When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Achilles, from Homer's Iliad (25.7)
- Samson and Delilah, from The Book of Judges (25.7)
- Oedipus Rex
- Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (56.10)
- Noah (58.4)
- Moses (58.4)
Historical References
- Dr. Kevorkian (58.11)
Shows and Channels
- Speed Channel (5.3, 7.10)
- Weather Channel (7.7)
- Sesame Street (7.11)
- This Old House (7.22)
- ESPN2 (14.7)
- Kids Next Door (14.79)
- ER (23.97)
- Law & Order (33.2, 34.1)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (33.2)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (33.2)
- Law & Order: Trial By Jury (33.2)
- The Rockford Files (33.2)
- Grand Prix (33.2)
- Columbo (33.2)
- America's Funniest Home Videos (49.45)
- The Amazing Race (51.6)
People
- Scarface (5.2)
- The Godfather (5.2)
- Le Mans (20.4, 23.97)
- Bobby Deerfield (23.97)
- Winning (23.97)
- The Graduate (23.97)
- Bullitt (23.97)
- Papillion (23.97)
- The Verdict (33.2)
- 12 Angry Men (33.2)
- Dog Day Afternoon (33.2)
- The Crow (36.11)
- The Man with The Golden Gun (56.52)
Racing Celebrities, Racing Equipment, and Races
- 1993 Grand Prix of Europe (1.2, 1.24)
- Ayrton Senna (Epigraph, 1.24, 1.25, 25.8, 38.6, 47.1, 47.3, 47.8, 47.10, 47.11, 49.68, 58.26)
- Michael Schumacher (1.24, 25.8, 58.26)
- Karl Wendlinger (1.24)
- Damon Hill (1.24)
- Alain Prost (1.24, 49.68, 58.26)
- Julian SabellaRosa (3.3)
- Formula One, Formula One Grand Prix (5.3, 25.8, 38.6, 47.3, 47.4, 49.68, 58.24, 58.26, Conclusion.1)
- NASCAR (5.3, 16.2)
- Porsche 993 Cup Car (5.9, 8.5)
- Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona (5.9)
- Daytona Prototype (5.30)
- HANS device (6.31)
- BMW (7.2)
- Porsche (7.2)
- Alfa Romeo (7.2, 23.97)
- Watkins Glen (9.2, 9.4, 31.75, 31.76)
- Formula Renault testing program (9.2)
- Sebring International Raceway (14.4, 14.7)
- Derrike Cope (16.2)
- Chip Hanauer (16.2)
- Motorsports Hall of Fame (16.2)
- Luca Pantoni (16.2, 50. 9, 57.8)
- Ferrari (16.2, 41.3, 50.10, 50.51-52, 50.60, 58.24, Conclusion.1)
- Don Kitch Jr. (16.2, 50.5)
- Ross Bentley (16.2)
- BMW 3.0 Csi (17.18)
- 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV (19.6)
- Nürburging racetrack in Germany (20.4)
- Jackie Steward (20.4, 58.26)
- Jim Clark (20.4, 58.26)
- Nordschleife, or Northern Loop (20.4)
- Thunderhill Raceway Park (26.2, 26.5, 26.37, 38.23, 50.31)
- Aston Martin DB5 (26.8)
- Emerson Fittpaldi, "Emmo" (38.5, 38.6)
- Luigi Chinetti (41.1 - 41.4)
- Le Mans (41.2)
- Peter Mitchell-Thompson (41.2)
- Rubens Barichello (47.3)
- Roland Ratzenberger (47.3)
- Tamburello Corner (47.2, Conclusion.1)
- Sidney Watkins (47.10)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (58.26)
- Nelson Piquet (58.26)
- Nicki Lauda (58.26)
- Nigel Mansell (58.26)