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Qlispé Raceway Park (formerly the Spokane County Raceway) is a multi-venue motorsport facility in the western United States, in Spokane County, Washington. [1]Located northeast of Airway Heights and west of the city of Spokane, it includes a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) drag strip, a 2.300 mi (3.701 km) road course, and a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) oval track.
Snowbird is an unincorporated community in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, an alpine skiing and snowboarding area, which opened in December 1971.
The site was chosen for its central location in Oklahoma and its proximity to Remington Park, major highways, and Route 66. [3] The American Racing Pigeon Union is headquartered at the museum. [8] The museum's scope covers various pigeon species as well as their history, with emphasis on domestic and homing pigeons.
The American Show Racer pigeon (also known as the Show Pen Racer, and nicknamed the "Bird of Dignity.") [1] is a breed of domestic pigeon that began in the early 1950s with the finest Racing Homers, selectively bred for their breed type. [clarification needed] Pigeon historian Wendell Levi mentions Show Pen Racers in his book The Pigeon. [2]
Summit Point Main is a 10-turn, 2.000 mi (3.219 km) road course that features a 2,900-foot (880 m) main straight. This original circuit opened in 1970.
Pescadero hosts the annual Pescadero Art and Fun Fair (PAFF) on the third weekend of August. The Alto Velo Bicycle Racing Club holds the annual Pescadero Coastal Classic Road Race, which travels through the town and nearby countryside, in early- to mid-June. The town is home to Pescadero Middle and High School, established in 1922. The ...
The configuration of the Grand Prix Circuit, used from 2021 to 2024. Circuit of the Americas, a 3.426 mi (5.514 km) road course in Austin, opened in 2012 with major events being Formula One's United States Grand Prix and MotoGP's Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas.
The Snowbirds had been flying over many Canadian cities as part of "Operation Inspiration", a plan to raise the country's morale due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]The Canadair CT-114 Tutor jets used by the Snowbirds were built from 1964 to 1967 and have been in service since. [3]