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Rob's home of Motorsports

Motor sports includes a wide range of sports, each linked with its use of a motor to propel a driver, and all have an element of thrill and danger for the driver and spectator.

• Why the checkered flag? A discussion about the use of flags in motorsports.

• Some basic physics and Science applied to Auto Racing

• Books about motor sports, and the results of a poll

Did you Know?

Ferenc Szisz from Romania won the first Formula One Grand Prix, held at Le Mans, France in 1906, driving a Renault.

Nextel Cup

This race for the NASCAR championship was first contested in 2004. The Nextel Cup was previously known as the Winston cup and The Grand National. Awarded to the winner is a 24 inches tall silver statue, with two chequered flags.