High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team`s 31st in the National Hockey League. It was their first season under head coach Kevin Constantine and first after the first retirement of Mario Lemieux.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, coached by Pat Summitt, is considered to be one of the greatest teams in the history of U.S. women`s college basketball, as they went 39–0, winning their third consecutive national championship while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Lady Vols started off the season ranked number one in the nation, a ranking that would not change. ESPN called it one of the top ten moments in women`s sports of the 20th century. After the season, Summitt authored a book about the season, entitled "Raise the Roof".
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the A1-Ring on July 26, 1998. A mixed-up grid resulted from a wet/dry qualifying session, with Giancarlo Fisichella taking his first pole position. Mika Hakkinen won the race. Coulthard was a lap down on lap 2 having been involved in two collisions but finished 2nd just behind his team mate. It was an unusual grid due to a wet qualifying which dried out towards the end, with Fisichella taking his first ever pole with Alesi alongside him in the Sauber. At the start Hakkinen got a brilliant getaway to led into the first corner but behind them was carnage when several cars collided at the first corner with Takagi's car ending up stranded,...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the LVI Foster's Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One race held on August 30, 1998, at Circuit de Spa- Francorchamps; contested over 44 laps, it was the 13th race of the 1998 Formula One season. The race was won by Damon Hill driving for the Jordan team. Hill's team-mate, Ralf Schumacher finished in second position, with Jean Alesi finishing in third driving for Sauber. The race ran in extremely wet weather and on the first lap, David Coulthard lost control of his car causing a collision involving 13 drivers, which led to the race being stopped. After a delay to clear the track, a second attempt was made to start...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Interlagos on March 29, 1998. Mika Hakkinen, won his third straight race, with McLaren, also securing their third straight one two finish. Before the race there was a furore surrounding McLaren as Ferrari had protested about its braking system - which enabled the drivers to apply the brakes on the rear wheels independently, and thus assist both turn in to corners and traction out of them. Effectively meaning that the system was a four wheel steering device, which was banned by the FIA. As a result of Ferrari's protest the team agreed not to use the system at any stage over the weekend. However team boss Ron Dennis was livid that the...
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The 1998 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1997-98 National Basketball Association season. The Chicago Bulls of the Eastern Conference played against the Utah Jazz of the Western Conference, with the Jazz holding home- court advantage with the first 2 games in Salt Lake City. In a repeat of the previous year's Finals, the Bulls won the series 4 games to 2 to give the Bulls their third consecutive NBA title and their sixth in eight seasons. Michael Jordan was voted the Most Valuable Player of the series (he also had won the award the last five times the Bulls won the Finals: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, and 1997). This would be his sixth NBA championship and sixth Finals MVP award in six full basketball seasons, an unprecedented...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 7, 1998. The race was won by Michael Schumacher, however the race is probably best remembered for the crash on the first lap involving Alexander Wurz and Jean Alesi, which resulted in the race being red flagged and restarted. In Montreal, David Coulthard secured his third pole position of the season. The Scotsman managed to do the fastest time at the very end of the session. Mika Hakkinen was very unlucky during the qualifying session. He encountered a lot of traffic during his quick laps. Michael Schumacher was third, and was happily surprised by his lap time which was only 0.2 seconds behind...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup was the first world cup fully sanctioned by the International Rugby Board (IRB) and the third world cup in history. The tournament took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands and was the first women's world cup held outside of the United Kingdom. The tournament saw a record 16 teams compete and heightened media attention. There was no qualification process, teams taking part by invitation from the IRB. New Zealand defeated the USA 44-12 in the final. Several matches in the tournament were filmed for television and a one-hour TV highlights programme was produced by IMG. These recordings are held as part of the IRB's World Cup Archive, though they are not...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 13, 1998. The race was won by Michael Schumacher. This was also the last win for tyre manufacturer Goodyear in Formula One. It was a dramatic race, Hakkinen got a blinding start pushing his way past both Ferraris on the front row, at same time it was a dreadful start for Michael Schumacher who fell down to 5th, soon after he passed Villeneuve for 4th then Irvine for 3rd. Hakkinen seemed to be struggling soon after and he waved his team mate Coulthard through, but soon after Coulthard's engine blew and seconds later Schumacher, who had caught Hakkinen, passed the Finn when Hakkinen ran wide due to the smoke from...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One held at Monaco on May 24, 1998. The race was won by Mika Hakkinen, his fourth win of the season. The biggest surprise in qualifying on the Saturday was Giancarlo Fisichella. He managed to put his car up into third place, behind only the two McLaren-Mercedes. At one stage Fisichella was the fastest driver. Michael Schumacher, who was for the world championship qualified fourth which was a big disappointment for the thousand of Italian fans who travelled to Monaco for the race. A perfect start from both McLaren- Mercedes saw them lead through the first corner, with Hakkinen ahead of Coulthard. Fisichella and Schumacher were running 3rd and 4th. In the...
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The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. These Games marked the return of the Winter Olympics to Japan since the 1972 Winter Olympics, when the games were held in Sapporo. Overall this was the third Olympic Games (summer or winter) to be held in Japan with the first being the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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The 1998 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on July 5, 1998 at Donington Park. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class use a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP uses four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc was replaced by the new Moto2 600cc four-stroke class. Grand Prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for purchase by the general public nor can be ridden legally on public roads. This contrasts with the various production categories of racing, such as the Superbike World...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on October 5, 1998 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class use a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP uses four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc was replaced by the new Moto2 600cc four-stroke class. Grand Prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are neither available for purchase by the general public nor can be ridden legally on public roads. This contrasts with...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on June 27, 1998 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands. The Dutch TT (Tourist Trophy) is a motorcycling event, traditionally held on the last Saturday of June at the TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands, as part of the MotoGP World Championship. In the past all classes (50 cc, 125 cc, 250 cc, 350 cc, 500 cc and sidecars), nowadays only the 125 cc, Moto2 and the MotoGP. The circuit where the race is held is known as "The Cathedral" of motorcycling. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Lime Rock Grand Prix was the third round of the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season and was held over two separate rounds, a WSC class race and a GT class race. The two separate races took place on May 25, 1998. The Lime Rock Grand Prix (2010 name: Memorial Day Classic) is a sports car race held at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States on the Memorial Day weekend, that is the last weekend of May. It is currently a part of the Grand- Am Rolex Sports Car Series, but has been a part of the SCCA National Sports Car Championship, IMSA GT Championship and United States Road Racing Championship. Данное издание не является оригинальным....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 SportsCar Mosport Festival was the fifth round of the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season. It took place on September 8, 1998. The Grand Prix of Mosport, also known as the Mosport Festival, is an annual race held every August or September at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. It has been part of the American Le Mans Series in every season since 1999, with a 2 hour 45 minute race format. Previous editions of the Grand Prix have belonged to the World Sportscar Championship and IMSA GT Championship. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Paul Ricard 2 Hours 30 Minutes was the first race of the 1998 International Sports Racing Series. It took place at Circuit Paul Ricard, France on April 13, 1998. The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating on two classes of open-cockpit sports prototypes in endurance races mostly around Europe. The series was folded after the 2003 season. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr. NASCAR is the largest sanctioning body of stock car racing in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. It also oversees NASCAR Local Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, the Whelen All- American Series, and the NASCAR iRacing.com Series. NASCAR sanctions over 1500 races at over...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 17th Mieczyslaw Polukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces was the 1998 version of the Mieczyslaw Polukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces. It took place on March 29 in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The Mieczyslaw Polukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces usually referred to as the Criterium of Aces is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the Polonia Bydgoszcz. The Criterium of Aces held in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz. It is seen by riders and fans as the official opening of the new season. First staged in 1982, although a similar meeting was held in the 1951 as Criterium of Aces. Данное издание не является...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup. In 1998 UEM (European Motyorcycle Union) launches new competition - European Speedway Club Champions' Cup open for European countries. Apart lack entries from leading nations Britain, Denmark and Sweden, 14 countries typed their clubs champions for competition. Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of dirt or loosely packed shale. Competitors use this surface to slide their machines...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 was the 39th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on October 4, 1998 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. It was the second year of the controversial split between race organisers, the Australian Racing Drivers Club, and V8 Supercar, which had led to Australia's leading touring car series leaving the Bathurst 1000. The V8 Supercar teams raced the 1998 FAI 1000 race, held six weeks later. The race distance was 161 laps, approximately 1000 km. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после...
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