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• Ferrari F50
  ==Racing== Following the motorsports theme, to compete in GT1-class racing, Ferrari developed a prototype based on the F50, the F50 GT. The car had a
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• Grand Prix of Long Beach
  |Events = '''[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[Izod IndyCar Series]]'''<br>Long Beach Grand Prix<br>'''[[A |Record_team = [[Newman-Haas Racing]]
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• Grand Prix motor racing
  ...soon saw speeds exceeding 100&nbsp;mph, but because the races were held on open roads there were frequent accidents with the resulting fatalities of both d ==Organized racing==
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• Sports car racing
  '''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&mdash;sports car racing is seen more as a team sport than a gladiatorial individual sport, and team
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• Engine control unit
  ...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.
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• Bugatti Prototypes
  The [[V16|16-cylinder]] '''Type 45''' racing car and similar '''Type 47''' "Grand Sport" were to become a new generation The Type 56 was a tiny 2-seat open car very much in the style of turn-of-the-century horseless carriages or [[
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• Lotus
  '''Lotus Cars''' is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, England. The company is famous for designing and buil ...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 factor
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• Jowett
  ...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 | Three speed gearbox. Four wheel brakes from 1930. 84 inch wheelbase
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• Formula Three Euroseries
  ...orld championship, the highest form of [[open wheel racing|single seater]] racing defined by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA), motor ...ula Three Association) and a few key German teams (such as Bertram Schäfer Racing) that chose not to participate in the new Euroseries. BSR's owner Bertram S
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• Acura RL
  ...equential SportShift 5-speed automatic transmission and Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) 2.0 - now quicker, more responsive and better at handling tw ...hp]] [[V6]] engine, 5-speed [[automatic transmission]], and standard [[all wheel drive]]. Some of the standout features include:
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• Gateway International Raceway
  ...dropped from the CART series schedule, and switched alliances to the Indy Racing League. After mediocre attendance, the event was dropped altogether after 2 ...a Speedway]] in Rockingham, NC and a vice president at [[Richard Childress Racing]] for a number of years, working with the late [[Dale Earnhardt]] for the l
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• Cooper T51
  {{Racing Car Infobox | ...er]], [[Rob Walker Racing Team]], [[Scuderia Centro Sud]], [[Yeoman Credit Racing Team]] |
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• Lamborghini Diablo
  ...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 d
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• Off-road vehicle
  ...}</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 vehic
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• Dan Gurney
  '''Daniel Sexton Gurney''' (born April 13, 1931) is an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner. ...a teenager. He has been a driver, a car manufacturer, and a team owner at racing's highest levels since 1958.
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• Porsche 959
  ...itions. The fully changeable suspension consisted of 4 shock absorbers per wheel, and the ride height was adjustable, from a ground hugging stance perfect f ...sh acceleration and high top-end speeds, added to the stress from the four-wheel drive chassis, caused the tyres to wear unperceptably quickly. Also, due to
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• Tires
  ...scillations caused by irregularities in the road surface, to protect the [[wheel]] from wear and tear as well as to provide a high-friction bond between the ...eer Robert William Thomson, born in Stonehaven, Scotland, as the '''Aerial Wheel'''. This invention consisted of a canvas inner tube surrounded by a leathe
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• Jaguar XK150
  ...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 sea ...aret, Cotswold Blue, Black, Mist Grey, Sherwood Green, Carmen Red, British racing Green, Cornish grey and Imperial Maroon.
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• A.D Tramontana
  ...ish single 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 ...5.5&nbsp;Litre, double overhead cam, V12 engine, 6 speed gearbox and rear wheel drive giving a top speed of 186&nbsp;mph and a 0-60&nbsp;mph time of less t
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...[[IndyCar]]" class of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast live over radi 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
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