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  2. Spinifex pigeon - Wikipedia

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    Spinifex pigeon inhabit harsh desert environments and must be able to cope with substantial water and heat stress. Their geographic range includes one of the hottest places on earth, Marble Bar, Western Australia, where air temperatures exceed 37.8 °C up to 160 days of the year.

  3. Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is an international rally raid race held in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates since 1991. The race is points scoring for the World Rally-Raid Championship and is organized by the Automobile & Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates (ATCUAE), [1] headed by the event founder Mohammed bin Sulayem.

  4. Pigeon pie - Wikipedia

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    In Spain, pigeon eating was a common practice as early as the 14th century under the 1379 Order of the Pigeon created by King Juan I of Castile. The order ate pigeon regularly at their order banquets. In 1611, a recipe book by the royal chef at the court of Philip III of Spain included recipes for pigeon pie. Similarly, a chef at a university ...

  5. Simpson Desert Bike Challenge - Wikipedia

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    Simpson Desert Bike Challenge - Fat Bikes are the best tool to tackle the sandy tracks SDBC 2018 - right after the start on day 1. The Simpson Desert Bike Challenge (SDBC) is an annual staged mountain bike race held in the Simpson Desert of Australia. [1] [2] First held in 1987, the SDBC is run by the non-profit organisation Desert Challenge ...

  6. DARPA Grand Challenge (2005) - Wikipedia

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    The NQE results presented in the table above show each team's runs sorted left to right from their worst run to their best run in order to better illustrate relative ranking (i.e. not in order of the actual run sequence). The ranking of who was accepted into the Grand Challenge desert race seems to be driven by number of gates passed.

  7. Le Moss - Wikipedia

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    After finishing unplaced on his only race as a two-year-old, Le Moss was a "very impressive" [3] winner of a maiden race at Newmarket Racecourse on his first appearance in 1978. He established himself as one of the leading stayers of his generation at Royal Ascot in June when he was ridden by Geoff Baxter to win the Queen's Vase over two miles ...

  8. Thoroughbred Racing on NBC - Wikipedia

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    Triple Crown Productions was formed in 1986 with ABC; prior to that, the individual racing associations reached their own deals with television networks. Prior to the change, on May 21, 2005, Visa, Inc. officially withdrew its sponsorship of the Triple Crown, effective with the 2006 races; this relieved the company from paying the US$ 5,000,000 ...

  9. 2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - Wikipedia

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    The 2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge season will be the third season of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge after being established in 2023 as a replacement for the IMSA Prototype Challenge. The season will begin on January 20 at Daytona International Speedway and will conclude on October 19 at Road Atlanta.