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Antron Brown
Antron Brown (born March 1, 1976) is an American drag racing driver, currently driving the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster for AB Motorsports in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Brown is the first African American champion in drag racing history, winning the Top Fuel dragster championship in 2012, 2015 and 2016. Early life Brown lived in Trenton, New Jersey until age six, when his family moved to his grandmother's 10-acre farm in rural Chesterfield Township, New Jersey following the death of his grandfather.Caldwell, Dave"Sprinter Turned Driver Is a Quick Study in Acceleration" ''The New York Times'', August 30, 2009. Accessed November 26, 2013. "Brown, a 33-year-old native of Chesterfield, N.J., could become the first African-American to win a major N.H.R.A. championship.... Brown lived in Trenton until he was 6. When his grandfather died, his family moved to his grandmother’s 10-acre farm in Chesterfield, in the rural part of Burlington County." His father Albert ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city's metropolitan area, including all of Mercer County, is grouped with the New York combined statistical area by the |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Ford (presenter)
Tom Ford (born 3 January 1976) is a British motoring journalist and television presenter. He was the co-host of Five motoring television series ''Fifth Gear'' from 2002 until 2009. In 2017, he began presenting ''Top Gear America'' for BBC America. Education While studying for his philosophy degree at Essex University Ford joined a performance art group called Kiss My Axe, before a brief time with a circus. He later returned to education and obtained another degree in journalism. Journalism Ford's writing includes a stint at '' Car'' magazine where he rose from staff writer to road test editor. He currently writes for ''Top Gear'' magazine as a contributing editor for the publication, having previously been Deputy Editor for the publication. He also regularly writes for the ''Sunday Times'' motoring section. In March 2014, he began filming '' Mud, Sweat & Gears''. ''Fifth Gear'' Ford became a presenter of ''Fifth Gear'' for Channel 5 in 2002. The show was planned to be canc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Gear America
''Top Gear America'' is a motoring television series for BBC America hosted by William Fichtner, Tom Ford and Antron Brown. Based on the UK version, the new program was announced in April 2017. The eight-episode first season premiered on July 30, 2017. On April 10, 2019, it was announced that a reboot of the series was in the works. On December 3, 2019, it was revealed that Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry, and Jethro Bovingdon would be the hosts of the revival, and premiered on MotorTrend+ in 2021. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production was delayed and production finally wrapped in Fall 2020. Format The format and segments of the show follows the original UK version: studio segments, car reviews, celebrity guests, challenges, power laps and races. However, following the broadcast of the first episode, the show was criticised for its similarity to the UK version. Development A previous American version of ''Top Gear'' was broadcast on History from November 2010 until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
