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inductee awards. They induct between 6 and 10 people annually who have played very significant roles in aviation, boating and motor racing. The
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featured a two-page article on his new style. Since his move to
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About that time his interest in Land and Water Speed record breakers came to the fore. His first book jacket cover appeared on the cover of
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1979 London exhibition allowed him to introduce both his motor racing and
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His first contact with the motorracing enthusiasts started in 1972 at a small Racing Car Show in the
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concentration camps and into his later years, covering life in Africa, enduring a sojourn through the war-torn
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