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Word: fastest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Club, which last summer passed new rules aimed at limiting the power of turbine racing cars. The few details that have leaked out seem to indicate that the U.S.A.C.'s aim was bad; reduced engine power or no, Granatelli's turbines are still likely to be the fastest racers on the track. The new cars are chiselnosed, so low to the ground that the only part of the body higher than the tires is the exhaust funnel located be hind the driver's head. And one source close to Granatelli says that this year's models...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: Bombs for the Brickyard | 3/15/1968 | See Source »

...Parnelli Jones, which missed winning only because a $6 ball bearing failed with eight miles to go. This May 30, it will take an awful lot of broken bearings to keep Granatelli out of victory lane. He will enter four turbine cars in what promises to be the fastest Indy in history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Racing: Bombs for the Brickyard | 3/15/1968 | See Source »

Harvard's unit--composed of Jim Baker, Roy Shaw, Keith Colburn, and Dave McKelvey--has run this season's fastest 11-lap two-mile in the country and is seeded second in the event...

Author: By Mark R. Rasmuson, | Title: Harriers Seek Indoor Championship; Relay Team Hopes for World Record | 3/15/1968 | See Source »

Doug Hardin, in the two-mile, has the best chance of finishing near the top in an individual event. The twelve fastest two-milers in the country are entered in the race, but Hardin's 8:44.2 clocking--a Harvard record places him among...

Author: By Mark R. Rasmuson, | Title: Harriers Seek Indoor Championship; Relay Team Hopes for World Record | 3/15/1968 | See Source »

...fastest pin of the afternoon came when John Kiernan (Winthrop) put Vern Horn, also of Winthrop, on his back in 57 seconds flat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop Matmen Sweep Tourney; Quincy House Takes Second Spot | 3/15/1968 | See Source »

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