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Héctor Gradassi
Héctor Luis Gradassi (6 March 1933 - 4 February 2003) was an Argentina, Argentine Motorsport, motorist. Most of his career was carried out in Turismo Carretera, where he was a champion for the Ford Motor Company, Ford brand 4 times. Career Before racing cars, Gradassi competed in motorcycle races in 100Engine displacement, cc and 125cc classes. He won the National title in 1960, 1961 and 1962 before switching to cars in 1964. Gradassi began his car racing career in 1964 through Improved Touring. He first entered Turismo Carretera in 1967 after being signed by the official Industrias Kaiser Argentina team, where he won his debut race. He won the Turismo Carretera Championship in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1976. After leaving the Industrias Kaiser Argentina, IKA team in 1970, he signed for the official team of the Ford subsidiary, driving a Ford Falcon (Argentina), Ford Falcon. In the highest category of Argentine motorsports, Gradassi was able to become champion four times, always dri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Troy, Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek language, Greek ''ékhein'', meaning "to have", "to hold", "to check", "restrain". In Scotland, the name ''Hector'' is sometimes an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''Eachann'', and the pet form ''Heckie'' is sometimes used. The name of Sir Ector, the foster father of King Arthur, is also a variant of the same. Etymology In Greek, is a derivative of the verb wikt:ἔχειν, ἔχειν ''ékhein'', archaic form * ('to have' or 'to hold'), from Proto-Indo-European *''wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/seǵʰ-, seɡ́ʰ-'' ('to hold'). , or as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds [everything together]'. Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'. Cognates *Irish language, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |