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Eight Grand Prix motorcycle racing champions have died while racing or practicing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing: Dario Ambrosini in 1951, Leslie Graham in 1953, Rupert Hollaus in 1954, Tom Phillis in 1962, Bill Ivy in 1969, Jarno Saarinen in 1973, Daijiro Kato in 2003, and Marco Simoncelli in 2011. Hollaus is often credited as the only rider ...
Ivy Leona Cummings was born in Edmonton [1] on 27 October 1901 [2] to Sydney George and Edith Cummings (née Mann). She had two younger brothers, Sydney Edward, and John. She became a famous British racing car driver as well as running a garage in Putney Bridge Road, London, where she repaired and sold cars.
22 drivers have died while competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, held at Circuit de la Sarthe, half of which occurred at the Mulsanne Straight.. This is a list of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, or in pre-race testing or practice sessions in preparation of the event.
Pages in category "2009 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 9,098 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Famous Bugatti automobiles include the Type 35 Grand Prix cars, the Type 41 "Royale", the Type 57 "Atlantic" and the Type 55 sports car. The death of Ettore Bugatti in 1947 proved to be a severe blow to the marque, and the death of his son Jean in 1939 meant that there was no successor to lead the factory with no more than about 8,000 cars made ...
Deaths in November 2009; Deaths in December 2009 * List of people executed in the United States in 2009; U. List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United ...
1952 Type 101. By the early 1950s, the automaking Bugattis had pretty much died out. But Ettore's youngest son, Roland, had the not-so-brilliant idea to try to revive the brand by rebodying some ...
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. debuted the Bugatti 16C Galibier 5-door fastback concept at an invitation-only show held at the Molsheim, France assembly salon on September 12, 2009. [4] [6] The 16C Galibier was first shown to the general public at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. It was shown in two color schemes, a two-tone of dark blue and polished ...