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Historic Grand Prix (1661 words) |
 | We slide ourselves down into the cockpit of a 1976 March 761 Grand Prix car for the ride of a lifetime. |
| Finished in bright orange Beta Utensili livery, James King's March 761/08 is powered by a 3.0 liter, 480hp long-stroke Cosworth DFV V8 -- its rebuilt tub the same one that Vittorio Brambilla drove in a handful of GP races in 1976 before it became the team's spare chassis. |
| King is one of the founders of Historic Grand Prix, and competes with his March regularly in that group's feature events. |
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GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY | FORMULA ONE RECORDS AND RACING SPEED ACES | THE BLUEBIRD ELECTRIC ... (14761 words) |
| This was true of the Le Mans circuit of the 1906 Grand Prix, as well as the Targa Florio (run on 93 miles of Sicilian roads), the German Kaiserpreis circuit (75 miles long), and the French circuit at Dieppe (a mere 48 miles), used for the 1907 Grand Prix. |
| The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was the first time in the history of the sport that the grid was deciding by timed qualifying rather than the luck of a draw. |
| The Grand Prix of Argentina was noteworthy as Moss, driving a Cooper, used one less pitstop and had to conserve his tires in the later stages of the race, just crossing the line with the canvas showing. |
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