DC, gets something, be they Native Alaskan whaling captains or race-track owners.
OK, so the Hollywood Park horse-race track is shutting down for good.
It is quite a collection: Subsidies for both oil and gas and alternative fuels, enhanced charitable contributions for computers, the infamous NASCAR race track give-away, and special tax breaks for movie and TV producers, mining companies, railroads, rum, and investment companies to name only a few.
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Behind the velodrome's timber-clad frame, cyclists will race for gold round a track made from sustainably-sourced Siberian pine, while Zaha Hadid's striking wave-shaped roof on the Aquatics Center has been temporarily adorned with "wings" providing seating for 15, 000 spectators.
For something more functional on the race track, Mercedes-Benz makes a rally watch.
From a pre-race downpour of rain on the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, to the early exit of veteran David Coulthard and the effects of a drying track -- this race had it all.
The final day included a tour of the Environmental Protection Agency testing facility in Ann Arbor, and at the Michigan International Speedway, where the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE competition teams were testing their self-made, eco-friendly cars right on the race track.
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Kingdown School in Warminster took first place in the schools race to find the most energy-efficient vehicle at Mallory Park track, near Leicester.
Today, look out across any U.S. race track and you'll likely see an ocean of white -- and increasingly Latin American -- jockeys at the helm.
The Race of Champions event sees competitors from various strands of motorsport race against each other in a range of cars around a parallel two-lane track.
Specifics on the six-figure P1 are sparse, but what little is known already proves how serious this race-car manufacturer is about dominating the road as much as it has the track for the past 50 years.
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The owner of the host track, Bahrain International Circuit, said that the race should be trouble-free.
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Imagine if track had events such as these: the sack race, the one-legged hop, skipping backward.
Mercedes-Benz AMG buyers are offered a day on the track with professional race drivers to learn how to drive their car under extreme conditions.
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The owner of the host track, Bahrain International Circuit, said that the race should be trouble-free, although an opposition group has called for a week of demonstrations ahead of the event.
Motorland only has a one-year deal to stage the race at the moment but it is possible the Aragon track could become a regular fixture, although that would mean four races in Spain each season.
When the race rolls around again next year--it starts on July 22, 2006--you can track boats equipped with GPS devices.
The multi-car crash occurred near the end of the Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 race at the same Florida track where Sunday's Daytona 500 will be held.
That extra race revenue advances the Half Full mission of raising funds for cancer, as does Armstrong's cancer-battling track record, said Satola, adding that he would permanently trade USAT certification for Armstrong's participation.
Concerns about the pace at which the horses approach the first fence have also prompted race organizers to fit each of the 40 horses with a microchip to track their speed on the opening run-in.
As the chequered flag was waved to end qualifying for Sunday's 60-lap race on the 6.513km road course, both of the drivers were near the back of the track, pushing for a final quick plap.
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