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John Duff, the Glossary

John Francis Duff (January 17, 1895 – January 8, 1958) was a Canadian racing driver.^[1]

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Altoona, Pennsylvania

Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Aluminium

Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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André Ernest Paul Lagache (21 January 1885 – 2 October 1938) was a French racing driver who, along with René Léonard, won the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans in. John Duff and André Lagache are 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers.

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André Rossignol

André Rossignol (9 August 1890, Paris - 5 December 1960, Paris) was a French racing driver who became the first driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, winning in consecutive years. John Duff and André Rossignol are 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers.

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Auto racing

Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.

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Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry

Autodrome de Montlhéry (established 4 October 1924) is a motor racing circuit, officially called L’autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, owned by Utac, located south-west of the small town of Montlhéry about south of Paris.

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Battle of Passchendaele

The Third Battle of Ypres (Dritte Flandernschlacht; Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.

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Bentley

Bentley Motors Limited is a British designer, manufacturer and marketer of luxury cars and SUVs.

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Bentley 3 Litre

The Bentley 3 Litre was a car chassis manufactured by Bentley.

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Board track racing

Board track racing was a type of motorsport popular in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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British Racing Drivers' Club

The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) is an exclusive invitation-only members club for racecar drivers who are judged to have achieved success in the upper levels of motor sport for a number of seasons.

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Brooklands

Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

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Camshaft

A camshaft is a shaft that contains a row of pointed cams in order to convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion.

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Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame

The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (CMHF) is a hall of fame run by the Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation as a not-for-profit charitable institution that "honours and recognizes the achievements of individuals and institutions that have made outstanding contributions to Canadian motorsport as drivers, owners, team members, motorsport builders, sponsors and significant contributors, as well as those who have distinguished themselves in the new Media category." It was established in 1992 by Gary Magwood and Lee Abrahamson, with assistance by Automobile Journalists Association of Canada founding president and motorsport reporter Len Coates, to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of the various Canadian motorsports communities.

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Carl Benz

Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz (born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer and automotive engineer.

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Census in Canada

Statistics Canada conducts a national census of population and census of agriculture every five years and releases the data with a two-year lag.

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Charles Terres Weymann

Charles Terres Weymann (2 August 1889 – 1976) was a Haitian-born early aeroplane racing pilot and businessman.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Cinema of the United States

The cinema of the United States, consisting mainly of major film studios (also known metonymously as Hollywood) along with some independent films, has had a large effect on the global film industry since the early 20th century.

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Circuito Lasarte

The Circuito Lasarte was an Grand Prix motor racing road course at Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, Spain in the Basque Country near the city of San Sebastián on the Bay of Biscay.

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Crankcase

A crankcase is the housing in a piston engine that surrounds the crankshaft.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Dudley Benjafield

Joseph Dudley "Benjy" Benjafield, MD (6 August 1887 – 20 January 1957) was a British medical doctor and racing driver. John Duff and Dudley Benjafield are 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers and Bentley Boys.

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Elcar

The Elcar was an American automobile manufactured from 1915 until 1931.

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Engine

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.

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Engine block

In an internal combustion engine, the engine block is the structure that contains the cylinders and other components.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Epping Forest

Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex.

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Fanø

Fanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and is the very northernmost of the Danish Wadden Sea Islands.

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Fencing

Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting.

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Fiat

Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (originally FIAT, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division Stellantis Europe.

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Frank Clement (racing driver)

Frank Charles Clement (15 June 1886 – 15 February 1970) was a British racing driver who, along with Canadian John Duff, won the 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans. John Duff and Frank Clement (racing driver) are 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers and Bentley Boys.

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Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style.

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Gérard de Courcelles

Smaragd Marie Charles Henry Jullien "Gérard" de Courcelles (21 May 1889, Paris - 2 July 1927, Paris) was a French racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the French Lorraine-Dietrich automobile company, along with teammate André Rossignol. John Duff and Gérard de Courcelles are 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Guling, Jiangxi

Guling, formerly romanized as Kuling, is a summer resort located on top of Mount Lu in Jiujiang, Jiangxi.

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Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Harry Miller (auto racing)

Harold Arminius Miller (December 9, 1875 – May 3, 1943), commonly called Harry, was an American race car designer and builder who was most active in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Harry Ricardo

Sir Harry Ralph Ricardo (26 January 1885 – 18 May 1974) was an English engineer who was one of the foremost engine designers and researchers in the early years of the development of the internal combustion engine.

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Henry Segrave

Sir Henry O'Neal de Hane Segrave (22 September 1896 – 13 June 1930) was an early British pioneer in land speed and water speed records. John Duff and Henry Segrave are Brooklands people.

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Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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J. G. Parry-Thomas

John Godfrey Parry-Thomas (6 April 1884 – 3 March 1927) was a Welsh engineer and motor-racing driver who at one time held the land speed record. John Duff and J. G. Parry-Thomas are Brooklands people.

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Jiujiang

Jiujiang, formerly transliterated Kiukiang and Kew-Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China.

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List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners

The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Motor Sport (magazine)

Motor Sport is a monthly motor racing magazine, founded in the United Kingdom in 1924 as the Brooklands Gazette.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city of France.

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Passport

A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that certifies a person's identity and nationality for international travel.

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Piston

A piston is a component of reciprocating engines, reciprocating pumps, gas compressors, hydraulic cylinders and pneumatic cylinders, among other similar mechanisms.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.

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Renault

Groupe Renault (also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899.

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René Léonard

René Auguste Maxime Léonard (23 June 1889 – 15 August 1965) was a French racing driver who, along with André Lagache, won the inaugural running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in. John Duff and René Léonard are 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers.

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Rockingham Park

Rockingham Park was a horse racing establishment in Salem, New Hampshire, in the United States.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Salem, New Hampshire

Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica (Saint Monica; Spanish: Santa Mónica) is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast.

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Swordsmanship

Swordsmanship or sword fighting refers to the skills and techniques used in combat and training with any type of sword.

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Tooth

A tooth (teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food.

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United States at the Olympics

The United States of America has sent athletes to every celebration of the modern Olympic Games with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics, during which it led a boycott in protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.

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University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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W. O. Bentley

Walter Owen Bentley, (16 September 1888 – 13 August 1971 was an English engineer who founded Bentley in London. He was a motorcycle and car racer as a young man. After making a name for himself as a designer of aircraft and automobile engines, Bentley established his own firm in 1919. He built the firm into one of the world's premier luxury and performance auto manufacturers, and led the marque to multiple victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Woolf Barnato

Joel Woolf BarnatoPronounced Barnatoo – from Barnett too (27 September 1895 – 27 July 1948) was a British financier and racing driver, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s. John Duff and Woolf Barnato are 24 Hours of Le Mans winning drivers, Bentley Boys and Brooklands people.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Duff

Also known as Duff, John.

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See also

Bentley Boys

Brooklands people

Canadian expatriates in China

Deaths by horse-riding accident in England

People from Jiujiang

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