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The Midnight Club was a secret street racing team in Tokyo, bound by a strict moral code that put pedestrian/motorist safety first. The club disbanded in 1999 when a race turned accident killed innocent drivers
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Mexican Racing driver Pedro Rodríguez always traveled with a Mexican flag and a record of the national anthem, because when he won the 1967 South African GP the organizers did not have the Mexican anthem, and instead played the Mexican hat dance.
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Top Gear's "tame racing driver", The Stig, would often eat his lunch in the back of an ambulance to avoid being identified. He would also remain in his racing overalls and helmet throughout the day and would put on a French-like accent when talking.
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Dick Trickle, the NASCAR driver ESPN anchors Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick would always be sure to announce the results for because they thought his name was funny. Trickle had a hole drilled in his helmet so he could smoke cigarettes during races, and won rookie of the year at 48 years old
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When Australian driver Alan Jones won the 1977 Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix, the race organisers didn't have a copy of his national anthem to play at the podium ceremony (unaware that it was God Save The Queen). Instead, a drunk person played "Happy Birthday" on a trumpet.
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Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.
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All Porsche cars have the ignition on the left side of the steering-wheel. This comes from an idea at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race when drivers had to start the car themselves, this way the driver could start the car with his left hand while put it in gear with his right hand and start faster.
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The Cannonball Run, an unsanctioned coast to coast race held by Car and Driver magazine in the 1970s protesting speed limits. Cars would average 100 MPH, barreling across America in as little as two days.
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Racing stripes were originally used to help drivers realign a spun out car with the road
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Race car driver Niki Lauda was born into a wealthy Austrian family but cut off contact because they did not support his career. Without their support he ended up having to go into debt to continue driving... but ended up becoming one of the most successful F1 drivers in history
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Despite over 100 years of competition, no one named "Smith" has ever raced in the Indy 500. However there have been two, unrelated, drivers named "Howdy Wilcox."
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NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt, along with many other NASCAR drivers, resisted use of the HANS device when it was introduced. The HANS was developed specifically to help prevent Basilar skull fractures common to car racing. Earnhardt later died after suffering this exact injury
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George Lucas originally intended to be a race-car driver, but in 1962, his car flipped, nearly killing him, and causing him to lose interest in racing.
That, during the 1994 San Marino GP, Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger lost his life after a crash. On the very next day, world champion Ayrton Senna died on the same track. Among the wreckage of Senna's car was an Austrian flag which he intended to raise after the race to honor Ratzenberger. - source
George Lucas planned to become a professional race-car driver, however, a terrible car accident just after his high school graduation ended that dream permanently. - source
F1 driver Damon Hill had cold black tea loaded into his car rather than water so it would heat up during the race giving him a hot beverage.
The heir to the Habsburg dynasty, which dominated much of Europe for centuries, is a 22-year-old race car driver - source
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Top Gear's test driver, The Stig, is silent and anonymous because the show's creators were originally unable to find a racing driver with experience at speaking on-camera.
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In 1957, Argentine F1 driver Juan Manuel Fangio broke the lap time record at the German Grand Prix 10 times in one race. In 22 laps he broke the standing record then beat his own record 9 more times. After making up a 48 second deficit he passed the leader on the last lap to take the win.
After a horrific crash, race car driver Ricky Rudd's eyes were swollen so badly he taped his eyes open to be able to race in the Daytona 500, he finished 7th and was given the nickname "Ironman".
In 1907 Scipione Borghese joined a car race from Peking to Paris spanning mountains, deserts, and swamps. He and all the drivers left without permission to travel through Mongolia. He drove through a falling bridge and was nearly hit by a train while stuck on the train tracks. He won in 61 days.
There's quite a burgeoning drifting/legal street racing scene in Palestine where they race mostly old modified cars. There's even a racing team where all its three drivers are women, to the awe of Palestinian men everywhere.
