Motorsports Trivia Thread!

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RazorSharkz
I'm going to stab at this again and say 1955 Italian Grand Prix won by Juan Manuel Fangio in a Streamlined Mercedes. I can't find average speed but some digging could pull it up.
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Fangio won the 1955 Italian GP at an average speed of 128.494 mph on the combined circuit, some 40 mph too slow to be the answer.

Please see the hint I've edited into post #4499 which should make the solution rather more obvious.
 
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Fangio won the 1955 Italian GP at an average speed of 128.494 mph on the combined circuit, some 40 mph too slow to be the answer.

Please see the hint I've edited into post #4499 which should make the solution rather more obvious.
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I just saw a grand prix car on a banked track. To be honest I don't even recognize that car so I assumed it was a possible backmarker in the Grand Prix. I am excited to see what the answer is.
 
RazorSharkz
I just saw a grand prix car on a banked track. To be honest I don't even recognize that car so I assumed it was a possible backmarker in the Grand Prix. I am excited to see what the answer is.
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It's not a GP car, but more of a Formula Libre, built for
the great "Race of Two Worlds"
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Liquid
Ah, that classic USAC vs F1 race at Monza in 1957. I think the USAC cars were far faster.
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Held from 1957 through 1958, the rules allowed USAC, modified F1, sports cars and custom-built cars. The Maserati Maserati 420M/58 used by Stirling Moss was of the later variety.


Note Halibrand disc wheels, Firestone tires. The chassis was based on a 250F lightweight with a 4.50 V-8 engine from the racing sports car reduced to 4.2 liters for Monza and Indy 500. Three were produced. About 410 horsepower.




  • Lister-Jag, 3.8; this car was 10 mph slower than the standard D-type.
 
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    • The winner of the fastest race in the world, Jim Rathmann.
      Monza oval banking circuit, June 29, 1958
      189 laps, average speed 166.72 mph (Note: not exceeded at Indy until 1986 - Rahal, March, 170.722)
    • Watson-Offenhauser ~420 hp
    • Note: (Musso qualified a 4.2 V-12 Ferrari at 174.6 mph, not exceeded at Indy until 1971- Revson, McLaren, 178.696)

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This thread seems to have faded so lets give it a jolt of energy.

What is the longest running f1 grand prix to never have a repeat winner?
 
Just a quickie... (No googlely wooglely shenanigans!)

In 1989 which driver set the slowest speed fastest lap of the year?
Name the Car and Track for bonus points!
 
Ryk
Just a quickie... (No googlely wooglely shenanigans!)

In 1989 which driver set the slowest speed fastest lap of the year?
Name the Car and Track for bonus points!
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I'd guess it would be at Monaco... so Senna/McLaren?
 
What links chassis numbers 1075, 117, 001 and (disputed) LB2332?
 
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Roo
What links chassis numbers 1075, 117, 001 and (disputed) LB2332?
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LB is a (very old) Bentley chassis number prefix, iirc. 1075 is definitely a racing GT40 chassis that I have a model of somewhere in the carboard-box archive.

All chassis numbers that won a particular event? Given that the Bentley number would be very old... Le Mans?
 
All four cars took part in the 24 Heures du Le Mans.

Chassis 1075 is the #9 Ford GT40 - credited with winning the 24 hr event twice.

Chassis 117 is the Porsche 952-117, a two time Le Mans winner in 1984 and 1985.

Chassis 001 is (I'm guessing) the Porsche 936, which won 1976 and 1977.

Chassis LB2332 is a 1929 Bentley 6.5 liter. AKAIK this won Le Mans twice as well.

All four chassis were back-to-back winners at Le Mans.
 
Obelisk
All four chassis were back-to-back winners at Le Mans.
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Is the right answer.

Chassis 001 is the Joest Porsche WSC-95 that won back to back in '96/'97; no single 936 won the LM24 in consecutive years.

The Bentley, Old Number One, is disputed because it was rebuilt on a new frame between its 2 wins in '29/'30 but retained the same chassis number.

Your turn, Obelisk!
 
Roo
Is the right answer.

Chassis 001 is the Joest Porsche WSC-95 that won back to back in '96/'97; no single 936 won the LM24 in consecutive years.

The Bentley, Old Number One, is disputed because it was rebuilt on a new frame between its 2 wins in '29/'30 but retained the same chassis number.

Your turn, Obelisk!
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001 was the hard one, I gotta admit.


Ok, here:

Has there ever been an instance in any motorsport event where a driver or spectator was injured or killed by an engine block?
 
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Has there ever been an instance in any motorsport event where a driver or spectator was injured or killed by an engine block?
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It was discussed in this thread, I think; the Le Mans disaster. In addition to the car that entered the crowd an engine broke free and, along with other debris, wreaked fatal havoc in the crowd.
 

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