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Sir (William) George Mallet GCSL GCMG CBE (24 July 1923 – 20 October 2010) was a politician who was Governor-General of Saint Lucia and held a number of high offices in the island Saint Lucia, one of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Eastern Caribbean. Sir George served as the Minister for Trade, Industry, Agriculture and ...
As such, he hired George H. Way, who had worked for George B. Stone & Son, Inc. and was co-founder of the Advance Drum Company, in 1921. [17] One of the ideas of George Way was Leedy Drum Topics, a periodical that sought to inform drummers while also promoting Leedy products. It was the first periodical dedicated solely to percussion and ran ...
The 80th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 26, 1996. This was the first Indy 500 contested as part of the new Indy Racing League, under the overall sanctioning umbrella of USAC. It was the third and final race of the 1996 IRL season.
The 61st 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday, May 29, 1977.Considered one of the most historically significant editions of the Indianapolis 500, several sidebar stories complemented the unprecedented accomplishment of race winner A. J. Foyt. [3]
Tony Stewart is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles of both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 without being a lap down. He achieved this in 2001. Double Duty [1] (also referred to as the Indy-Charlotte Double [2] or Memorial Day Double [2]) is an American auto racing term used to describe one of the most difficult feats in motorsport: in a single day, competing in both the ...
Congratulations are in order for former TOWIE stars Georgia Kousoulou and Tommy Mallet, who have announced the birth of their second child together. The couple shared the happy news with fans via ...
The 68th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 1984. Rick Mears , who previously won in 1979 , won his second (of four) Indy 500 victories driving for Penske .
A. J. Foyt assumed the lead, and weaved his way through a pileup on the final lap, to win his third Indy 500 victory. Foyt's victory was the first Indy 500 win for Goodyear tires since 1919. After leaving the sport in 1922, Goodyear returned to the sport in 1964, and in 1967, snapped Firestone's record of 43 consecutive Indy 500 wins.