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European Truck Racing Championship
The FIA European Truck Racing Championship is a motorsport Truck racing, truck road racing series for tractor unit, semi-tractors which is sanctioned to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and is organised by ETRA Promotion GmbH. Champions Drivers in bold have competed in the 2023 European Truck Racing Championship. 1985–1993 1994–2005 (FIA European Cups) 2006–current (FIA European Championships) Goodyear Truck Cup From 2017, the series began running the Goodyear Truck Cup within the regular drivers' championship. The competition is reserved for drivers given a "Chrome" rating by the sanctioning body; drivers are considered "Chrome" unless their past performance merits the rank of "Titan". Notes Titan rank is awarded to drivers who have either A) won the ETRC championship within the previous 10 years, B) finished in the top 10 in the championship standings the previous season, C) has finished 6th or better in any super pole session in the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the Drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus, Bosporus Strait. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe ... is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles." Europe covers approx. , or 2% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2015 European Truck Racing Championship
The 2015 FIA European Truck Racing Championship was a motor-racing championship using highly tuned tractor units. It was the 31st year of the championship and Norbert Kiss won the title for the second year in a row with MAN. Teams and drivers Race drivers without fixed number, whose number is defined race by race: Calendar and winners Championship overall standings Drivers' championship Each round or racing event consisted of four races. At each race, the points awarded according to the ranking was on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 10 finishers. † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance. Source of information: and References External links *Truck Race Organization {{in lang, de [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2009 European Truck Racing Championship
The 2009 FIA European Truck Racing Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for production based trucks held across Europe. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of two-axle tractor units which conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It was the 25th European Truck Racing Championship season and began at Assen on May 10, with the finale at Jarama on October 4 after nine events. The championship was won by David Vršecký, taking his second title in a row. Teams and drivers Race drivers without fixed number, whose number is defined race by race: Calendar and winners Championship standings Drivers' Championship Each round or racing event consisted of four races. At the races 1 and 3, the points awarded according to the ranking was on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 10 finishers – at the races 2 and 4 with reversed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2008 European Truck Racing Championship
The 2008 FIA European Truck Racing Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for production based trucks held across Europe. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of two-axle tractor units which conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It was the 24th European Truck Racing Championship season and began at Catalunya on May 11, with the finale at Jarama on October 5 after nine events. The championship was won by David Vršecký, taking his first title and the second in a row for the Buggyra team. Teams and drivers Race drivers without fixed number, whose number is defined race by race: Calendar and winners Championship standings Drivers' Championship Each round or racing event consisted of four races, with two qualifying races and two cup races. For the two qualifying races, the points awarded according to the ranking was on a 10, 9, 8, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Vrsecky
David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damascus in the late 9th/early 8th centuries BCE to commemorate a victory over two enemy kings, contains the phrase (), which is translated as "House of David" by most scholars. The Mesha Stele, erected by King Mesha of Moab in the 9th century BCE, may also refer to the "House of David", although this is disputed. According to Jewish works such as the ''Seder Olam Rabbah'', ''Seder Olam Zutta'', and ''Sefer ha-Qabbalah'' (all written over a thousand years later), David ascended the throne as the king of Judah in 885 BCE. Apart from this, all that is known of David comes from biblical literature, the historicity of which has been extensively challenged,Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel; by Isaac Kalimi; page 32; Cambr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gerd Körber
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a chronic upper gastrointestinal disease in which stomach content persistently and regularly flows up into the esophagus, resulting in symptoms and/or complications. Symptoms include dental corrosion, dysphagia, heartburn, odynophagia, regurgitation, non-cardiac chest pain, extraesophageal symptoms such as chronic cough, hoarseness, reflux-induced laryngitis, or asthma. In the long term, and when not treated, complications such as esophagitis, esophageal stricture, and Barrett's esophagus may arise. Risk factors include obesity, pregnancy, smoking, hiatal hernia, and taking certain medications. Medications that may cause or worsen the disease include benzodiazepines, calcium channel blockers, tricyclic antidepressants, NSAIDs, and certain asthma medicines. Acid reflux is due to poor closure of the lower esophageal sphincter, which is at the junction between the stomach and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fritz Kreutzpointner
Fritz Kreutzpointner (born 14 September 1967) is a German former racing driver who competed alongside Michael Schumacher and Karl Wendlinger in the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans with Mercedes. Biography After rising through the German Formula Ford Championship, he raced for Mercedes in the German Touring Car Championship and World Sportscar Championship between 1990 and 1992 with limited success before retiring from professional motor racing to concentrate on his business career. He returned to motorsport to compete in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship The FIA European Truck Racing Championship is a motorsport Truck racing, truck road racing series for tractor unit, semi-tractors which is sanctioned to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and is organised by ETRA Promotion GmbH. ... and even won it on two occasions in 1999 and 2001. Kreutzpointner's twin daughters, Alesia and Jacqueline, are also racing drivers. Career record 24 Hours of Le Mans result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Harri Luostarinen
Harri is a given name and a surname. Notable people with these names include: Given name *Harri Anne Smith, (born 1962), American Republican member of the Alabama Senate *Harri Eloranta (born 1963), Finnish biathlete *Harri Hänninen (born 1963), Finnish long-distance runner *Harri Haatainen (born 1978), Finnish javelin thrower *Harri Hakkarainen (born 1969), Finnish javelin thrower *Harri Hylje, mascot of Finnish shipping company Silja Line *Harri Holkeri (1937–2011), Prime Minister of Finland from 1987 to 1991 *Harri Huhtala (born 1952), Finnish hammer thrower *Harri Hursti (born 1968), Finnish computer programmer and former chairman of the board and co-founder of ROMmon *Harri Jõgisalu (1922–2014), Estonian writer *T. Harri Jones (1921–1965), Welsh poet and university lecturer *Harri Kampman (born 1954), Finnish football manager and former player *Harri Kirvesniemi (born 1958), Finnish cross country skier *Harri Koskela (born 1965), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steve Parrish
Stephen James Parrish (born 24 February 1953 in Cambridge, England) also known as "Stavros", is a British former professional motorcycle and truck racer, who is now a motorsport television commentator and speaker/entertainer. Racing career Parrish turned professional at the age of 22 in 1976, winning the ACU Solo title in the British Motor Cycle Championship. He was a team mate to Barry Sheene on a Suzuki RG 500 in the 1977 500 cc world championship, finishing fifth overall, but returned to British-based riding to become the 1978 500cc ACU 'Gold Star' Champion. He also won the British Shell 500 title in both 1979 and 1980, and a British Superbike title in 1981. Team management After retiring from motorcycle racing in 1986, Parrish briefly tried his luck in car racing, competing in the MG Metro Turbo Challenge and making a guest appearance in the 1988 Season. Steve also led a dual career both managing a successful Yamaha factory team to three British Superbike champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gérard Cuynet
Gérard (French language, French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those constituents are ''gari'' > ''ger-'' (meaning 'spear') and -''hard'' (meaning 'hard/strong/brave'). The English cognate of Gérard is Gerard. As a given name * Gérard Adanhoumé (born 1986), Beninese footballer * Gérard Araud (born 1953), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations * Gérard Asselin (1950–2013), Canadian politician * Gérard Audran (1640-1703), French engraver * Gérard Bailly (born 1940), French politician * Gérard Balanche (born 1968), Swiss ski jumper and Olympian * Gérard Banide (born 1936), French football coach * Gérard Bapt (born 1946), French politician * Gérard Barray (1931–2024), French film and televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rod Chapman
Rod, Ród, Rőd, Rød, Röd, ROD, or R.O.D. may refer to: Devices * Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment * Ceremonial rod, used to indicate a position of authority * Connecting rod, main, coupling, or side rod, in a reciprocating engine * Control rod, used to control the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor * Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing * Fishing rod, a tool used to catch fish, like a long pole with a hook on the end * Lightning rod, a conductor on top of a building to protect the building in the event of lightning by taking the charge harmlessly to earth * Measuring rod, a kind of ruler * Switch (corporal punishment), a piece of wood used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches * Truss rod, a steel part inside a guitar neck used for its tension adjustment Arts and entertainment * ''Read or Die'', a Japanese anime and manga ** ''Read or Die'' (OVA), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 European Truck Racing Championship
The 2024 European Truck Racing Championship, also known as the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Goodyear European Truck Racing Championship for sponsorship reasons, will be a motor-racing championship using highly tuned tractor units. It is the 40th year of the championship. An eight-round season was announced on 6 December 2023, with the season beginning on 25 May at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and ending on 6 October at the Circuito del Jarama. The season was shortened to seven rounds pre-season due to the cancellation of the round at the Tor Poznań. Schedule An eight-round season was announced on 6 December 2023. All venues from the 2023 season were initially slated to return. On 19 March, the series announced that the scheduled round in Poland at the Tor Poznań was cancelled due to temporary infrastructure problems at the venue, dropping the season to seven events. Teams and drivers The full season entry list was released on 26 April. Race-by-race entries w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
