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  • ...case, the contacting wheel will remain stationary, and the non-contacting wheel will rotate at twice its intended velocity – the [[torque]] transmitted w ...mp and clutch pack). The latter is gaining ground especially in modern all-wheel drive vehicles, and generally requires less maintenance than the mechanical
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  • ...en [[chassis]]. They are also called '''beach buggies''' and those with an open frame chassis are called '''sandrails'''. ...the outer ends of the axles are fixed to the wheel drums. This causes the wheel not to sit perpendicular to the ground at the extremes of travel, but does
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  • Products in this $31.85 billion-a-year industry include performance and racing components, cosmetic and functional accessories, wheels and tires, mobile e ...title formerly held by the now defunct COMDEX show. This auto show is not open to the public. Registration as media, manufacturer, buyer or exhibitor is
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  • ...of Radical's sportscars are road legal, they also build some purpose-built racing cars, such as the SR9 [[Le Mans prototype]]. ...Clubsport, was based on a Kawasaki motorcycle engine placed inside a small open-cockpit chassis which could house two adults. The cars were intended to ru
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  • {{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Chevron''' was a manufacturer of [[racing car]]s, founded by [[Derek Bennett]], who remained in charge from 1965 to h ...notable for its proud Lancastrian nature - unlike the rest of the British racing car industry which tended to be based in an arc running from South West Lon
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  • ...AME}} Models}}'''English Racing Automobiles''' ('''ERA''') was a British [[racing car]] manufacturer active from 1933 to 1954. ...o win [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grands Prix]]. However, by 1933 Grand Prix racing was becoming much more expensive thanks to the very large sums being spent
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  • ...ts car]] with characteristic [[gull-wing door]]s, and later, offered as an open [[roadster]]. ..., usually by sitting on and sliding across the wide door sill. A steering wheel with a tilt-away column made the process considerably easier.
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  • | Single seater open cockpit racer | Five-speed manual, rear-wheel drive
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  • ...d round of the first ever [[A1 Grand Prix]] [[2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season|racing season]], with both races in the event being won by the [[A1 Team France|Fr The track's main [[open-wheel racing]] series is now the [[Superleague Formula]] series which has hosted events
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  • ...subsequent Arnolt Bristol, having sharply creased fender lines, and were open cars without hardtops. There were four additional Bertone Astons that were Arnolt created a racing team for the 12 hour [[Sebring]] race, and the Arnolt team took 1st, second
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  • ...itish F3 now costs around £400,000 and about £80,000 in Asia, for a year's racing), but is regarded as a key investment in a young driver's future career. Su ...ay). The 500 cc formula originally evolved in 1946 from low-cost "special" racing organised by enthusiasts in Bristol, England, just before the Second World
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  • ...ced in 1999 for [[Sportscar racing]] as a redevelopment of their Audi R8R (open top [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP]]) and Audi R8C (closed top [[Le Mans Prototype In 1997, [[sports car racing]] and especially the [[Le Mans 24 Hours]] was popular among factories like
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  • .../08/13/korean-gp-track-to-open-on-september-5th/|title= Korean GP track to open on September 5th|accessdate=2010-09-11|date=2010-08-13|publisher=f1fanatic. ...ok-driving&catid=1:f1&Itemid=157|title= F1: Red Bull Formula 1 Car Turns a Wheel in Korea with Karun Chandok Driving |accessdate=2010-09-11|date=2010-09-04|
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  • | Group 5 Racing | Two-seater, open-cockpit sportscar
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  • ...g on his new range of supercars badged 'Arash Cars' including his AF10 and racing car projects. Arash is renowned for his collection of supercars from Lambor ...ined about the styling but only one vehicle was made and never sold on the open market. The Farboud GT turned up at the start of the 2005 [[Gumball 3000]]
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  • {{Infobox racing driver Team(s) = [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] |
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  • ...rench motor racing team that competes in [[Formula racing|formula]] [[Open wheel car|single-seaters]] in Europe. It was founded in 1991. ...rmula One season with a possible partnership from the now-defunct [[Toyota Racing]] grand Prix team.
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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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  • ...produced in the late 1930s. The streamlined car was derived from the open-wheel race car [[Mercedes-Benz W125]] '''Formel-Rennwagen''', of which also a str ...ed in Germany until [[Rico Anthes]] bettered it with a [[Top Fuel]] [[Drag racing|Dragster]] on the [[Hockenheimring]] [[Dragstrip|drag strip]].
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  • '''Grand Prix Masters''' was a one-make [[motor racing]] series featuring retired [[Formula One]] drivers. The inaugural (and sole ...ed on the [[Cosworth]] XB engines previously used in [[Champ car|IndyCar]] racing, and according to the series organisers produced more than 650[[Horsepower|
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