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Mighty Midgets: The midget racers put powers to ground via four-stroke Japanese motorcycle engines at 850 cc and crank out about 100 horsepower
Mighty Midgets: The midget racers put powers to ground via four-stroke Japanese motorcycle engines at 850 cc and crank out about 100 horsepower

Mighty Midgets: The midget racers put powers to ground via four-stroke Japanese motorcycle engines at 850 cc and crank out about 100 horsepower

Date5/13/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mighty Midgets: The midget racers put powers to ground via four-stroke Japanese motorcycle engines at 850 cc and crank out about 100 horsepower.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0091001F
      The Midget's Christmas party
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      Art Lithographic Publishing Co.
      1890 circa
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      Dutton, Don
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      The winner of the race for women driving snowmobiles with 300-cc engines in the Richmond Hill Kinsmen Club races yesterday, 13-year-old Jackie Cook, s(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      1/19/1975
      Hot bike: For the past three years Scarborough resident Art Robbins has been one of the country's top racers in the Formula One motorcycle circuit - and he's ready for more wins this season
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      Beaty, Keith
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/8/1973
      Switched-off engines: Some Via routes will die, others may be sold to private entrepreneurs for tourist business
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      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
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      Nick Harbaruk (10) of Indianapolis Racers is in alone on John Garrett, Toros' goalie, during last night's World Hockey Game which Racers won, 3-1, pus(...)
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      Mahler, John
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      Toronto lawyer Joseph Sedgwick has been appointed by Prime Minister Pearson to take a long look at individual liberty and the mighty discretionary powers of the minister of immigration
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      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      n.d.
      Getting ready for a steamy weekend. John Crook, 71, has built several steam engines and some will be on display this weekend at the 18th annual Steam Threshing Days at the Quaker Hill museum grounds in Uxbridge, presented by the Oxbridge Scott Historical Society.
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      Irish, Paul
      8/16/1989
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      Barkley, Harold
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      Malcolm Gladwell (353) overtakes Dave Reid (36) en route to winning the midget 1,500 metres age class title
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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