In April 2006, JCB announced that they were developing a Diesel-powered Land Speed Record vehicle known as the ' JCB Dieselmax '.

On August 22, 2006 the Dieselmax, driven by Andy Green broke the diesel engine land speed record, attaining a speed of 328. 767 mph ( 529 km / h ).

Chad broke diplomatic relations with Sudan at least twice in 2006 because it believed the Sudanese government was supporting Janjaweed and UFDC rebels financially and with arms.

Taiwan broke off relations with Chad on August 5, 2006 ( hours before a scheduled official visit by Premier Su Tseng-chang ) and Chad formally recognized the PRC on August 6.

Newton promptly broke numerous passing records, most notably the Panthers ' single game passing record of 423 yards, set by Chris Weinke in 2006.

The band broke up twice, in 1996 and 2002, but reunited again in 2006.

In the 13th edition of SAOL in 2006, the Academy broke with this tradition, listing W as a letter of its own.

In 2006 Cripple Creek broke ground on the new Pikes Peak Heritage Center.

A Eurostar train broke the record for the longest non-stop high-speed international journey in the world on 17 May 2006 carrying the cast and filmmakers of The Da Vinci Code from London to Cannes for the Cannes Film Festival.

In the time he managed, he broke the club's transfer record by signing Michael Owen, however he was sacked in February 2006 after a bad start to the 2005 – 06 season.

Under Hitchcock's first year, two milestones were set: on December 10, 2006, the Blue Jackets scored a team-record five power-play goals in a 6 – 2 win over the Ottawa Senators, and on April 3, 2007, the Blue Jackets broke the modern-day record for most times being shut-out in a season ( 16 ) with a 3 – 0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

The second movie was the most successful of the series, bringing in 8. 1 million viewers in the U. S. It scored an 86-date concert tour, and was on the top 10 tours of 2006 ; the tour broke a record at the Houston Rodeo that was set by Elvis Presley in 1973.

In 2002 John Force broke his own NHRA drag racing record by winning his 12th national championship in his Ford Mustang Funny Car, Force beat that record again in 2006, becoming the first ever 14-time champion, again, driving a Mustang.

In 2006 The Somerset Townhomes, located on the north side of West Main Street, broke ground.

Troubles broke out at the school on November 2, 2006, and fourteen students were arrested by the sheriff's department.

On January 10, 2006, Exeter High School's boys basketball team broke their losing streak at 182 against Ozark-7 rival school Wheaton by a score of 59-51.

The follow-up, One Way Ticket to Hell ... and Back ( 2005 ), reached number 11, before the band broke up in 2006.

On September 8, 2006, Howard Stern's Eddie Van Halen live interview broke the band's long silence.

In 2006, the city broke ground for the Linden Pointe project at the former American Laundry Machine Company, which closed in the 1990s and Globe Wernicke, which closed in the 1970s, both located near Montgomery Road and the Norwood Lateral.

On December 2, 2006, at the city's 16th Annual Festival of Lights, Smithville broke the Guinness World Record for the world's largest gingerbread man.

Institute broke up in 2006, after one album.

Fierce fighting between pro-government troops and disaffected Falintil troops broke out in May 2006.

On May 16, 2006, Jean-Pascal Roux from Bédoin broke the record of climbs in 24 hours, with eleven climbs, all of them from Bédoin.

After several lineup changes, the band broke up in 1998, but reformed in 2003 before releasing their first new album of original material in over a decade in 2006.

" Alive and Amplified " broke into the UK Singles Chart at No. 38, and appeared in the 2005 remake of Fun with Dick and Jane, as well as the 2006 film Grandma's Boy.

One Way Ticket to Hell ... and Back ( 2005 ) reached number 11, but the band broke up in 2006.

The track has also hosted some races, including the 2006 Paul Ricard 500km, a round of the FIA GT Championship.

In March 2006, less than a year after selling his team to Red Bull, Stoddart announced his intentions to return the Minardi name to Formula One after lodging an entry with the FIA for the championship season.

Active differentials used to play a large role in the World Rally Championship, but in the 2006 season the FIA has limited the use of active differentials only to those drivers who have not competed in the World Rally Championship in the last five years.

On June 10, 2006, MBNA changed its name to FIA Card Services, National Association ( FIA ), which is not an acronym.

On October 20, 2006, Bank of America, National Association ( USA ), a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, merged with and into FIA.

In 2006, the FIA announced the Belgian Grand Prix would not be part of the 2006 Formula One season, since the local authorities had started major repair work in Spa-Francorchamps.

Since 2006, from San Marino starts the FIA Alternative Energies Cup event Ecorally San Marino-Città del Vaticano, organized by the Automobile Club San Marino.

Before 2006, both the WTCC and the FIA GT Championship were broadcast by Eurosport.

Between 1996 and 2006, the FIA made 6 significant changes to the qualifying procedure, each with the intention of making the battle for pole more interesting to an F1 viewer at home.

The 2006 Formula One season saw the Fédération Internationale de l ' Automobile ( FIA ) introduce the current engine formula, which mandated cars to be powered by 2. 4-litre naturally aspirated engines in the V8 engine configuration, with no more than four valves per cylinder.

The car, badged as a Honda following their takeover of BAR at the end of 2005, set an FIA ratified record of on a one way run on 21 July 2006 at Bonneville Salt Flats.

On this occasion the car did not fully meet FIA Formula One regulations, as it used a moveable aerodynamic rudder for stability control, breaching article 3. 15 of the 2006 Formula One technical regulations which states that any specific part of the car influencing its aerodynamic performance must be rigidly secured.

Some of these new engines were capable of achieving 20, 000 rpm during 2006, though for the 2007 season engine development was frozen and the FIA limited all engines to 19, 000 RPM to increase reliability and control increasing engine speeds.

Minnikhanov is a keen motor sports enthusiast and a regular competitor in the FIA European Championship for Rallycross Drivers, in 2007 driving a Citroën C4 T16 4x4 with 550 + bhp that was built and raced in 2006 by 14 time European Rallycross champion Kenneth Hansen of Sweden.

In 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006 Minnikhanov won the truck category of the UAE Desert Challenge ( a Rally Raid competition ) in the United Arab Emirates with his Kamaz 4911 and in 2004 as well as 2005 he finished 3rd overall in the FIA European Championship for Autocross Drivers with a four-wheel driven Ford Puma.

From the March 2006 issue to the February 2007 of F1 Racing, Max Mosley, then president of the FIA, had a monthly column in the magazine.

SimBin Studios released GTR 2, ( itself a sequel to GTR-FIA GT Racing Game ) in September 2006, a sports car racing simulator developed with input from the actual racing teams which took part in the FIA GT 2003 / 2004 seasons ( FIA GT Championship ).

Built since 2006 by Ferrari Corse Clienti department in collaboration with Michelotto Automobili, the F430 GTC is a racing car designed to compete in international GT2 class competition, such as in the American Le Mans Series, Le Mans Series, and FIA GT Championship.

Originally based on the F430 Challenge, the F430 GT3 is a specialized racing car developed in 2006 by JMB Racing for the FIA GT3 European Championship and other national GT championships such as British GT and FFSA GT.

After the 2006 season this role increased in prominence with Speed's addition of a live camera on the pre-race grid, where Windsor wandered the grid to conduct pre-race interviews with drivers, race engineers, managers, team principals, FIA personnel and visiting celebrities.

His Prodrive company entered a bid to enter a Formula One team from 2008 and on 28 April 2006, Prodrive were officially granted entry when the FIA announced the list of entrants to the 2008 Formula One World Championship.