Word: clutched
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...mile circuit 117 miles southwest of Paris. Sharing his seat with Belgian Co-Driver Olivier Gendebein, Hill was in easy command for most of the race, at one point set a new lap record of 126.750 m.p.h. for the course, then settled down to nurse a sick clutch, which meant driving in fourth gear for the last six hours. At the finish. Hill's nearest competitor was five laps and 42 miles behind, giving the U.S. driver his third Le Mans victory in five years...
...drawing board whenever he cannot sleep. So far, Van Doorne has stayed awake there long enough to win 102 automotive patents, including one for the automatic transmission used in the two-cylinder DAF cars he began to make five years ago. DAF, which brags that "The Dutch Took the Clutch out of the Compact Car," sold 16.000 vehicles last year. To meet this year's goal of 25,000 cars, Van Doorne has had a hard time finding enough workers in the labor-short Netherlands, recently took on 1,200 Belgians at DAF's Eindhoven plant. Pleased with...
Today, thanks to an enterprising Venezuelan firm called INSA (for Industrias Integradas), a clutch of U.S. companies have found a way to outflank the new restrictions-a way that is not only legal but encouraged by the Venezuelan government. In a sprawling, $3.6 million plant now under construction at Valencia in Venezuela's industrial "Golden Triangle," INSA plans to manufacture a dozen different products under license from nine U.S. firms ranging from Rhode Island's Fram Corp. (oil, gas and air filters) to RCA Whirlpool (refrigerators, washing machines and gas ranges). The U.S. firms will get royalties...
Probably the biggest surprise of the young season, has been the utter collapse of the Milwaukee Braves. In a sense, it should have been foreseen. Spahn and Burdette are awesome now in name only; Henry Aaron has not been hitting in the clutch, and Eddie Mathews has been on and off the bench. The fans, who once turned out in record numbers, have been staying away from County Stadium." They hate Lou Perini, who has traded away many good ballplayers, such as Frank Thomas. Thomas is hitting .335 with 13 homers for the heroic Mets. The Braves, who sorely need...
Dick Garibaldi (3-0) will be on the hill for the Crimson. Backing him up will be the same old reliable crew, including: Phil Bernstein, who won the last game with a clutch single; Gavin Gilmor, who has hit homers in the just three contests; league-leading lumberman Mike Drummey; fielding expert Dave Morse; catcher Dick Diehl, who wins ball games with his bat and his chatter; hustling Curly Combs, who knocked in six runs to crush Princeton; currently red-hot Terry Bartolet; and right field master Bobby St. George...