Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on clay or dirt surfaced oval tracks. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 1930s. Two different types of race cars dominatedâopen wheel racers in the Northeast and West and stock cars in the South.
1 Chennai floods: 48 hours at the MIOT hospital where 18 died.  Chennai floods: 48 hours at the MIOT hospital where 18 died. For patients, doctors and nurses at one of Chennaiâs premier hospitals, life became hell for over 48 hours as flood water hit power, food supply, communication lines and road access. india.
At Least 25,000 Die in Tsunami Paul Watson and Michael Muskal Times Staff Writers MADRAS, India â The death toll from a massive undersea earthquake that triggered a wall of water crashing through Asia climbed to 25,000 today as officials braced for more deaths and a Herculean cleanup.