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First Race - The History 

Auto racing began almost immediately after the construction of the first successful petrol-fuelled autos. In 1894, the first contest was organized by Paris magazine Le Petit Journal, a reliability test to determine best performance.

The first real race was staged, one year later from Paris, France to Bordeaux, France. First over the line was Emile Levassor but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater.

The first auto race in the United States, took place in Chicago over a 54.36 mile (87.48 km) course, Illinois on November 2, 1895, Frank Duryea winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric.  

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F1 FORMULA ONE NEWS

• Webber: Spa 'changed the landscape' of title battle
  posted on September 01, 2010 05:53:36 am
  With title protagonists Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button all failing to score at Spa, Mark Webber argues the Belgian GP may just have been a watershed in F1 2010.
• Loss-making Spa-still musing race-share with Nürburgring
  posted on September 01, 2010 08:23:13 am
  The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps - arguably the most popular race on the F1 calendar - may in future have to alternate with the Nürburgring due to persistent financial losses.
• Mosley warns there may be trouble ahead for 'fragile' F1
  posted on September 01, 2010 07:18:15 am
  Former FIA President Max Mosley has conceded that disgraced 'Singapore-gate' protagonist Flavio Briatore could soon return to F1 - but warns of difficulties ahead for the sport's management.
• 'Impetuous' Vettel told: One more error, title is gone!
  posted on August 31, 2010 12:24:37 pm
  'Crash kid' Sebastian Vettel has been told to 'stay calm and focussed' by Red Bull team principal Christian Horner - as Niki Lauda warns him his F1 title hopes are hanging by a thread...
• Button: Vettel fast - but too erratic to be champion
  posted on August 31, 2010 03:11:56 am
  Jenson Button admits that he is more positive about his F1 title bid, but claims that rival Sebastian Vettel makes too many mistakes to be a threat.
• Marko: Red Bull's rivals upset at being beaten by a privateer
  posted on August 31, 2010 11:10:14 am
  Helmut Marko points the finger right back at Red Bull's F1 rivals, claiming their accusations of cheating are merely a way to hide their own embarrassment at being beaten by 'a private team'...

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FORMULA F1 ONE AUTO RACING 

Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single seater (open-wheel) auto racing; it is a worldwide sport, and involves an annual World Drivers Championship and World Constructors Championship. Many regard it as the pinnacle of auto racing; it is the most expensive sport in the world, as average annual team budgets are in the hundreds of millions of US dollars. 

NASCAR RACING  

The early NASCAR drivers were originally involved in the illegal transportation of alcohol. The drivers would modify their cars in order to create a faster and more maneuverable car. It was a logical step for the owners of these cars to race them. Thus, NASCAR was created as an officiating body. Even though they were in a league, many of the early drivers were still involved in moonshining and bootlegging.

 

F1 Grands Prix
Dates are given for the 2004 season.

Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit - March 7 
Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang International Circuit - March 21 
Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit - April 4 
San Marino Grand Prix, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari - April 25 
Spanish Grand Prix, Circuit de Catalunya - May 9 
Monaco Grand Prix, Circuit de Monaco - May 23 
European Grand Prix, Nürburgring - May 30 
Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - June 13 
United States Grand Prix, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - June 20 
French Grand Prix, Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours - July 4 
British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit - July 11 
German Grand Prix, Hockenheimring - July 25 
Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring - August 15 
Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - August 29 
Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale Monza - September 12 
Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai International Circuit - September 26 
Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka Circuit - October 10 
Brazilian Grand Prix, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace - October 24 

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