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Impressive Wins. Her problems were not new ones. In Turin, the world's best woman race driver, Italy's Leila Lombardi, 33, who competes on the Grand Prix circuit, recalled last week that "only in the United States have I recently encountered real prejudice. Why do American men say, 'No, you're out of it because you're a woman.' So many American race drivers behave like male chauvinists instead of men who practice a sport...
...completely different star in the galaxy of motor racing. Medenica may be willing to leavy Indy to the Unsers and the Foyts, but if he has his way he will become one of the few Harvard alumni to burn rubber in the rarefied atmosphere of the European Grand Prix circuit...
...other drivers who spend each weekend with visions of Watkins Glen and Monte Carlo dancing through their heads, he hopes to pick up enough racing savvy to make it worth the slow and expensive climb towards the road racer's ultimate dream--driving a Formula One in Grand Prix competition...
...world of Grand Prix racing is not what most Americans, accustomed to the stock cars of Darlington and Daytona, might expect. While Medenica's Lola T-340 will never turn world champion Niki Lauda green with envy, it is still a far cry from the souped-up stock cars made famous by the "good ol' boys" of the NASCAR speedway circuit...
This year, with a $1.5 million race budget on the line, Long Beach left nothing to chance. Each Grand Prix event was programmed to the minute by officials who met at 7 a.m. to synchronize watches. The whole city seemed to be mobilized, with businessmen working as ushers, and models hawking "Do It in the Streets" halter tops. "We're trying to keep people constantly entertained," said Director of Pageantry John Queen Jr., as four skydivers trailing pink smoke and Bicentennial flags plummeted seaward...