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Steve Hallam Hallam was the E.V.P. and Director of Competition. Hallam moved from England to North Carolina when he joined Michael Waltrip Racing before the 2009 season, giving up his job as head of race operations for McLaren after 27 years as an engineer and manager in Formula One. His resume includes 445 Grands Prix and six world championships.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks, INEX Legends, TQ Midgets, Bandoleros, Microstocks, Champ Karts, Go-Karts Wiscasset Raceway [43] Maine Wiscasset: 0.333 miles (0.536 km) High-banked oval (asphalt)
The speeds go-karts reach at Road Racing events is perhaps the most intriguing part of the WKA Road Racing Series. 250cc karts, which look like small Indy cars, and dual-engine enduro karts reach in excess of 130 mph (210 km/h). Most other 2-cycle classes can reach anywhere from 90 to 130 mph (130 to 210 km/h).
Rotax World Final kart racing. FIA Karting World Championship (1964–present) FIA Superkart World Championship (1983–1995) FIA Karting Academy Trophy (2010–present) Rotax Max Challenge (2000–present) IAME International Final (2007–present), previously the Bruno Grana International Trophy and the IAME International Challenge
From 1981 to 1987 the World Championship was raced only with 135 cc Formula K Engines. Before and after the short inaugural return to 100 cc( 1988 and 1989 with Formula SuperCent (FS100) a category that anticipated the so-called Formula Super A) the 100 cc direct-drive karts was the prevailing standard.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the CART Indy Car World Series became the pre-eminent open-wheel auto racing series in North America. It features a diverse schedule of superspeedways, short ovals, road courses, and street circuit. The CART-based teams continued to compete at the Indianapolis 500, essentially as a one-off.
The station started broadcasting on 1548 kHz/194m AM, 95.2 and 95.9 MHz FM under the name of Radio Hallam from its studios at Hartshead in Sheffield city centre on 1 October 1974. The first presenter heard on air was ex- BBC Radio 1 DJ Johnny Moran – the first record he played was I've Got the Music in Me by Kiki Dee , which stuck after a ...
A purpose-built 3/8-mile track was built near Ross–Ade Stadium in 1968 for $25,000; it was first used in the 1969 Grand Prix. The 2007 Grand Prix was the 50th-anniversary celebration. David Wolf , a Purdue graduate and astronaut , was the grand marshal for that year's pre-race parade.