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Raymond Sommer the Lionheart
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Brenda Williams)
Raymond Sommer was born on August 31, 1906 in Mouzon, a small French town located in the Ardennes Department. Sommer had a family role model for risk-taking as in 1909 his father, Roger Sommer, broke the record set by the Wright Brothers for the long... |
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Ayrton Senna Champion Driver
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Brenda Williams)
Ayrton Senna was born Ayrton Senna da Silva on March 21, 1960 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He began his racing career at an early age when he appropriated the go kart that had been given to his older sister Viviane. In 1973, at the age of thirteen, he start... |
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The Best Striping San Diego: ADA Compliance Is Critical
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Lenny Samuel)
When you're looking for the best in San Diego parking lot striping there is always a lot to choose from when you're shopping on the Internet, and that means finding the best striping San Diego company is easier when you know what you're looking for. ... |
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Mario Andretti - All Round Driver
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Brenda Williams)
Mario Andretti and his twin brother Aldo were born on February 28, 1940 in Montona, Isria that was then part of Italy. His father, Luigi, worked as a farm administrator. At the end of World War ll, Isria was separated from Italy and made part of Yugo... |
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Tips To Getting The Best Parking Lot Striping
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Lenny Samuel)
When you're looking to get the best parking lot striping deal possible you don't have time to fool around. Your parking lot is an important part of your business and in many cases it is the first impression that people will see. You need to make sure... |
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Robert Marcel Charles Benoist
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Brenda Williams)
One of France's legendary racing drivers, and a war hero Benoist was born on March 20, 1895 in France. His father was employed by Baron Henri de Rothschild as a gamekeeper. As a young man, Robert craved excitement so he joined the French infantry in ... |
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Motor Racing Driver and Spy
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Brenda Williams)
William Charles Frederick Grover was born on January 16, 1903 in Montrouge, Paris, France. His father, Frederick Grover, was English and a horse breeder. William's mother, Hermance Dagan Grover, was French. When William was eleven, his parents sent h... |
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Race Drivers Turned Espionage Agents
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Brenda Williams)
When World War II came to France, three of her race drivers were excelling on the tracks. Robert Benoist had won the French, Spanish, Italian and British Grand Prix and as the only driver to do this in one year, he received the Legion of Honor from t... |
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The Driver Who Left Too Soon
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Brenda Williams)
Jean-Pierre Wimille was born in Paris on February 26,1908. His father was a motor sports enthusiast who wrote for the Petit Parisien newspaper. However, Jean-Pierre's role model was Robert Benoist who was France's star driver at that time. Jean-Pierr... |
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An Early Race Driver
(Fri Oct 30th, 2009, by Brenda Williams)
Selwyn Edge was born in 1868 in the town of Concord, near Sydney, Australia. When he was three years old, his parents relocated to England. As a young boy, Selwyn was interested in bicycling and won his first bicycle race when he was nineteen years o... |
