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On This Day in Automotive History: February 13

On This Day in Automotive History
February 13

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Birthdays: Reeves Dutton (1887), Willi Heeks (1922), Fred Steinbroner (1926), Juan Fernandez (1930), Bill Schmitt (1936), Odie Robertson (1939), Jocelyn Tremblay (1942), Steve Smith (1947), Jim Crawford (1948), Kerry Bodenhamer (1952), Bruce Bechtel (1955), Jerry Knowles (1957), Remy Striebig (1959), Donnie Wingo (1960), Nobuya Yamanaka (1960), Steve Yatsko (1961), Cindi Lux (1962), Larry Oberto (1962), Tony Ferrante Jr. (1964), John Jackson (1964), Frank Vigliarolo Jr. (1964), Scott Kilby (1965), Cass Whitehead (1965), Nigel Smith (1967), Kelly Hu (1968), Robby Marhefka (1968), Ronnie Johncox (1969), Frederic Sausset (1969), Anthony Anders (1971), Fonzworth Bentley (1974), Casey Elliott (1974), Carey Grant (1974), Ben Collins (1975), Jorg Bergmeister (1976), Lance Blevins (1977), Molly Rhoads (1982), Viktor Shaitar (1983), Nick Foster (1992), Brandon Kidd (1992), Martin Van Hove (1992), Sergio Pena (1993), Evan Hallstrom (2001)

1902: During the visit of the Southern Railway Good Roads Train to Raleigh, NC, a statewide road convention takes place, with speeches by Director Martin Dodge yesterday and, today, J. W. Abbott of OPRI's Western Division and M. O. Eldridge, whose speech on "The Highways of the World" features stereopticon views of the Appian Way in Italy and the roads of Europe and Egypt. The crowning event of the day is the organization of the North Carolina Good Roads Association.

1903: In Detroit, Michigan, during ARMA's First Annual Convention, Director Martin Dodge delivers a speech in favor of the Brownlow bill (see December 1, 1902), while OPRI's M. O. Eldridge delivers his illustrated lecture on "The Highways of the World."

1967: FHWA initiates TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) in pilot form. TOPICS projects are eligible for funding under regular, apportioned categories.

1987: The film Over the Top was released.

2001: Colin McRae Rally 2.0 was released for Windows in North America.

2007: The film Drift: The Sideways Craze was released.

2012: Irwindale Speedway filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.