41.   For his second Tour of Corsica in five months, Tommi Makinen is hoping for a change of luck when the race starts Friday.

42.   He also stated tool-making technology, Phoenician alphabet and the Aryan race started in Atlantis.

43.   Heras will be assured of plenty of support when the race starts because he hails from the nearby town of Bejar.

44.   It was the third time in the last five Olympics the race did not start on time because of snow.

45.   Just before the race started, French rider Pascal Derame suffered minor head, face and body injuries when he collided with two police officers patrolling the course.

46.   Qualifying races start Wednesday.

47.   Races usually start with a green light and end when someone pulls ahead by at least a car length.

48.   Schumacher said the team had been prepared for either two or three stops and decided to go with three once the race had started.

49.   Stars and Stripes was in position to take the right side of the course, and would have taken a big lead had the race started in those conditions.

50.   That same night, the home run race starts all over again.