24 hours of Le Mans24 hours of Le Mans 24 heures du Mans is a famous sports car endurance race held at a course near Le Mans, France, near river La Sarthe''. It is organised by the Automobile Club de L'Ouest (A. The first race was held on May 26 and 27, 1923 and has since b: the team of Henri Pescarolo / Graham HillNorman) Graham Hill ( February 17, 1929 November 29, 1975) was a British motor racing champion. He was the only driver to win the Triple Crown of the Indianapolis 500, the 24 hours of Le Mans and the Formula One World Championship. Born in Hampstead, Lond won, driving a Matra MS670Mecanique Avion TRAction or Matra is a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to aeronautics and weaponry. The name Matra became famous in the 1960s when it went into car production by buying Automobiles Rene Bonnet. Matra Autom
Rally racingRallying (International) or Rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. There are several categories of rally cars. In the FIA World Rally Championship, the cars - Sandro Munari / Mario Manucci won the Monte Carlo RallyThe Monte Carlo Rally is an automobile racing event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. The race takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and driving a Lancia Fulvia 1.6HFLancia is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906, part of the Fiat group since 1969. During the 1980s the company cooperated with Saab Automobile, with the Lancia Delta being marketed as Saab 600 in Sweden. Saab also helped with the logistics
Drag racingDrag racing is a form of auto racing in which cars attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time. Drag racing originated in the United States and is still most popular there. The most common distance is one q - Don Moody won " Top FuelTop-Fuel Racing refers to a class of drag racing in which the cars are run on 90% nitromethane and 10% methanol also known as racing alcohol instead of gasoline. This makes the engine about 2. 4 times as powerful as a similar displacement engine running g" at the NHRA Supernationals
January 19: The BBWAA elects Sandy Koufax (344 votes), Yogi Berra (339), and Early Wynn (301) to the Hall of Fame. Koufax makes it in his first try and, at 36, is the youngest honoree in history. He won three Cy Young awards in a four-year span when the honor was only given to one pitcher for both leagues. Berra played in 14 World Series (ten world champions), he had more hits in Series play than any other player, and he was a three-time MVP for the Yankees. Wynn won 300 career games, and won 20 games five times.
Sparky Lyle saves 35 games for the New York Yankees, breaking Ron Perranoski 's 1970 records for AL pitchers and lefthanders. Lyle also becomes the first left-hander to save 100 career games in the American League.
World Hockey Association (WHA) formed to compete with the NHL. This new league signed several of the top NHL stars including Bobby Hull and Derek Sanderson .