Word: racers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many regrets. Oh, he says, maybe he wishes he were Actor Laurence Olivier or Auto Racer Mario Andretti,' 'but I guess I don't wish it hard enough or fiercely enough...
...most effective way of expunging "Paul Newman," however, was to become P.L. Newman (the "L." stands for Leonard), auto racer from April through October. He does not make movies during the summer months. As much as possible he does nothing but race sports cars, although this year he also campaigned hard for the nuclear-freeze movement. Quite unexpectedly, after doing no racing at all until his late 40s, he has become one of the best amateur race drivers in the country. Newman, say the records, has been twice national champion in his class (and with this success has dropped...
DIED. Dean Chenoweth, 44, daredevil boat racer and four-time national hydroplane champion; of head, neck and chest injuries when a gust of wind flipped his boat while it was traveling at 175 m.p.h. during a qualifying run for the annual Columbia Cup race; on the Columbia River near Pasco, Wash. Returning several times from retirement, the "Comeback Kid" had miraculously survived one crash after another. Eventually he became one of only seven competitors who lived long enough to win more than a dozen races...
Tommy's brags only a few choice machines, but many of the top area games people gather there to challenge the Alpine slopes or drive a bouncy little racer into oblivion. Mel, the Bookseller, the bearded gent who sits in the corner near the jukebox most afternoons, gives Tommy's five stars, mumbling something about space creatures in his office...
Auto racing is like downhill skiing. The competitor must combat his surroundings. When the racer strays past his limits, nature reacts and a tragedy often occurs. The spectators who observe these sports are thrill seekers and prefer to see nonviolent events. However, the violence in hockey, football and boxing is the result of man against man. The fans loudly cheer the contestants on. When injury results here, it is inexcusable...