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  • ...le sport, and it can further include motorboat racing and air racing. Auto racing began in France in the late nineteenth century and is now one of the world' An international competition began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].
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  • ...n inherited the lead with eight laps to go when Mexican [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]] had to stop for a splash of fuel. Fittipaldi cam ...again. By the start, however, all but [[Clay Regazzoni]] and [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]] had reverted to slicks. Stewart took the lead off the g
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  • ...evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to [[Endurance racing|endurance tests]] for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competiti ==Organized racing==
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  • ...dropped from the CART series schedule, and switched alliances to the Indy Racing League. After mediocre attendance, the event was dropped altogether after 2 ...the legendary [[Darlington Raceway]]. Several NASCAR [[Sprint Cup Series]] teams test at GIR in preparation for these events.
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  • The '''Surtees Racing Organisation''' was a race team that spent nine seasons (1970 to 1978) as a ...urtees, as Pace left the team in mid-season, and replacement [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]] struggled to qualify for races, capped by Austrian driv
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  • ...''auto racing''', or '''car racing''') is a [[motorsport]] involving the [[racing]] of [[car]]s. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports. ===The beginning of racing===
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  • ...pe plus the [[1950 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]], which was run to [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] regulations. ...it attracted very little European participation and, conversely, very few American Indianapolis drivers entered any grand prix.
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  • == Terminology: constructors vs. teams == In [[Formula One]] racing the terms "constructor" and "entrant" have specific and differing meanings.
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  • '''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit [[auto racing]] with [[automobile]]s that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be ...y involve complex pit strategy and regular driver changes—sports car racing is seen more as a team sport than a gladiatorial individual sport, and team
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  • ...[[Firestone Indy Lights]]'''<br>Corning 100<br><br>'''[[Sportscar Vintage Racing Association]]'''<br>[[SCCA]] [[SPEED World Challenge]]<br>Zippo U.S. Vintag |Record_team = [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]]
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  • ...[[sports cars]] and single-seaters and worked for Honda R&D and then Honda Racing Service before he helped H. Honda establish Mugen. ...any and in recent years has been largely involved with running Mugen's NSX racing program.
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  • ..._x.htm]. The event lends its name to the "[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed i Although the first race was won by an American driver at the wheel of an American car, European makers such as the Italian [[Fiat]] or French [[Peugeot]] com
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  • ...Association''' (generally referred to as '''IMSA''') is an American [[auto racing]] sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bish |title= IMSAblog: Do you want to know about GT racing in the 70s
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  • .../www.racing-reference.info/exhibition.htm|title=Exhibition Races|publisher=racing-reference.info|accessdate=2009-04-18}}</ref> ...o. Additionally, owing to its southern roots, all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based in North Carolina, especially near Charlotte.
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  • {{Infobox racing driver | former teams =
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  • '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IZOD IndyCar Series]]'''<br>[[Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis |Record_team = [[Treadway Racing]]
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  • ...- the market for which the 928 had undoubtedly been built for. Despite the American influence to the design, the car won the 'European Car of the Year' gong in The American 928 S lasted from 1985 to 1987, and benefitted from a brand-new 32-valve it
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  • ...maximum power achieved in the history of the series was around 1200 bhp in racing trim, during the 1980s 'turbo era'. ...ula One constructors|constructor teams]], however, in recent years several teams have gone bankrupt.
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  • ...mes to the Top Gear test track eventually ends up in the hands of our tame racing driver.|accessdate=2008-08-08|title=Power Laps}}</ref> He is credited along ...senter. But then the producers conjured up the idea of having an anonymous racing driver – which they wanted to call ''The Gimp''. "I just said 'no'," he l
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  • ...enior enjoyed success particularly with his racecars which excelled at the racing tracks. His personal preference for designing [[compact cars]] differed wit ...ime. Some of these jobs made historical influences, like the mid-engined [[Auto Union]] ''[[Silver Arrow]]'' race cars, designed by Porsche.
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