Word: wheelings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Prix is the name of the game, and it is not tame-though it may be less hazardous than roller-coaster riding. No mini-Mario has been killed or seriously injured in the 6 million Malibu laps to date (though one nervous driver sprained a finger on the steering wheel, and several speeders have crashed through a fence). After buying tickets ($1.25 a lap) and getting instructions on safety regulations and the operation of the car, drivers buckle into Bell helmets and safety belts to await the red, amber and green signal light at the starting line. There...
...joyless endeavor is race-car driving. He is revving up a book about the track and plans to get the feel of the pit by competing in the Toyota Pro Celebrity Match Race in Watkins Glen, N.Y., on Oct. 2. Does he think he has any talent at the wheel? "You need to have enormous concentration to be a great driver," says Plimpton. "I daydream...
Many Belarus models also come equipped with four-wheel drive, handy when plowing a mucky, swampy field but a rarity on American-made tractors...
...Bank of France side entrance. Shortly after leaving the station, Trottin found himself cut off by a disabled truck and got out to give a hand. Minutes later the two were surrounded by four pistol-carrying men and ordered into a nearby Peugeot sedan. One gunman took the wheel of Trottin's rig; the other three followed in the Peugeot with the two hostages. Trottin and the other trucker, neither of whom is a police suspect, were released 15 minutes later on Paris' northern outskirts...
...right turn. Approach down the extreme left. Brake and downshift from fourth to third. Brake and downshift third to second. Steady throttle. Now turn at an angle that touches the inside shoulder at the very center-the apex-of the corner. Accelerate out. Unwind the wheel. Breathe...