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Yvette Fontaine
Yvette Fontaine (born 3 June 1946) is a Belgian former racing driver. Career Born on 3 June 1946 in Hasselt, Belgium, Fontaine grew up with her parents near the Circuit Zolder, Zolder race track and thus came into contact with motorsport at an early age. As a teenager, Fontaine attended events as a spectator whenever she could at the almost four-kilometer-long circuit. After experimenting with karting, she took part in her first car rally in 1964 at the age of 18. In 1966, she began touring car racing and drove an Alfa Romeo Giulia, Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Super 1600 in the Belgian championship. That same year, she contested her first 24 Hours of Spa, finishing 19th overall. In 1969 she switched from Alfa Romeos to Ford Motor Company, Fords, when she received a contract with Ford Belgium. In both 1969 and 1970 she secured the top ranking in the Belgian Touring Car Championship, driving a Ford Escort (Europe), Ford Escort 1300 GT (and, in 1969, a Ford Cortina, Ford Lotus Cortina fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Hours Of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans () is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with the Monaco Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500—that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport, and is also one of the races alongside the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring that make up the informal Triple Crown of endurance racing. Run since 1923, it is the oldest active Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing event in the world. Unlike fixed-distance races whose winner is determined by minimum time, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is won by the car that covers the greatest distance in 24 hours. The cars on this track are able to achieve speeds of , and reached on the Mulsanne Straight 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans#Statistics, in 1988instigating the addition of more chicanes to the track to reduce speed reached. Racing teams must balance th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Racing Drivers
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Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language formerly spoken in Gallia Belgica *Belgian Dutch or Flemish, a variant of Dutch *Belgian French, a variant of French *Belgian horse (other), various breeds of horse *Belgian waffle, in culinary contexts * SS ''Belgian'', a cargo ship in service with F Leyland & Co Ltd from 1919 to 1934 *''The Belgian'', a 1917 American silent film See also * *Belgica (other) *Belgic (other) Belgic may refer to: * an adjective referring to the Belgae, an ancient confederation of Celto-Germanic tribes * a rarer adjective referring to the Low Countries or to Belgium * , several ships with the name * Belgic ware, a type of pottery * Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Hasselt
An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track and field and marathon runners but excluding e.g. swimmers, footballers or basketball players. However, in other contexts (mainly in the United States) it is used to refer to all athletics (physical culture) participants of any sport. For the latter definition, the word sportsperson or the gendered sportsman or sportswoman are also used. A third definition is also sometimes used, meaning anyone who is physically fit regardless of whether they compete in a sport. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise, accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the , ''at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1946 Births
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinne Tarnaud
__NOTOC__ Corinne may refer to: Places * Corinne, Saskatchewan, Canada, an unincorporated community * Corinne, Oklahoma, United States, an unincorporated community * Corinne, Utah, United States, a town * Corinne, West Virginia, United States, a census-designated place People and fictional characters * Corinne (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Tee Corinne (1943–2006), American photographer, author, and editor * Corinne Kimball, a performer best known as ''Corinne''. Other uses * Corinne (horse), a 19th-century British Thoroughbred racehorse * ''Corinne'', an 1807 novel by Germaine de Staël See also * Corrine (other) * Corrinne, given name * Chorine, a female chorus girl * Corine (other) * Coreen Coreen is a locality in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The locality is about south west of the state capital, Sydney and north of Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne-Charlotte Verney
Anny-Charlotte Verney (born 17 May 1943) is a French racing and rally driver. She competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for ten straight years from to , achieving a best overall finish of sixth in , and a class win in . She participated in the 1982 Dakar Rally with Mark Thatcher, son of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, as her co-driver and navigator. Along with their mechanic Jacky Garnier, they became lost for five days in their Peugeot 504 The Peugeot 504 is a mid-size, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive automobile manufactured and marketed by Peugeot from 1968 to 1983 over a single generation, primarily in four-door Sedan (automobile), sedan and station wagon, wagon configurations – ... but were rescued after a military search. Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results References Living people French racing drivers French female racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers 1943 births Sportspeople from Le Mans 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 model series (pronounced ''Nine Eleven'' or in ) is a family of German two-door, high performance Rear-engine design, rear-engine sports cars, introduced in September 1964 by Porsche, Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Now in its eighth generation, all 911s have a rear-mounted flat-six engine, and usually 2+2 (car body style), 2+2 seating, except for special 2-seater variants. Originally, 911s had Air-cooled engine, air-cooled engines, and torsion bar suspension, but the 911 has been continuously enhanced, and evolved across generations. Though the 911 core concept has remained largely unchanged,Corlett, p. 12 water-cooled engines were introduced with the Porsche 996, 996 series in 1998, and front and rear suspension have been replaced by Porsche-specific MacPherson strut, MacPherson suspension up front, and independent multi-link rear suspension. The 911 has been raced extensively by private and factory teams, in a variety of classes. It is among the most succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Laurent (racing Driver)
Marie Pasteur, née Laurent (15 January 1826 in Clermont-Ferrand, France – 28 September 1910 in Paris), was the scientific assistant and co-worker of her husband, the famous French chemist and bacteriologist Louis Pasteur. Life Marie Pasteur was one of the daughters of the Rector of the Strasbourg Academy. She married in Strasbourg 29 May 1849, aged 23, to Louis Pasteur, aged 26. Marie worked as a secretary and science writer to her spouse and served as his amanuensis. She was his active assistant in his scientific experiments. She worked with him on expanding his first researches, around 1848, on the remarks previously made by Mitscherlich on the different optical properties concerning polarized light of tartaric acid when it came from natural wines, wine lees and when it was synthesized in a laboratory. The students and colleagues of Louis Pasteur acknowledged the importance she had for him in his work as his assistant. She grew the silkworms he needed for his experiment wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Beckers
Christine Beckers (known professionally by the mononym Christine; born 4 December 1943 in Uccle) is a Belgian former racing driver who had success in multiple disciplines: circuit (in touring cars and prototypes), rallying, rally raid, hillclimbing, autoslalom, and NASCAR. Career She made her debut in 1966 in rallying at the wheel of an NSU and drove for the German brand for two years. In 1967 she participated in 29 events including the 24 Hours of Spa with Marie-Claude Beaumont, and won her first title as Belgian Drivers' Champion. In 1968, after several successes in an NSU Prinz and a few races in single-seater Formula Vee, she was contracted by Alfa Romeo Benelux as a works driver. In 37 events, both on circuits and rallying, she regularly won her class in an Alfa Romeo GTV. The highlight of her season was winning the overall ranking at the Houyet hillclimb race driving the Alfa Romeo GTA SA of Team Lucien Bianchi. She competed in the 24 Hours of Spa eleven time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
