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  • ...], [[Group 5 (racing)|Group 5 Special Production Cars]], [[Group B|Group B rallying]] and [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]. ...stic or carbon fibre and often few or no parts are shared between race and road versions of the cars. These changes are aimed at improving the desirable c
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  • ...ed to very specialist transmissions in racing, rallying, or in extreme off-road vehicles, although they are common in power boats. Small cone clutches are
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  • ...tors without having them take to additional time and resources to do the [[Rallying#Pacenotes and reconnaissance|reconnaissance]] themselves. Currently, the sy '''Rallying''' – A motorsport which involves both a driver and a co-driver/navigator.
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  • ==Racing and rallying== [[Kart]]s, many [[open wheel car|open wheelers]], and some modern road cars (cars that are mounted with [[automatic transmission]] or [[semi-autom
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  • ...a vehicle rapidly without losing momentum. It is typified by the classic [[rallying]] style of rear-wheel drive cars, where a [[automobile|car]] appears to tra ...works best on loose surfaces where the friction between the tires and the road is not too high, but can also be used on asphalt or other surfaces with hig
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  • ...ca Twin-Cam Turbo''' was the product of one of the most exciting phases of rallying, when the [[World Rally Championship]] adopted its [[Group B]] regulations ...ta]] devised a plan to build 200 road cars, 20 'evolutionary' versions for rallying and a powerful new engine.
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  • ...Bremgarten's tree-lined roads, often poor light conditions and changes in road surface made for what was acknowledged to be a very dangerous circuit, espe ...when spectator racing sports, with the exception of [[hillclimbing]] and [[rallying]], were banned in Switzerland following the [[1955 Le Mans disaster]]. Alth
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  • ...chnique is used in some forms of [[auto racing|motorsport]], for example [[rallying]], [[autotesting]], and [[motorkhana]]. ...tree), or bad judgment of speed, resulting in the vehicle driving off the road rather than sliding.
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  • | Layout1 = 2004 Road course | Layout2 = 2000 Road course
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  • ...'', '''Manji Drifting''', or '''Pendulum turn''', is a technique used in [[rallying]]. While approaching the turn the driver applies a slight steering input to ...). This is partially neutralized by the friction between the tires and the road, so the vehicle rather tilts than slides. As you abruptly flick the steerin
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  • ...('''SCCA''') is a club and sanctioning body supporting [[road racing]], [[rallying|rally]], and autocross in the United States and was formed in 1944. It runs ...A - Sports Car Club of America<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is the [[road racing]] division where drivers race wheel-to-wheel on either dedicated rac
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  • ...uit [[Louis Rosier]] and Circuit [[Clermont-Ferrand]]) is a [[motorsport]] road course in the Auvergne mountains in France near Clermont-Ferrand, the home [[Formula 3]], [[sports car racing]], and [[touring car racing]] as when as [[Rallying]] and [[hillclimbing]] continued there until the 1980s when the original la
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  • ...ton Martin]]. Its Automotive Technology division based in Warwick provides road car design and engineering consultation for various car manufacturers. ...artin Racing. In 2004, Aston Martin Racing unveiled the DBR9 based on the road going DB9. In its first outing at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005, the team
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  • ...s car designed by Ford in the early '80s as a purpose built rally car. 200 road going versions were built (based on the RAC Rally car) to comply with [[FIA ...led development stage and they desperately needed a competitor for Group B rallying.
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  • [[Category:Road rallying]]
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  • ...ies caused the French government to stop the race in Bordeaux and ban open-road racing. ...1930s saw the radical differentiation of racing vehicles from high-priced road cars, with [[Delage]], [[Auto Union]], [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Delahaye]] and
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  • ...it was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. It is since run as a [[rallying]] event. ...ges while the people were sitting or standing right next to or even on the road. Porsche, on the other hand, did not race its big [[Porsche 917]], but rath
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  • ...aved or gravel surface.<ref Name="New_Brunswick">{{cite web | title = Off-Road Vehicle Act | work = New Brunswick Acts and regulations | publisher = At ...earance and higher traction vehicles enables access on trails and [[forest road]]s that have rough and low traction surfaces.
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  • ...se days weak Spanish truck market. [[Semi-trailer truck|Artic]] tractor, [[road train]] and coach or bus versions were also available soon, and all toghete ..., the top of the line being 8x4 rigids, 6x4 semi-trailer tractors, 6x6 off-road dumpers and military armoured vehicles, a five-axle 10x4 special conversion
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  • ...ts and their co-drivers drive between set control points ([[Special stage (rallying)|special stages]]), leaving at regular intervals from one or more start poi ...Illustrated History of Rallying", page 7. Osprey Publishing 1981.</ref> Rallying itself can be traced back to the 1894 Paris-Rouen Horseless Carriage Compet
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