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- The '''Aston Martin DBR1''' was a [[sports car|sports]] [[racing car]] built by [[Aston Martin]] starting in 1956, intended for the [[World ...ts no longer had to use cars which were road legal, or based on road legal cars, such as the [[Aston Martin DB3S]]. Therefore, with the ability to create10 KB (1,476 words) - 15:56, 20 October 2009
- | Name = Suzuka International Racing Course '''Suzuka International Racing Course''' (鈴鹿サーキット, ''Suzuka Sākitto''), '''Suzuka Circuit''9 KB (1,302 words) - 22:24, 24 October 2010
- ...''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===31 KB (4,849 words) - 10:13, 14 October 2010
- |Events = '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Izod IndyCar Series]]'''<br>Long Beach Grand Prix<br>'''[[A |Record_team = [[Newman-Haas Racing]]26 KB (3,525 words) - 03:13, 26 October 2010
- ...open two seater. Twelve vehicles were made before an improved version with wheel steering was launched in 1913 and a further 36 were made before the outbrea ...Road, Idle, outside Bradford, and they changed the company name to Jowett Cars Ltd. Car making started at the new factory in 1920. The first vehicle was t7 KB (1,109 words) - 06:26, 19 February 2007
- Only 349 cars were made, one less than Ferrari estimated they could sell. This was, in th ==Racing==10 KB (1,361 words) - 23:14, 17 December 2008
- '''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 team33 KB (5,280 words) - 05:56, 24 December 2009
- {{Infobox racing driver Team(s) = [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] |25 KB (3,314 words) - 06:40, 22 June 2010
- '''Lotus Cars''' is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, England. The company is famous for designing and building ...Hotel in Hornsea. Team Lotus was active and competitive in [[Formula One]] racing from 1958 to 1994. Since the 1960s the company has occupied a modern factor18 KB (2,724 words) - 20:38, 15 September 2009
- The '''Jaguar XK150''' was a [[sports car]] produced by [[Jaguar Cars]] between 1957 and 1961. It replaced the previous [[Jaguar XK140]]. ...vailable in Fixed Head Coupe (FHC) and Drop Head Coupe (DHC) versions. The Open Two Seater (OTS) Roadster model was not launched until 1958. Token rear sea11 KB (1,475 words) - 10:47, 11 September 2008
- {{Racing Car Infobox | ...er]], [[Rob Walker Racing Team]], [[Scuderia Centro Sud]], [[Yeoman Credit Racing Team]] |23 KB (3,103 words) - 07:08, 26 May 2010
- == Hatchbacks, saloons (sedans) and estate cars (station wagons) == ...s not their intended use. In Japan, city cars are called [[kei car]]s. Kei cars have to meet strict size and engine requirements: engines have a maximum di20 KB (2,933 words) - 14:27, 22 September 2009
- ...d is the diameter of the smaller wheel and D is the diameter of the larger wheel): ...aft]] with that of the [[crankshaft]], so that the [[poppet valve|valves]] open and close at the top of each cylinder at exactly the right time relative to14 KB (2,379 words) - 19:01, 27 September 2009
- ...eme engineering would be impossible from the sale of a single batch of 200 cars. ...itions. The fully changeable suspension consisted of 4 shock absorbers per wheel, and the ride height was adjustable, from a ground hugging stance perfect f17 KB (2,699 words) - 17:46, 6 September 2009
- ...}</ref> It is generally characterized by having large [[tires]] with deep, open treads and a flexible [[suspension]], or even caterpillar tracks. Other veh ...cle (ATV) / Motorcycle competitions are Motocross, Enduro, and also Desert Racing like [[Dakar Rallye]] and [[Baja 1000]]. The most common use of these vehic16 KB (2,455 words) - 10:01, 24 May 2010
- ..., relatively light and often absurdly powerful."<ref>[http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/multimedia/2009/04/gallery_mustang Squatriglia, Chuk "Mustang, t ...of its compact [[Studebaker Lark|Lark]]. Other sporty bucket-seat compact cars that appeared during the early 1960s included the [[Mercury Comet]] S-22, [20 KB (2,926 words) - 17:24, 31 March 2010
- ...') is the world's most famous [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance race]], held annually at ''[[Circuit de la Sarthe]]'' near Le Man ...f Le Mans]] were once widely considered to be the trifecta of [[sports car racing]]; driver [[Ken Miles]] would have been the only driver to win all three in15 KB (2,526 words) - 14:03, 10 February 2010
- ...er of parameters. If the throttle pedal is pressed further down, this will open the throttle body and allow more air to be pulled into the engine. The ECU ...engine, the ECU controls the time in the engine cycle at which the valves open. The valves are usually opened sooner at higher speed than at lower speed.14 KB (2,189 words) - 21:25, 22 August 2009
- ...gle or twin seat [[sports car]] with styling inspired by open wheel racing cars and built in Girona on the Costa Brava and costing from £400,000, 610.000� ...5.5 Litre, double overhead cam, V12 engine, 6 speed gearbox and rear wheel drive giving a top speed of 186 mph and a 0-60 mph time of less t11 KB (1,432 words) - 12:46, 25 February 2009
- ...hour (340 km/h) tested by Sandro Munari. The Diablo was originally [[rear wheel drive]] and the engine was [[Mid-engine design|mid-mounted]] to aid its wei ...system, resized front wheels and tires chosen to work better with the all-wheel-drive system, four-piston [[Brembo]] brake calipers, an updated dashboard d13 KB (1,982 words) - 21:30, 3 November 2010
