CARTChamp Car has been the name of the cars involved in premier open wheeler United States auto racing for decades. Champ Car is also the official name of the racing series being promoted as the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford - Jimmy Vasser won the season championship
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 - Damon HillWilliams Formula One team in Montreal in 1995 Damon Graham Devereux Hill born in London on 17th September 1960, was the son of twice Formula One World Champion Graham Hill. Damon Hill came late to Formula One after an early career in motorcycle racing, no of Great BritainGreat Britain (often abbreviated as Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is also used as a political term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales,
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: won by the team of Manuel Reuter / Davy Jones / Alexander Wurz driving a TWR-Porsche
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 - Tommi MäkinenTommi Makinen is a champion of the WRC rally racing series. He won the championship in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. Makinen, Tommi Makinen, Tommi. won the World Rally ChampionshipThe World Rally Championship (WRC) is a series of currently 16 automobile rally races across the world. The first WRC rally took place in 1973. The Championship features production-based 2. 0-litre Turbocharged 4WD cars built to World Rally Car regulation
the team of Patrick Bernardini / Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Ford Escort RS Cosworth
January 8 - For the first time in 25 years, no one garners 75 percent of the votes needed to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Phil Niekro comes closest with 68 percent.
March 16 - Christy Martin defeats Deirdre Gogarty by a decision in six rounds to retain her Women's boxing world title in front of a national tv audience. This fight is credited with making the general public aware of women's boxing.
Tiger Woods became the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles. This was the sixth consecutive year in which he won a USGA championship, one short of Bobby Jones' record of seven. In September, he turned professional. In the last five regular tournaments of the year on the PGA TOUR, his finishes were 5-3-1-3-1, placing him among the tour's top 30 money-winners for the year and thereby qualifying him for the season-ending TOUR Championship . Woods was named the PGA TOUR's Rookie of the Year.
Karrie Webb is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour with earnings of $1,002,000 becoming the first ever woman to earn more than a million dollars in one golf season.