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- TOMMY HILL UP FOR A THREE RACE WEEKEND AT OULTON PARK
Tommy Hill heads to Oulton Park with the Swan Yamaha team this Bank Holiday weekend, with a busy race three race schedule for the third round of the 2012 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship.
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Blogvent Day 13: Not a good day for all the triskaidekaphobics
Triskaidekaphobia. Now there’s a word for those quiz fans out there. Fear of the number 13. Unfortunately, no advent calendar is complete without it, so we’d like to use the opportunity to look at how the number 13 has made its presence felt in the world of racing.
A recent feature by informed Formula 1 scribe Joe Saward on his excellent blog looked at why the number 13 is not used in Formula 1 and it certainly made for interesting reading.
It is generally accepted that the number 13 is an unlucky number and even the most non-superstitious of us would avoid using it if we were to participate in a near two hour race at speeds in excess of 300kph. But some racers have bravely tried to defy superstition...
As Joe reports, it was in the 1920s when the number 13 ceased to be used following a succession of fatal crashes involving cars using the dreaded number. It has only been used in F1 twice since then, once in 1963 and once in 1976. However it was seen in MotoGP in 2007 when Kawasaki rider Anthony West adopted it after not being allowed to use his usual number 14. Despite his bravery, the affable West could only muster 15th in the 2007 championship and a lowly 18th the following season.
But it is not just number 13 which is feared in motor racing. The Italians won’t go near number 17 and the Japanese can’t abide number 4. However, 13 is the one that remains fixed in everyone’s nightmares. Now spare a thought for the Sauber team who have recently been granted the final – and thirteenth – space on the FIA’s entry list for the 2010 season. It can only be a matter of time before they annexe themselves to Virgin Racing as team 12B.
Check out Joe Saward’s blog entry at http://joesaward.wordpress.com/
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