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Le Mans
Le Mans City in
nw France; capital of Sarthe department. It is world-famous as the venue of the Le Mans 24-hour race for sports cars. A feature of the race was the ‘Le Mans start’, in which drivers ran across the track to their cars, but this was discontinued after 1969. Pop. (1999) 150,605.
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LE MANS LOWDOWN; The 2007 French enduro looks like another classic.(Peugeot S.A. and Audi AG)
Magazine article from: AutoWeek; 6/11/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Audi in the turbodiesel battle for Le Mans supremacy? Over one lap, probably...Peugeot has modest expectations for its Le Mans return after a 13-year absence...racing-and winning-in the European Le Mans Series in April, Peugeot Sport team...
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Infogrames Brings Le Mans Racing to the Test Drive Franchise With Test Drive Le Mans.
Business Wire; 8/9/1999; 691 words
; ...successful Test Drive(R) Franchise, Test Drive Le Mans(TM). Test Drive Le Mans will be available for the personal computer and...game console in early 2000. Formerly known as Le Mans 24 Hours, Test Drive Le Mans delivers a realistic...
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Test Drive Le Mans Gets the Green Light to Head to Stores This Week for the PlayStation Game Console; Official Game of The 24 Heures du Mans Challenges Players With 24-Hour Racing Action.
Business Wire; 5/4/2000; 700+ words
; ...racing simulation, Test Drive(R) Le Mans(R), will begin shipping to stores...PlayStation(R) Game Console. Test Drive Le Mans is currently available for the personal...Color in June 2000. "Test Drive Le Mans is a game of endurance and skill...
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American Le Mans Series Announces Green Racing Initiatives in Association with EPA, DOE and SAE International
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 1/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...Relations-Media Services of American Le Mans Series, +1-678-425-5869...15 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Le Mans Series reaffirmed its position as...2008 racing season. The American Le Mans Series will be the first motorsports...
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Le Mans making a stop in Malaysia
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 11/12/2000; ; 608 words
; ...Baharudin New Straits Times 11-12-2000 Le Mans making a stop in Malaysia Byline...motorsports with the 2001 Asia Pacific Le Mans in Paradise Malaysia set to make its...first of a two-round Asia Pacific Le Mans Series championship that will end...
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Infogrames, Inc. Races Its Award-Winning Le Mans Series to Stores With Le Mans 24 Hours for PlayStation 2.
PR Newswire; 8/21/2001; 700+ words
; ...Melbourne House Continues to Create Le Mans Racing Excellence With Its Latest...24-hour endurance racing title, Le Mans 24 Hours(R) for PlayStation(R...world racing teams from the 2000 Le Mans race, fully animated pit crews and...
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XL Capital Ltd Becomes Majority Shareholder in Le Mans Re.
PR Newswire; 1/14/2002; 700+ words
; HAMILTON, Bermuda and LE MANS, France -- XL Capital Ltd ("XL...of a 67% majority shareholding in Le Mans Re, the joint venture reinsurer formed...MMA, which previously held 51% of Le Mans Re, will retain a 33% stake in Le...
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American Le Mans Series Announces Green Racing Initiatives in Association with EPA, DOE and SAE International.
PR Newswire; 1/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...15 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Le Mans Series reaffirmed its position as...2008 racing season. The American Le Mans Series will be the first motorsports...and SAE partnerships, the American Le Mans Series announced the creation of a...
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Six U.S.-based drivers in Jaguar's Le Mans lineup; four Indianapolis runners will participate in French 24-Hour classic.
PR Newswire; 5/24/1988; 700+ words
; ...S.-BASED DRIVERS IN JAGUAR'S LE MANS LINEUP; FOUR INDIANAPOLIS RUNNERS...line up for the start of the 56th Le Mans 24 Hours on June 11, ready to represent...British manufacturer in the toughest Le Mans 24 Hour field for 20 years. Among...
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Infogrames, Inc. Sends Sega Dreamcast Into Overdrive With Test Drive Le Mans; 24-Hour Racing Game Challenges Players To Roar Through The Countryside At 200 MPH.
Business Wire; 11/8/2000; 700+ words
; ...racing simulation, Test Drive(R) Le Mans(R), is racing into stores this...to finish this race! "Test Drive Le Mans makes the Daytona 500 seem like a...at Infogrames, Inc. "Test Drive Le Mans challenges racing fans to compete...
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Le Mans
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Le Mans , city (1990 pop. 148,465), capital...especially insurance, are important. Le Mans, which dates from pre-Roman times and...flying buttresses of any Gothic cathedral. Le Mans was the birthplace of Henry II of England...
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Peletier, Jacques
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
PELETIER, JACQUES ( b . Le Mans, France, 25 July 1517; d . Paris...to Pierre Peletier, a barrister in Le Mans, and Jeanne le Royer. His family...Paris) and read law for five years in Le Mans. But when he became secretary in...
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Hildebert of Lavardin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...1133, French churchman, bishop of Le Mans (1096-1125), and archbishop of...33). He was taken prisoner when Le Mans was captured (1099) by William II...Council. He completed the cathedral at Le Mans. He was one of the most prolific...
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Belon, Pierre
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...xE9; of Ren é du Bellay, bishop of Le Mans, a situation that enabled him to go to the University...Charles Alexandre Filleul, a sculptor from Le Mans, erected a statue to him in Le Mans in 1887. Pavlov called him the “ prophet...
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Fréart, Roland
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
...art, Roland, Sieur [ Master] de Chambray ( b Le Mans, 13 July 1606; d Le Mans, 11 Dec. 1676). French civil servant and writer...brother Paul Fréart , Sieur de Chantelou ( b Le Mans, 25 Mar. 1609; d ?1694), likewise a civil servant...
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