-3/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (November 20-26)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


November 20
Sterling Moss, in a Lotus 18, wins the USGP at Riverside, California, USA,
the final race of the 2.5-liter F1 (1960).


November 21
Frank Matich drives a Repco Matich A50 F5000 to victory in the Australian
Grand Prix (1971).


November 22
Jim Paschall drives a Petty Engineering Plymouth to victory in the NASCAR
Grand National ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-november-20-26/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (November 13-19)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


November 13
John Surtees wins the final race of the inaugural Can-Am season, at Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA, driving a Chevy powered Lola T70.  Surtees becomes the
series first champion (1966).


November 14
Nick Craw, future CEO of the SCCA and Director of ACCUS, born (1936).


November 15
Sprint car racer Daryl Moore born (1946).


November ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-november-13-19/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IRL: IMS: Hulman-George Era 60 years, part 2 of 5]]></title>
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT 60 YEARS OF STEWARDSHIP
BY HULMAN-GEORGE FAMILY AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY


INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 -- Quotes from selected motorsports, civic and political leaders about the 60th anniversary of the Hulman-George family's purchase of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Tony Hulman purchased the track Nov. 14, 1945:


LIST OF INDIVIDUALS QUOTED ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/irl-ims-hulman-george-era-60-years-part-2-of-5/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[IRL: IMS: Hulman-George Era 60 years, part 3 of 5]]></title>
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INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY DURING HULMAN-GEORGE ERA


INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 -- A timeline of significant events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Hulman-George ownership of the facility:


Nov. 14, 1945: Tony Hulman of Terre Haute, Ind., obtained control of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, purchasing it from World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/irl-ims-hulman-george-era-60-years-part-3-of-5/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[IRL: IMS: Hulman-George Era 60 years, part 4 of 5]]></title>
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THE WORLD WHEN TONY HULMAN PURCHASED IMS


INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 -- Tony Hulman purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker on Nov. 14, 1945. Here are major news events and cultural happenings from 1945:


World, National Events


* United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt died April 12. Harry S Truman succeeded him.


* ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/irl-ims-hulman-george-era-60-years-part-4-of-5/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[IRL: IMS: Hulman-George Era 60 years, part 5 of 5]]></title>
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LONG HULMAN-GEORGE ERA RARE IN PRO SPORTS OWNERSHIP IN U.S.


INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 -- In this era of mergers, takeovers, buyouts and bankruptcies, it's close to an anomaly that the Hulman-George family still owns and operates the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after 60 years.


Until the modern era of major league sports, it was quite common for one person to buy a team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/irl-ims-hulman-george-era-60-years-part-5-of-5/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IRL: IMS: Hulman-George Era 60 years, part 1 of 5]]></title>
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THE ART OF THE DEAL: HULMAN'S PURCHASE SAVED SPEEDWAY IN 1945
Indy legend Shaw helped connect quiet Indiana businessman with IMS ownership


INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 -- Wilbur Shaw could hardly believe his eyes.


His beloved Indianapolis Motor Speedway had fallen into a terrible state of disrepair.


During the World War II years, Shaw, the Shelbyville, Ind.-born ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/irl-ims-hulman-george-era-60-years-part-1-of-5/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2005 05:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (November 6-12)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


November 6
Richard Atwood and David Piper drive Piper's Ferrari 365P2 to victory in
the Rand 9 Hour Race at Kyalami, South Africa (1965).


November 7
American racer Ted Wentz born (1946).


November 8
Le Mans winner Masten Gregory dies from a heart attack (1985).


November 9
Arturo Mezario and Clay Reggazzoni drive a Ferrari 312PB to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-november-6-12/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (October 30-November 5)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


October 30
Gil Nickel, the first American to win the European F1 Historic Sports Car
Championship, dies from cancer at age 64 (2003).


October 31
Curtis Turner wins the American 500 NASCAR stockcar race at North Carolina
Motor Speedway (1965).


November 1
At Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, USA, Gary Scelzi's Top Fuel
dragster ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-october-30-november-5/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2005 17:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (October 23-29)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


October 23
Donnie Allison wins the NASCAR Winston Cup stockcar race at Rockingham,
North Carolina, USA (1977).


October 24
Louis Renault, one of the brothers who founded the Renault automobile
company, dies in prison.  He had been beaten for 30 straight days by his
captors after being arrested by the French government at the end of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-october-23-29/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2005 01:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (October 16-22)]]></title>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


October 16
Lotus founder Colin Chapman weds Hazel Williams (1954).


October 17
Andy Pilgrim and Allan McNish drive a Porsche 911 GT1 to victory in the
PSR Exxon Supreme GT1 race at Sebring, Florida, USA.  Porsche clinches the
GT1 manufacturers title (1997).


October 18
Alex Zanardi tests for the Target Chip Ganassi CART racing team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-october-16-22/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Volkswagen/Stanford win autonomous vehicle race]]></title>
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Volkswagen and the Stanford Racing Team won the $2 million DARPA Grand
Challenge on Sunday. The Grand Challenge consisted of 23 fully autonomous
vehicles traversing 130 miles of rigorous desert terrain for a $2 million
dollar prize funded by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
(DARPA), a division of the U.S. Department of Defense.


The Volkswagen Toureg, aka 'Stanley,' ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/volkswagen-stanford-win-autonomous-vehicle-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2005 00:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[This Week in Racing History (October 9-15)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-october-9-15/</link>
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This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker


October 9
Gus Andrey drives a Maserati Tipo 61 to victory in a sports car race at
Thompson, Connecticut, USA (1960),


October 10
James Hunt wins the USGP at Watkins Glen, New York, in a McLaren M23 (1976).


October 11
Jo Siffert and Brian Redman drive a Gulf Porsche 917K to victory in the
1000 KM race at the Osterreichring in West ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/history/news/this-week-in-racing-history-october-9-15/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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