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The result was Keep per WP:SNOW. (non-admin closure) -- Lord Roem (talk) 04:37, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Triple Crown of Motorsport[edit]

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This is pure original research. The lead claim, for example, starts with "is often regarded as" which is a red flag for original research and is based on references that make no mention of the triple crown. The fact that only one person actually won it shows that it is not a widely used term and is not worth of an article. Biker Biker (talk) 10:29, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References 6,7, 8 and 10 do specifically mention the term. Suggesting it is widely used? Ian Dalziel (talk) 11:17, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - As Ian Dalziel points out, at least 4 of the references specifically mention the term and sources such as ESPN, autoracing.com and Sports Car Digest confirm the definitions provided in the article, which would seem to counter the suggestion of original research. And about 1 million Google hits suggest it's a fairly widely used term. The lead says "often regarded as" due to the alternative definitions for the term. DH85868993 (talk) 14:49, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – clearly quite well-referenced although some more work could be done. I don't see much evidence of OR, if any, and the nominator's claim that "the fact that only one person actually won it shows that it is not a widely used term" is a total non-sequitur. Bretonbanquet (talk) 14:54, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep – It is a term I have known well, but upon research into my "F1 Library", I find little reference to the Triple Crown of Motorsport. I was looking for Graham Hill, and only one of the places noted that he won the three "blue riband" events or something along those lines. These books are F1-specific books, however, and made little of anything Hill did outside of F1, his path to F1 and his death. I believe the Triple Crown of Motorsport is noteworthy enough to be an article. I also agree with Bretonbanquet that the fact only one person won it doesn't make it unnotable, it means it is difficult to achieve. —Gyaro –Maguus— 15:21, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – Clearly a well established concept. Just because the achievement is rare does not mean its unnotable. Nor that it is informal. Grand Slams in Tennis and Golf are informal yet well recognised. If you search the term in connection with drivers who have gone very close to matching the achievement, like Mario Andretti, Jacques Villeneuve and Juan Pablo Montoya you will find more material. Additionally the article was purged some time back of material that was original research, leaving behind that which is referenced. So these concerns have already been tested. --Falcadore (talk) 16:02, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 01:22, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Four references mention the term specifically and it is a widely used term especially with drivers that came close to completing it (such as Andretti & Montoya). I completely agree with the others above me. Editadam 12:08, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - There are enough references for the main definition and it's an established concept. --August90 (talk) 21:43, 27 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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