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  • But one of the greatest drivers on the circuit—and one of the principal figures in "The Limit"—was Phil Hill 1927-2008, an American who reached the height of road-racing fame and survived to tell the tale.

    Living Fast and Dying Young Mark Yost 2011

  • For obvious reasons, most of the storied names in road-racing history are European.

    Living Fast and Dying Young Mark Yost 2011

  • Ferrari's auto company was a major force on Europe's road-racing circuit, fielding cars and drivers whose exploits would help to glamorize an already famous marque.

    Living Fast and Dying Young Mark Yost 2011

  • Indeed, in the 1940s and 1950s, many of the greatest road-racing drivers fully expected to die on the track.

    Living Fast and Dying Young Mark Yost 2011

  • As Michael Cannell explains in "The Limit," his enthralling history of road-racing's golden era, fatal crashes were once common.

    Living Fast and Dying Young Mark Yost 2011

  • Colorado's return to elite road-racing, trumpeted by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong at a press conference this morning, is slated for an inaugural run in August 2011.

    Lance Armstrong, Bill Ritter, Announce Colorado's Return To Elite Cycling With 'Quiznos Pro Challenge' 2010

  • The Ethiopian runner has achieved major international success in cross-country, outdoor track and indoor track, and on the road-racing circuit, in distances from the 1,500 to the marathon.

    Long May You Run Chris Cooper 2010

  • The potentially dangerous urban cycling advice contained in the video notwithstanding, I enjoyed this considerably, if only for the novelty factor of a road-racing rapper.

    Parroting: Continual Conversations with the Road BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • Colorado's return to elite road-racing, trumpeted by seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong at a press conference this morning, is slated for an inaugural run in August 2011.

    Lance Armstrong, Bill Ritter, Announce Colorado's Return To Elite Cycling With 'Quiznos Pro Challenge' 2010

  • But as he got ready for his second season in the VW Jetta TDI Cup - an entry-level road-racing circuit for drivers wth professional dreams - Ellis had this idea: maybe he could drive a Caps car.

    The Caps race car wins 2010

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