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      <title><![CDATA[Richard "Tony" Fall passed away]]></title>
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The death has occurred of Tony Fall, former
works rally driver, successful team manager,
and lately managing director of Safety Devices.


Tony was in Tanzania, assisting the organisers
of the East African Safari Classic Rally, when he
was taken ill. He died in his sleep on the night
of Saturday 1 December, of a suspected heart
attack.


Richard Anthony Fall was born in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/richard-tony-fall-passed-away/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Evel Knievel dies at 69, sponsored Indy entry]]></title>
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LEGENDARY DAREDEVIL KNIEVEL HAD INDY 500 CONNECTION


INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 -- Legendary daredevil Evel Knievel, who
died Nov. 30 at age 69, sponsored the entry driven by popular veteran Gary
Bettenhausen in the 1977 Indianapolis 500.


Bettenhausen started 21st and finished 16th in the No. 98 Agajanian/Evel Knievel Dragon/Offy, dropping out with clutch problems after ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/evel-knievel-dies-at-69-sponsored-indy-entry/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indy 500 racer Freeland dies at 82]]></title>
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EIGHT-TIME INDIANAPOLIS 500 STARTER FREELAND DIES AT 82


INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007 -- Don Freeland, an eight-time starter
in the Indianapolis 500 from 1953-60 and the third-place finisher in 1956,
died Nov. 2 in San Diego after a period of declining health. He was 82.


Freeland had perhaps his best Indianapolis 500 run in 1955, when transmission failure robbed him of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/indy-500-racer-freeland-dies-at-82/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mike Swims 1964 - 2007]]></title>
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MIKE SWIMS: 1964-2007


        WOODSTOCK, GA -- Mike Swims passed away after a
courageous seven-year battle with cancer this morning at his home with
his family at his bedside.  He was 42-years-old. Swims had a long and
illustrious career in dirt racing, as he was a 2007 inductee in the
National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame.


Swims worked with his family as the Vice President and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/mike-swims-1964-2007/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Race of Champions remembers Colin McRae]]></title>
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The Race of Champions favourite, Colin McRae, has died after the rally
driver's helicopter crashed close to his Scottish home on Saturday (15
September).


McRae, who won the World Rally Championship in 1995 and The Race of
Champions in 1998, was due to compete in this year's Race of Champions at
Wembley Stadium.


"This is a terrible shock," said Fredrik Johnson, President of The ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/race-of-champions-remembers-colin-mcrae/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Primm: Erick Morales - fatality at event]]></title>
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Co-rider in SCORE Desert Race fatally injured during race accident Saturday


PRIMM, Nev.--Erick Morales, 33, of Ensenada, Mexico, was fatally
injured when the race vehicle he was riding in crashed during the start
of Saturday's SCORE Terrible's Primm 300 desert race in Primm, Nev.


Morales was the co-rider in the unlimited Class 1 Chevy-powered HMS
open-wheel desert race car driven ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/primm-erick-morales-fatality-at-event/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bert Ashelman passes away]]></title>
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THE FLORIDA RACING COMMUNITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF BERT ASHELMAN


Lake City, Fl (August 21, 2007) Bert Ashelman, former owner of Columbia
Motorsports Park and Series Director of the former Florida Pro Super Late
Model Series, died at approximatley 7 p.m.  this evening, August 21.


While visiting his beloved Columbia Motorsports Park last Saturday, Bert
suffered a severe stroke while in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/bert-ashelman-passes-away/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Christian Elder 1968-2007]]></title>
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Christian Elder, former DASH Touring competitor passes away.


"ISCARS DASH is sad to lose this fine competitor. Christian Elder had
moved on to other racing opportunities, but his accomplishments in DASH
will forever been forged in the record books. He remained a good friend
to many in our series and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and
prayers are extended to the Elder ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/christian-elder-1968-2007/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[My great friend: a tribute to Earl Ma]]></title>
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A tribute to Earl Ma
by Memo Gidley


My great friend Earl Ma passed away today from a battle with cancer.


Most drivers and media people in racing would know Earl.


How could you forget the guy -- really?   He was a racing super-fan.



	Earl Ma.
	 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/my-great-friend-a-tribute-to-earl-ma/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[WPSA: CJ Ramstead killed in auto accident]]></title>
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WPSA POWERSPORTS SNOWMOBILE TOUR MOURNES THE LOSS OF CJ RAMSTEAD


WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (May 11, 2007) -- The entire WPSA PowerSports
Snowmobile Tour staff would like to give its condolences to the family of
CJ Ramstead. Ramstead, a stalwart in the WPSA media center for many
years, was killed, along with his son JJ, on Sunday, May 6 in an
automobile accident in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/wpsa-cj-ramstead-killed-in-auto-accident/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 20:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sprint Car owner David Helm dies]]></title>
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Racing Community Remembers Car Owner David Helm


CONCORD, N.C. -- February 21, 2007 -- In a sport where standing out in
a crowd is a way to get ahead, David Helm never sought the spotlight.
Instead, one of the most humble men in sprint car racing became one of
its most respected car owners.


Helm, who lost his battle with illness over the weekend, quietly
became one of sprint car ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/obituaries/news/sprint-car-owner-david-helm-dies/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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