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January in Racing History

Fred Marriott sets a land speed record of 127.659 mph in his Stanley Steamer (1906).
Rodger Ward
Rodger Ward
Gioacchino Colombo
Gioacchino Colombo

1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981).

2 First South Africa Grand Prix to be held on the Kayalami track near Johannesburg is won by Pedro Rodriguez at the wheel of a Cooper-Maserati. First F1 win for Rodriguez and last for Cooper (1967).

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