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It also announced it would start to sell its car by the end of that year [4] and received $500 deposits from approximately 4,000 people for the vehicles. [5] Near the end of 2008, it hired Paul Wilbur as CEO and announced that the launch of the vehicle would be delayed until 2009. [4] By that time, it was calling the "typ-1" the "2e". [4]
Paul Robert Wilbur was born on January 18, 1951 [1] [2] to a Jewish father and Baptist mother. [3] Although he attended many different churches as a child, Wilbur further explored Judaism as an undergraduate in college. It was then that he began attending a local synagogue, but continued to believe in Christ, recognizing Him as the Jewish ...
The 1960 Indianapolis 500 was the final 500 which featured a 33-car field consisting of all front-engined cars. The weather on race day would reach a high of 75 °F (24 °C) with wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). [13] Climate historians would consider this to be the "traditional" climate for an Indianapolis 500 race.
Printable IMS map for Indy 500. Below is a printable map of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the day of the race. To print, click the 'pop out' button in the top right corner, then use the ...
We are just days from the Indianapolis 500 and the starting grid is set.. After two days of qualifying, Scott McLaughlin earned the pole position at 234.220 mph for his 4-lap run around the 2.5 ...
The 28th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1940. The winner was Wilbur Shaw in the same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939. Shaw became the first driver in the history of the race to win in consecutive years.
The 45th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Tuesday, May 30, 1961. For the first time since 1949, the Indianapolis 500 was not recognized on the World Championship calendar. The race celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first Indy 500 in 1911.
The 26th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1938. For 1938, riding mechanics were made optional; however, no teams utilized them in the race. [ 3 ]