Limit, The (42 page)

Autodromo Nazionale,
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British boycott because of banking, 1960,
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curves of (
chicanes
),
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as the Death Circuit,
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Formula 1 cars unsuited for track,
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as Pista Magica (the magic track),
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spectator casualties,
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von Trips, crashes at,
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von Trips' death at,
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Italy.
See also
Alfa Romeo; Ferrari; Maserati

Castellotti,
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color for teams,
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Musso and,
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Taruffi,
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Jaguar,
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1950, fastest production car,
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1952 Carrera Panamericana,
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1955 Le Mans,
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1958 Le Mans,
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D-Type,
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Hill's XK120,
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Le Mans and,
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Pebble Beach Cup,
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post-war production,
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World War II and,
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Jenkinson, Denis,
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Juan Carlos of Spain,
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Kerouac, Jack,
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Keser, Artur,
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Kessler, Bruce,
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Klenk, Hans,
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Kling, Karl,
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Kokoschka, Oskar,
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Kristianstad, Sweden,
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Lamm, John,
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Lammons, Mrs. H. R.,
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Lancia,
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1953 Carrera Panamericana win,
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land speed record,
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Lardi, Lina,
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Larivière, Jean,
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Leigh, Dorian,
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Le Mans,
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1932,
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1949,
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1952,
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1953,
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1955,
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1956,
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1958,
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Chinetti wins,
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drivers in pairs,
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fans (
les fans de courses à voiture
),
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fatalities,
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Ferrari wins at,
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importance to automakers,
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Jaguar wins at,
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Mercedes wins at,
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spectator casualties,
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teams of two,
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“the 24 Hours,”
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unique footrace start,
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“World War II on the track,”
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Leopold III of Belgium, King

Levegh, Pierre,
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Lilly, Gib,
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limit, the,
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Collins and,
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Hill and,
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lack of nerve and,
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proximity to, measured in tenths,
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as sweet spot,
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von Trips and,
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Lotus,
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sponsor logos and,
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Macklin, Lance,
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Madera, California,
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Maggi, Aymo,
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Maglioli, Umberto,
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March Field, Riverside, California,
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Manicardi, Amerigo,
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Maris, Roger,
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Maserati,
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250F,
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Chinetti and,
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compared to Ferrari,
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Hill as Formula 1 driver for,
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in Modena,
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McAfee, Jack,
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McCluggage, Denise,
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McDaniel, Carroll,
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McDonnell, J.D.R.,
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McGeachen, Tom,
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Mercedes

300 SL,
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300 SLR,
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1952 Carrera Panamerica,
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1952 Le Mans,
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1952 Mille Miglia,
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1955 Le Mans,
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Carrera Panamericana and,
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Gullwing (300 SL coupe),
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Neubauer and,
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racing stopped after Le Mans tragedy,
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Silver Arrow,
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von Trips and,
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World War II and,
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Merlin, Olivier,
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MG,
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California racing of,
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first produced,
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Hill and,
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at Le Mans,
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midget cars/midget racing,
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Mille Miglia,
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1952,
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1954,
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1955,
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1956,
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1957,
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amateurs in,
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cancellation of,
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Portago's death and spectators killed,
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risks of,
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Miller, Akton,
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Mitchell-Thomson, Peter,
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Modena, Italy,
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autodromo
in,
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as engine capital of Italy,
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Enzo Ferrari's home in,
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Hill living in,
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Molson, Katie,
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Monaco Grand Prix,
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1959,
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1961,
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risk level and particulars of course,
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Mororccan Grand Prix,
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Moss, Stirling,
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See also
Moss, Stirling, individual races

1958 championship loss,
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accident at Glover Trophy (1962),
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British Grand Prix 1961,
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character and personality,
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on death and daring,
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Enzo Ferrari's offer of a personalized Formula 1 car,
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Enzo Ferrari's insult and desire for revenge,
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the limit and,
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Mercedes and,
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Neubauer and,
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number of wins,
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“Rain Master” nickname,
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retirement,
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speeding ticket anecdote,
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superstitions,
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on von Trips,
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womanizing,
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Moss, Stirling, individual races

1958 British Grand Prix,
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1958 Buenos Aires,
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1958 French Grand Prix,
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1958 German Grand Prix,
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1958 Italian Grand Prix,
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1958 Le Mans,
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1958 Moroccan Grand Prix,
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1961 Dutch Grand Prix,
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1961 French Grand Prix,
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1961 German Grand Prix,
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1961 Italian Grand Prix,
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1961 Monaco Grand Prix,
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Musso, Luigi,
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Nazzaro, Felice,
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Nelson, Edmund,
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Neubauer, Alfred,
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von Trips and,
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Nürburgring racetrack,
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See also
German Grand Prix

as “Green Hell,”
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von Trips' crash, 1957,
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Nuvolari, Tazio,
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Nye, Doug,
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Oldsmobile,
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On the Road
(Kerouac),
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Osca
barchetta
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Panhard,
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Parkinson, Donny,
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Pebble Beach Cup,
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1950,
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Peets, Horst,
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Pérouse, Augustin,
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Phoenix Raceway, Arizona,
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Porsche,
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550 Spyder,
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718,
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Behra and,
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Spyder RSK,
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von Trips and,
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Portago, Alfonso de,
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Power, Tyrone,
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“privateer,”
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Purdy, Ken,
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racecar drivers

adulation of,
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aristocrats among,
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(
see also
von Trips, Count Wolfgang)

attrition by death,
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as band of brothers,
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dark humor of,
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death, daring, and,
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effect of 1955 Le Mans tragedy and,
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Enzo Ferrari and,
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fast life, luxury, and women,
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Formula 1 racing and,
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garibaldino
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good luck charms, superstitions,
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Hill on motivation of,
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image of,
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itinerant life,
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lack of safety equipment,
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the limit and,
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as meritocracy,
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odds of dying,
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philosophy of,
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practical jokes,
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private entrant (privateer),
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racing as addictive,
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“sympathetic” drivers,
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wives, girlfriends at races,
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Racers, The
(film),
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Reims, France 1953 12-hour race,
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Rickenbacker, Eddie,
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Ringling, Salome,
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Robinson, Ford,
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Rockefeller, Nelson,
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Rodriguez, Ricardo,
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Rolff, Friedrich-Victor,
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Rolls-Royce,
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Rosemeyer, Bernd,
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