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When was Dubai Autodrome created?
Dubai Autodrome was created in 2004.
What type of motorsport events are held at bedford autodrome UK?
High powered car racing, but it has been selected as a training ground for the London 2012 Oympics.
How do you get into F1 racing?
You start off in small karting events ,at a young age. And if successful move up into formula 3000 and GP2 . After that you seek a contract with an F1 constructor as a test driver , and then a full F1 driver.
What types of sports were played in 1931?
Alpine skiingFIS Alpine World Ski ChampionshipsInaugural FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Mürren, Switzerland. The events are a downhill and a slalom race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:Men's Downhill - Walter Prager (Switzerland)Men's Slalom - David Zogg(Switzerland)Women's Downhill - Esme Mackinnon (Great Britain)Women's Slalom - Esme Mackinnon (Great Britain)[edit]American footballNFL championshipGreen Bay Packers win the NFL title with a 13-2 recordCollege championshipCollege football national championship - USC Trojans[edit]Association footballBrazilFoundation of Botafogo RioEnglandThe Football League - Arsenal 66 points, Aston Villa59, Sheffield Wednesday 52, Portsmouth49, Huddersfield Town 48, Derby County46FA Cup final- West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Birmingham City at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonGermanyNational Championship - Hertha BSC3-2 TSV 1860 München at Köln[edit]Australian rules footballMay 9: Richmond beat South Melbourne's 12 year record for the highest score when they kick 30.19 (199) to North Melbourne's 4.7 (31). Doug Strang, in his second game, andJack Tituskick 22 goals between them - still an equal record for two players on one side.VFL PremiershipGeelong wins the 35th VFLPremiership: Geelong 9.14 (68) d Richmond 7.6 (48) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)Brownlow MedalThe annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Haydn Bunton senior (Fitzroy)[edit]BandySwedenChampionship final - AIK 4-3 IF Karlstad-Göta[edit]BaseballWorld Series1-10 October - St. Louis Cardinals (NL) defeats Philadelphia Athletics (AL) to win the 1931 World Series by four games to threeMajor League BaseballMVP awards to Frankie Frisch (NL) and Lefty Grove (AL)Negro League BaseballThe Negro National League disbands. St. Louis Stars win the last championship.[edit]BasketballABL ChampionshipBrooklyn Visitations win four games to two over the Fort Wayne HoosiersCollege ChampionshipNorthwestern University wins the men's college basketball titleEventsThe ABL suspends operations after the 1930-1931 season. This is also the last year it operates as a major professional league.[edit]BobsleighBobsleigh World Championships2nd FIBT World Championships 1931 are held in Oberhof, Germany (two-man bob) and St Moritz, Switzerland (four-man bob). Both gold medals are won by Germany.[edit]BoxingEventsWorld Middleweight Champion Mickey Walkervacates his title to campaign as a heavyweight. The middleweight championship remains vacant until 1941.Lineal world champions[1]World Heavyweight Championship - Max SchmelingWorld Light Heavyweight Championship - Maxie RosenbloomWorld Middleweight Championship - Mickey Walker→ vacantWorld Welterweight Championship - Tommy Freeman → "Young" Jack Thompson → Lou BrouillardWorld Lightweight Championship - Tony CanzoneriWorld Featherweight Championship - Bat BattalinoWorld Bantamweight Championship - Panama Al BrownWorld Flyweight Championship - vacant[edit]Canadian footballGrey Cup19th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League - Montreal AAAdefeats Regina Roughriders 22-0[edit]CricketEventsNew Zealandplays its first Test seriesin England. England wins the series 1-0 with two matches drawn.EnglandCounty Championship - YorkshireMinor Counties Championship - Leicestershire IIMost runs - Herbert Sutcliffe 3006 @ 96.96 (HS 230)Most wickets - Tich Freeman 276 @ 15.60 (BB 10-79)Wisden Cricketers of the Year - Bill Bowes, Stewie Dempster, James Langridge, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Hedley VerityAustraliaSheffield Shield - VictoriaMost runs - Don Bradman1422 @ 79.00 (HS 258)Most wickets - Clarrie Grimmett 74 @ 19.14 (BB 7-87)IndiaBombay Quadrangular - not contestedNew ZealandPlunket Shield - CanterburySouth AfricaCurrie Cup - not contestedWest IndiesInter-Colonial Tournament - not contested[edit]CyclingTour de FranceAntonin Magne (France) wins the 25th Tour de FranceOther eventsGiro d'Italiais won by Francesco Camusso (Italy)World Cycling Championship is won by Learco Guerra (Italy)[edit]Figure skatingWorld Figure Skating ChampionshipsWorld Men's Champion - Karl Schäfer(Austria)World Women's Champion - Sonja Henie(Norway)World Pairs Champions - Emília Rotterand László Szollás (Hungary)[edit]GolfMajor tournamentsBritish Open- Tommy ArmourU.S. Open - Billy BurkePGA Championship - Tom CreavyOther tournamentsBritish Amateur - Eric Martin-SmithU.S. Amateur- Francis OuimetWomen's Western Open - June Beebe[edit]Harness racingUSAHambletonian- Calumet ButlerKentucky Futurity - The Protector[edit]Horse racingEnglandChampion Hurdle - not contested due to frostCheltenham Gold Cup - not contested due to frostGrand National - Grakle1,000 Guineas Stakes - Four Course2,000 Guineas Stakes - CameronianEpsom Derby - CameronianEpsom Oaks - BruletteSt. Leger Stakes - SandwichAustraliaMelbourne Cup - White NoseCanadaQueen's Plate- Froth BlowerFrancePrix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Pearl CapIrelandIrish Grand National - Impudent BarneyIrish Derby Stakes - Sea SerpentUSAKentucky Derby - Twenty GrandPreakness Stakes - MateBelmont Stakes - Twenty Grand[edit]Ice hockeyStanley CupMontreal Canadiens defeats Chicago Black Hawks by 3 games to 2Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsGold Medal - CanadaSilver Medal - United StatesBronze Medal - AustriaOther eventsHockey Night in Canada, now the oldest sports-related television program still on air, debuts as a radio program known as the General Motors Hockey Broadcast. The TV series begins in 1952.[edit]Motor racingGrand Prix racingThe Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus (AIACR) introduces a European Championship for Grand Prix drivers on a points system. The first winner isFerdinando Minoia (Italy), driving for Alfa Romeo in its 8C-2300 and 6C-1750 models, even though he does not win a race.19 April - the 3rd Monaco Grand Prix is run at Monte Carlo. The winner is Louis Chiron (Monaco) in a Bugatti T51. He covers 318 km (198 mi) (100 laps) in 3:39:09.2.24 May - the 9th Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The winners are Giuseppe Campari and Tazio Nuvolari (both Italy), sharing an Alfa Romeo 8C2300. The race is 10 hours, covering 1,550.03 kilometres (963.14 mi) (155 laps). It is officially titled the IX Gran Premio d'Italia and is given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.21 June - the 17th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry. The race is 10 hours, covering 1,268.825 km (788.411 mi) (101 laps). The winners are Louis Chiron (Monaco) and Achille Varzi (Italy), sharing a Bugatti T51. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XXV Grand Prix de l'ACF.12 July - the 3rd Belgian Grand Prix is run at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The race is 10 hours, covering 1,320.399 km (820.458 mi) (88 laps). The winners are William Grover-Williams (Great Britain) and Caberto Conelli (Italy), sharing a Bugatti T51.Indianapolis 50030 May - 19th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Louis Schneider (USA) in the Bowes Seal Fast SpecialStevens-Miller in 5:10:27.93.[2]Le Mans 24 hoursThe 9th Le Mans 24 hours race is won by Earl Howe and Tim Birkin(both Great Britain) driving an Alfa Romeo 8C2300. They cover 184 laps (3,017.654 km (1,875.083 mi)).[edit]Nordic skiingFIS Nordic World Ski Championships6th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1931 are held at Oberhof, Germany[edit]RowingThe Boat Race21 March - Cambridgewins the 83rd Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race[edit]Rugby leagueEnglandChampionship- SwintonChallenge Cup final - Halifax 22-8 York at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonLancashire League Championship - SwintonYorkshire League Championship - LeedsLancashire Cup - St Helens Recreation 18-3 WiganYorkshire Cup- Leeds 10-2 HuddersfieldAustraliaNSW Premiership - South Sydney12-7 Eastern Suburbs[edit]Rugby unionFive Nations Championship44th Five Nations Championship series is won by WalesShortly after the 1931 Five Nations Championship is completed, France is banned from the competition due to allegations of professionalism and administrative deficiencies. France will be readmitted after the 1939 competition but will not be able to play until 1947 because of the suspension of international rugby during World War II. In the meantime, the competition reverts to its original title of Home Nations Championship.[edit]SnookerWorld Championship5th World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Tom Dennis25-21[edit]Speed skatingSpeed Skating World ChampionshipsMen's All-round Champion - Clas Thunberg(Finland)[edit]TennisAustraliaAustralian Men's Singles Championship - Jack Crawford(Australia) defeats Harry Hopman (Australia) 6-4 6-2 2-6 6-1Australian Women's Singles Championship - Coral Buttsworth (Australia) defeats Marjorie Cox Crawford (Australia) 1-6 6-3 6-4EnglandWimbledon Men's Singles Championship - Sidney Wood (USA) by a walkover after Frank Shields (USA) withdraws from the final due to an ankle injuryWimbledon Women's Singles Championship - Cilly Aussem (Germany) defeats Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (Germany) 6-2 7-5FranceFrench Men's Singles Championship - Jean Borotra (France) defeats Christian Boussus (USA) 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-4French Women's Singles Championship - Cilly Aussem (Germany) defeats Betty Nuthall (Great Britain) 8-6 6-1USAAmerican Men's Singles Championship - Ellsworth Vines (USA) defeats George Lott (USA) 7-9 6-3 9-7 7-5American Women's Singles Championship - Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (Great Britain) 6-4 6-1Davis Cup1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge - France 3-2 Great Britainat Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, France
