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Going in for a crash landing at rain-beaten Shannonville Motorsport Park last weekend is Mike Drinkwater of Grimby
Going in for a crash landing at rain-beaten Shannonville Motorsport Park last weekend is Mike Drinkwater of Grimby

Going in for a crash landing at rain-beaten Shannonville Motorsport Park last weekend is Mike Drinkwater of Grimby

Date5/9/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Going in for a crash landing at rain-beaten Shannonville Motorsport Park last weekend is Mike Drinkwater of Grimby. Photos sequence show it's even wetter off the track.
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All wet: Rain made Shannonville Motorsport Park highly demanding to drive
All wet: Rain made Shannonville Motorsport Park highly demanding to drive
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Motorsport Marshlling
Motorsport Marshlling
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7/3/1991
Das Wunderkar: Audi, its model 200 Turbo quattro dominating the competition in its first Trans-Am season, will field at least two of its four-wheel drive machines at Mosport Park this weekend
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Reviving up: Fresh from a successful rookie year as a stock car driver, Brad Pearsall of Holland Landing will switch to this open-wheeler for the 1992 season
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Welcome aboard: Mario Andretti yesterday was named chairman of the Molson Motorsport Club, which fans can join for fee and receive an assortment of perks
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Driving rain
Driving rain
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Seasoned racegoers are prepared even for rain
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Rodger Ward. No snow for show. Rodger Ward stood in the rain yesterday at the CNE Stadium, watching a couple of fellows attempt to get the engine on a snowmobile working. [Incomplete]
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Wet win: Al Unser Jr., the ultimate winner of the rain-soaked Molson Indy (on the left), slips past Randy Lewis, who gets some help from a marshal, on a very slick Lake Shore track
Wet win: Al Unser Jr., the ultimate winner of the rain-soaked Molson Indy (on the left), slips past Randy Lewis, who gets some help from a marshal, on a very slick Lake Shore track
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Not Willy's day: Willy T. Ribbs' Lola T9000 Judd gets a tow after Ribbs, whose car is co-owned by TV star Bill Cosby, crashed out of the rain-shortened Molson Indy. Only 94 of 103 laps were run
Not Willy's day: Willy T. Ribbs' Lola T9000 Judd gets a tow after Ribbs, whose car is co-owned by TV star Bill Cosby, crashed out of the rain-shortened Molson Indy. Only 94 of 103 laps were run
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