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TIL that the first Fast and Furious movie was loosely based on Rafael Estevez’ street racing career, and the first drag wars which was sponsored by Penzoil and HKS, in which he did a 11.36 second pass with a turboed Integra GSR engine in a 92 Civic, claiming the title of fastest east coast civic.

by whatilearned May 5, 2022, 4:28 pm

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TIL of Jack Brabham, a former racing driver, who founded the Brabham racing team, winning the 1966 Formula 1 championship driving one of his own cars, the only time it has happened

by whatilearned April 9, 2022, 1:33 pm

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TIL that Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, home of the Grand National, has a motor racing circuit inside it which has hosted the F1 British Grand Prix five times

by whatilearned April 9, 2022, 7:56 am

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TIL – In the Trans-Am sports car racing series, from 1967-69, Roger Penske had their Camaro’s dipped in acid to reduce the weight of the steel body. There is controversy about whether or not they cheated on the min. weight limits by having a normal car inspected but racing an acid-dipped car

by whatilearned April 1, 2022, 11:11 pm

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I dont really like watching f1 racing anymore

by cringeyjokesman March 29, 2022, 1:32 pm

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TIL the title of the Cream album “Disraeli Gears” came when Eric Clapton mentioned wanting a racing bicycle to a roadie and the roadie said “oh yeah, disraeli gears,” meaning to say “derailleur gears”

by whatilearned March 3, 2022, 12:13 pm

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TIL Every winter, in Iraq, thousands of Iraqis race their pigeons in contests that can stretch as far as 600 miles. Elite birds, which can fly up to 90 mph, are much sought after, with racing pigeons from a coveted European lineage costing $4,000. One such bird sold at auction for $93,000 in Basra.

by whatilearned March 1, 2022, 3:31 pm

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My wife and kids are leaving me because they say I’m obsessed with Horse Racing.

by cringeyjokesman February 9, 2022, 12:08 pm

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TIL that Motorcycle Chariot Racing became an extremely popular sport in the 1920s when some Australians replaced the horses with motorcycles, after watching the silent film version of ‘Ben Hur’

by whatilearned November 23, 2021, 3:00 am

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TIL that in 2017, the Purbalingga Religious Court in Indonesia reported that a rise in divorce petitions was caused by husbands being ‘too addicted to pigeon racing’.

by whatilearned October 27, 2021, 10:11 am

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TIL: Inspired by Formula One and Le Mans racing, Tsuyoshi Tahara developed a contest where people race around a 200-meter course on office chairs. This event has become popular over the last decade with many Grand Prix events held in different Japanese cities every year.

by whatilearned September 26, 2021, 2:40 am

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I took the shell off my racing snail, thinking it would make him faster.

by cringeyjokesman September 20, 2021, 2:30 pm

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