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The 26-year-old British racing driver died in a crash during the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix when a bird struck him in the face. 22-year-old British driver Chris Bristow was killed during the same race. [302] [303] [unreliable source?] [304] John A. Byrnes, Richard Leroy McKinley, and Richard C. Legg 3 January 1961
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
Greyhound racing, a popular form of animal racing, dates back to the 1800s in the United States, after the dogs were brought over from Europe to help control the hare population. While track racing is the most common, there are other forms of racing. Pigeon racing, for example, sees homing pigeons finding their way home from a set distance away.
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Animal racing video games (1 C, 5 P) G. Greyhound racing (13 C, 10 P, 1 F) H. Horse racing (27 C, 37 P) P. Pigeon racing (2 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Animal racing"
Racing Extinction is a 2015 documentary about the ongoing anthropogenic mass extinction of species and the efforts from scientists, activists, and journalists to document it by Oscar-winning director Louie Psihoyos, who directed the documentary The Cove (2009).
The earliest known such racing event as a tradition is reported from Vietnam. [1] [2] In the 20th century, this became a major event (though it generated protests) in Germany in 1920, and an organized International Elephant Race in Nepal from tourism interests in 1982. [3] Elephant racing is a popular form of animal racing in Afghanistan. A ...
North Light (1 March 2001 – 20 March 2024) was Thoroughbred racehorse, and sire, bred in Ireland but trained in the United Kingdom. He was best known as the winner of The Derby in 2004 . Background