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American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin eyes skiing record

...to watch her."Mielzynski said it's not just Shiffrin's skiing technique that separates her from other talented young racers."It's special that she can let things go when they might be bothering her," the Canadian said. "That's a...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2013-01-14/american-teenager-mi
Clint Bowyer gets first win with new team

...race many times, he's a champion of this sport and I just beat him. I passed Jeff Gordon, and you have no idea, a young racer from Kansas, you don't forget stuff like that."Bowyer dominated by leading 71 of the 112 laps. Defending race...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-06-24/clint-bowyer-gets-first-wi
Stewart's new ride to honor hero Foyt

...INDIANAPOLIS --- Tony Stewart has spent his entire career emulating A.J. Foyt, his childhood hero who dazzled the young racer with a tough-guy bravado and swashbuckling style. So when given a chance to pay Foyt the ultimate compliment, Stewart...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/07/26/nas_467130.shtml
Nascar
Briscoe making most of 2nd chance

INDIANAPOLIS - Ryan Briscoe made all the mistakes expected from young racers. He was driving too fast, running too hard to bother learning the most valuable virtue in oval racing - patience. Now the more...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/05/12/nas_198493.shtml
Nascar
Busch has improved on and off the track

...it's racin'." It was an unexpected reaction from Busch, who has earned a reputation as a talented but temperamental young racer. His volatile behavior played a part in his dismissal from Hendrick. The firing stunned the 22-year-old, who...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/02/19/nas_187882.shtml
Nascar
DVD releases

...older than 25; The Trip, an LSD tale with Peter Fonda and written by Jack Nicholson; the auto-racing showdown The Young Racers; the motorcycle saga The Wild Angels, with Mr. Fonda and Nancy Sinatra; Bloody Mama, a Depression-era crime adventure...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/09/20/mov_144363.shtml
Movies
Remember injured cyclist at race time

During the inaugural Tour de Georgia, I had the pleasure of meeting a young racer from Dalton, Ga., named Saul Raisin. He made his hometown and home state proud by winning the "best young rider" competition...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/04/15/let_77644.shtml
Letters
Hollywood looks for repeat business in 2003

...disappearance of elite commandos. (April) BIKER BOYZ: A motorcycle champ (Laurence Fishburne) is challenged by a young racer (Derek Luke). (January) BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE: A divorced attorney (Steve Martin) learns that his online sweetheart...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/01/17/app_364816.shtml
Applause
The Passion Within

...sponsor commitments and a million-dollar point fund. It is a sport unspoiled by greed and contracts. A trophy to a young racer is worth more than money because it signifies the culmination of planning, effort and, most important, commitment...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/10/18/oth_327361.shtml
Other sports
Ruttman wins Daytona truck race

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Joe Ruttman, the oldest driver in the NASCAR truck series, gave the youngest racer an education about Daytona. Ruttman, 56, held off 20-year-old Ricky Hendrick on Friday to win the season-opening Florida...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/02/17/oth_307329.shtml
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