Indianapolis 500 - Rick MearsRick Mears (born December 3, 1951) is an American race car driver. He is one of three men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times ( 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991). Mears is also a 3-time Champcar national champion ( 1979, 1981 and 1982) and is the only driver to
Formula One ChampionshipFormula One abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing is the highest class of single-seater (open-wheel) auto racing; it is a worldwide sport, and involves an annual World Drivers Championship and World Constructors Championship. Many regard i - Niki LaudaAndreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949) is an Austrian racing driver. Born on February 22, 1949 in Vienna, Austria, to a wealthy family, he became a racing driver in 1968 and began racing in Formula One with the March team in 1971. He initi of AustriaAustria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a federation of nine states. Austria is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the
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the team of Klaus Ludwig / Henri Pescarolo won, driving a Porsche 956Porsche Dr. Porsche AG correctly pronounced as pour-sha 1, but some English speakers use the incorrect pronunciation porsh is a German manufacturer of sports cars, founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the engineer who created the first Volkswagen. The co
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 - Stig Blomqvist in an AudiAudi is an automobile maker in Germany, part of the Volkswagen group, VAG. The company is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. The motto of Audi is: "Vorsprung durch Technik" which translates to "Progress through Technology". History The origins won the World Rally Championship
June 15 - In the most anticipated bout of the year, Thomas Hearns, WBC world Jr. Middleweight champion, knocks out WBA world champion Roberto Duran in two rounds. The WBA elects not to sanction the bout, declaring their version of the title vacant instead.