Motorsports Trivia Thread!

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Which was the last World Championship Grand Prix won by a car with wire wheels?
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How on earth am I supposed to know what wheels were being used on which cars. :sick: I throw everyone a nice easy one that even the guys down under should have been able to work out and what do I get? :)

Well if there is one after 1960 it can't be very long after 1960, unless it was a fluke when everyone else crashed. Even the BRMs of 1962 appear to have non-spoked wheels.

I'll GUESS Stirling Moss at the 1961 German Grand Prix. This is based on the information that he was driving a Lotus/Climax 18/21 and Schrodes thinks that the Lotus 18 had wire wheels in 1960. So I'll speculate that the 18/21 did in 1961. Otherwise I'm stumped.

Mike
 
Was it Fisi for Jordan at the 2003 Brazilian GP? Jordan were getting poorer by that point. Maybe they couldn't afford some decent wheels.
 
Both wrong, though sirlosealot is a lot, lot closer than Daan. I don't think Jordan were able to afford the cleaning bills for wire wheels in 2003.

Sorry about the hard question - I guess it's one that would be hard to google for. But Mike, you are very close to the right answer, chronologically.
 
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But Mike, you are very close to the right answer, chronologically.
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Well in that case it must be Phil Hill in the sharknose Ferrari 156 at the Grand Prix of Italy 1961. Apparently www.f1db.com does have some information on wheel types. According to that web site this model is the last (?) Ferrari with spoked wheels. The 156 Aero had cast wheels.

Mike
 
Diego440
Are you guys starting to ask Britain-related questions as the Aussies were asking Australian-related questions awhile back.
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No British questions this time. Well not directly (there's a clue in there, if you think about it). Instead it's a US question, that way no-one will know the answer. :)

In 1936 Bill France Sr marked out a racing course in the sand at a place called Daytona Beach, Forida, USA. Stock car drivers spent the next few years going straight and making left turns. :grumpy:

Sometime after the war a stock car driver got to make a (deliberate and necessary) right turn during a NASCAR Grand National race :D When and where did that happen?

Bonus question: This race is notable for another fact, which is?

Mike
 
Diego440
Are you guys starting to ask Britain-related questions as the Aussies were asking Australian-related questions awhile back.
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No British questions this time. Well not directly (there's a clue in there, if you think about it). Instead it's a US question, that way no-one will know the answer. :)

In 1936 Bill France Sr marked out a racing course in the sand at a place called Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. Stock car drivers spent the next few years going straight and making left turns. :grumpy:

Quite some years later a stock car driver got to make the first (deliberate and necessary) right turn during a NASCAR Grand National race :D When and where did that happen?

Bonus question: This race is notable for another fact, which is?

Mike
 
Since you called the Daytona Beach track a 'course' and Daytona Beach was the first race under NASCAR on 15th Feb 1948, i'll say this race was the first race with a right turn in a NASCAR Grand National race.
What was notable about it was that it was the first NASCAR race.
 
Schrodes
Since you called the Daytona Beach track a 'course' and Daytona Beach was the first race under NASCAR on 15th Feb 1948, i'll say this race was the first race with a right turn in a NASCAR Grand National race.
What was notable about it was that it was the first NASCAR race.
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Well that's not the answer I was looking for. But I think I have to let you have it since I was being deliberately vague in phrasing my question. The attached picture of the original Daytona course has a very slight right turn on the beach. :)
Mike
 

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So were you looking for another answer or was my Daytona Beach answer close enough? I looked through countless pages of Google looking for pictures or maps of the Daytona Beack track. Couldn't find any though.

Question...
This driver had already won Le Mans that year when he was heading to victory at the Spa 24hr race when he crashed after sliding on oil. Some say the car actually overturned. He limped the battered car around the track to take the flag claiming the unique double of winning Le Mans and Spa in one year.
As before Diego440, am looking for a fair bit of information.
Who was the driver, what car was he driving and what year was it?
 
It was 1949 and it was Luigi Chinetti in a Ferrari 166.
Was that difficult or was no-one looking? I didn't think it would be hard.
Who is asking the next question?
 
I will... just to keep it going...
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I think everyone is too busy playing GT4.
Who has owned the most Knoxville Nationals winning cars?
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Karl Kinser. 14 winning cars. 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2000.
The 1980 car was co-owned with Bob Trostle.
 
Schrodes
I think everyone is too busy playing GT4.

Karl Kinser. 14 winning cars. 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2000.
The 1980 car was co-owned with Bob Trostle.
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Very good Schrodes.
 
Who, where and when is this?

(The one pointing upwards!)
 

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Christian Fittipaldi (the one flipping) and oops, Fabrizio Barbazza in Minardis. Monza '93. They also crossed the finish line, 8th and 7th respectively.
 
Woooh, that was just a guess :D

What track is this? What country is it in?
 

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