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    his own cars and jeeps. He’d put different little things and designs so that people would it was his doing. Ford actually gets other men to build/design his cars he just tells them what to do and he monitors them (Allen 1). “I will build a motor car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for it. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise.” (Lacey 89). A man named George Selden was forgotten by a lot today, but he was the one who created the automobiles. Ford only popularized it (Levine 1). Dave pericak who is an engineer, leads most of Fords doings to the NASCAR sprint cup series program. Every year Ford’s cars are better and better. ”This is history in the making” says Pericak to Ford (Lerner 1). Henry Ford would design his cars and jeeps with nickel plate on the radiator shell and the headlights shells and rims were replaced with stainless steel. Ford would make changes all the time to his cars. He’d lower the wheel size and change the tires. He designed the two door phaeton along with the four door phaeton. Henry ford was an incredible man, he went from bird watching to fixing every little thing he saw broken. Not only did ford build cars and design them he helped shape the society in many many ways.…

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    Reason why dirt track racing exciting “You may win some, you may lose some, you may wreck some” – Dale Earnhardt. He was one of the greatest race car drivers and was responsible for making the sport popular. He won many championships on asphalt tracks and was killed at Daytona Speedway February 21, 2001. Racing on asphalt and dirt tracks can be dangerous but also very fun to watch. Dirt track racing is very competitive and is more exciting to watch compared to all the types of auto racing.…

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    East Tennessee is very interesting to many people, many northerners often come and visit a lot because it’s very calm and very slow. But most of all they come for all of its historical landmarks in the region of upper East Tennessee and to learn about the historical figures that made this region of the country a place visitors would enjoy. Also, East Tennessee is known for its country music and bluegrass. This quote perfectly describes east Tennessee, “Take any path in East Tennessee. You’ll end…

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    favor of this new rule He said “ people who are afraid of their cars going to fast should stay home. Earnhardt led four times in 17 laps. Getting close to the end of the race Dale was in third place behind two cars from his own team. On the last turn of the last lap. Marlin’s dodge unsettled his car and made him slam into the bank at 170mph. Then pushed by another car pushing him at 150mph. Dale was reported dead due to lack of full safety equipment and cars load separating allowing him to move…

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    Let’s drive fast, make a left turn and repeat this process. Now, continue to do this for hours sounds exciting, right? Many people would be hesitant to consider driving a car around a dirt track for several hours on a hot Saturday afternoon as an actual sport. But then some find it interesting and this is where the story begins. So here we are at our home town race track Oklahoma Sports Park on another Saturday night like usually spend Saturday nights. Getting the cars ready and warmed up…

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    Motogp Case Study

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    1. What Is Motogp ? The History Of Motorcycle Racing And Different Class Of Racing The MotoGP Championship is the pinnacle class of world championship road racing that developed primarily in Europe for the first time in 1949.The race consist of an eighteen-race series visiting 13 countries, 4 continents and almost entire world television coverage. MotoGP now entering the 65th year celebration and is oldest motorsport championship of three different class.At the moment MotoGP has three classes,…

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    Would you have taken a ride with this man? Dale Earnhardt. That is all that has to be said if you live in North Carolina or are a Nascar fan. His driving made him famous. His personality was playful, but when he crawled in a race car he was all business. Dale was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina.. He grew up watching his dad drive dirt track race cars. This early exposure to racing helped Dale to make the decision to become a race car driver. He ran his first Nascar race on May 25th, 1975 in…

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    Barefoot Running Essay

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    The history behind running barefoot dates back to several years ago. Running has been a practice for many people since the beginning of time. Undoubtedly, running has changed over the years and it has transformed into a source of competition, a source of healthiness, and even job opportunities. When researching running or unique ways to improve one’s running skills, people often come across the infamous tribe, the Tarahumara Indians. The book Born to Run, written by Christopher McDougall,…

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    The Baton: A Short Story

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    Now it was time for the meet. It was the normal routine, warmed up, stretched and got ready to run as fast as I can. I practiced handing off the baton since I was the second person to run out of us four in the relay. As soon as I knew it, I was on the starting line ready to run. The gun went off and our first runner, Ian started running. The first race was only 100 meters long so it would only be 11 seconds until the gun goes off until I get the baton handed to me. After the 11 seconds passed…

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    On a daily basis, I am asked why I run. When people think of running, they think of absolute pain and distress. However, when I think of running, I think of freedom and strength. Running gives a sense of relief from the stresses of daily life; whenever I have a difficult day, jogging along trails and dirt roads instantly rids of the strain of the day. You feel free because your legs can venture wherever you may desire. After you run, there is a sense of achievement that fills your body with…

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