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• Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  ...e-time 500 winner [[Wilbur Shaw]] came back to do a 500-mile (800 km) tire test approved by the government for Firestone. Shaw was shocked at the state of {{See also|List of NASCAR race tracks}}
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• Amphibious vehicle
  ...d, marsh, swamp etc.. This explains why many designs use [[Tracked vehicle|tracks]] in addition to or instead of wheels, and in some cases even resort to [[A ...n or on the water some vehicles simply make do by spinning their wheels or tracks, while others can power their way forward more effectively using (additiona
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• Japanese Grand Prix
  ...Toyota]] and [[Honda]], respectively. There had been speculation that both tracks would host Grands Prix, with the readoption of the [[Pacific Grand Prix]] m ...igned by Dutchman John Hugenholtz and owned by [[Honda]], who used it as a test track. Most notable initially for its layout—Suzuka is the only figure-ei
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• Porsche 917
  ...7K. At the end of 1970 the 512M was faster than the 917s, at least on some tracks. ...eight and compact [[Porsche 908]]/3 were available for the slow and twisty tracks of [[Nürburgring]] and [[Targa Florio]].
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• Fuji Speedway
  ...or having one of the longest [[Straight (racing)|straights]] in motorsport tracks, at 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in length.<ref>[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article ...ind crest at around 190/200 mph and ''dropped into'' the banking. At other tracks (Daytona, Monthlery, etc.) you climb up the banking. One of the results was
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• Ferrari Testarossa
  Althoguh successful on the road, the Testarossa did not appear on race tracks, unlike the 512BBi, which had done so with minor success. *In the ''Test Drive (video game)'', the Testarossa is one of the sports cars the player h
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• Motor Racing
  ...distance of 810 miles in an attempt to expose India to the automobile and test its suitability for Indian conditions. Lord Curzon, the Viceroy, gave his c ...ncluding [[kart racing]], which employs a small, low-cost machine on small tracks. Many of the current top drivers began their careers in karts. [[Formula F
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• Lancia Stratos HF
  ...ndurance racing. Theses cars failed against the [[Porsche 935]]s on closed tracks but proven successful in hybrid events. While they failed in the Tour de Fr If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to
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• Off-roading
  ...to the fact that the routes are predominantly along unpaved tracks, forest tracks, or older roadways that may have fallen into disuse. For a lot of greenlane ...navigation skills and machine durability. [[Off-road park]]s and motocross tracks also host a number of events as it might be the only legal place to off-roa
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• Touring car racing
  ...racing|endurance races]], which last anything from 3 to 24 hours and are a test of reliability and pit crews as much as car and driver speed.
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• 2008 Formula One season
  The first multi-team test session started in [[Circuito de Jerez|Jerez]] on 14 January 2008. [[Scuder ...r SA08 launch and cancelling testing at Valencia, Super Aguri turned up to test their SA07B interim car for the first time.<ref name="2008 Testing 5, Day 2
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• Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
  On August 20, 2006, [[Toyota F1]] test driver [[Ricardo Zonta]] set an unofficial lap record of 1'06.039.<ref>[htt {{Champ Car tracks}}
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• Top Gear test track
  [[Image:TG Test Tracksmall.png|right]] ...ted Kingdom. The track was designed by [[Lotus|Lotus Cars]]. It is used to test both cars and drivers seen on the programme in three segments of the show -
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• Toyota Tacoma Review
  ...ke a sports car. It corners flat and generates lots of grip in corners. It tracks well and is very stable in tight corners even when spinning the inside rear [[Image:Tacoma-Crash.jpg|frame|NHTSA Crash Test]]
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• Toyota MR2
  If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then '''''please make sure to ...t, the ZZW30 proved the top-class handling abilities of the ZZW30. On race tracks, a stock ZZW30 has a superior handling around the corners but lacks power i
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• Nürburgring
  By the late 1960s, the Nordschleife and many other tracks were becoming increasingly dangerous for the latest generation of F1 cars. ...k plus its huge pit facilities. Entry level of competition is a regularity test ([[Gleichmäßigkeitsprüfung|GLP]]) for road legal cars. Two racing series
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• Acura TL Review
  ...e side windows' trailing edges could well have been more reflective of the test car's early production status than of any design shortcoming. ...ons easily pass the fingernail and winter glove tests. Still, to change CD tracks you have to press the Audio button and go to a menu. In terms of technology
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• Honda S2000
  ...med two-second reduction in the S2000 CR’s lap time around Honda’s Tochigi test track.
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• Rallying
  ...the important Light Car Trial for manufacturers of cars up to 1400 cc, to test comparative performances and improve the breed.<ref>Cowbourne 2005 p 422</r ...ert sand, each chosen to provide an enjoyable challenge for the crew and a test of the car's performance and reliability.
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• Top Gear (2002 TV series)
  ...emy Clarkson]], [[Richard Hammond]] and [[James May]], and also features a test driver known as [[The Stig]]. The programme is estimated to have <!-- don't ...[[The Stig]], an anonymous, helmeted racing driver, was introduced as the test driver. New segments were also added, including "[[Star in a Reasonably Pri
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