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Kenneth Eriksson
Sunday 13th May 1956 Born on this day, Kenneth Eriksson, Swedish World Rally Championship rally driver who drove for several manufacturer teams, including the Subaru World Rally Team, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Škoda. He was the 1986 Group A Champion in the competition’s only year, his best performance, overshadowed by the fatalities that occurred in that…
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Peter Raymond George “Possum” Bourne
Friday 13th April 1956 Born on this day, Peter Raymond George “Possum” Bourne, champion New Zealand rally car driver who died in 2003 under non-competitive circumstances while driving on a public road that was to be the track for an upcoming race. He was a three time winner of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship and the…
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Born on this day, Darrel Waltrip, NASCAR racer, who in 1986 became the first stock-car driver to earn $7 million
Wednesday 5th February 1947 Born on this day, Darrel Waltrip, NASCAR racer, who in 1986 became the first stock-car driver to earn $7 million. Having started in the business racing go-carts at the tender age of 12, Waltrip did not retire from the NASCAR circuit until 2000. Waltrip was Winston Cup champion three times and…
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General Motors Corporation was incorporated under Delaware law and acquired all stock of General Motors Company
Friday 13th October 1916 General Motors Corporation was incorporated under Delaware law and acquired all stock of General Motors Company. neral Motors Corporation (GM), American corporation that was the world’s largest motor-vehicle manufacturer for much of the 20th and early 21st centuries. It operates manufacturing and assembly plants and distribution centres throughout the United States,…
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