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'''Tom Walkinshaw Racing''', also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer [[Tom Walkinshaw]]. ...CSLs]], but soon was contracted to head [[Mazda]]'s works program in the [[British Touring Car Championship]]. The TWR developed [[Mazda RX-7|RX-7]], with Win

...ed Kingdom. It was established by [[Alfred Moss]] and [[Ken Gregory (motor racing)|Ken Gregory]] — [[Stirling Moss]]'s father and former manager respective ...or the {{F1|1961}} and {{F1|1962}} seasons BRP was renamed '''UDT Laystall Racing''', as part of a new, similar sponsorship deal.

...AME}} Models}}'''English Racing Automobiles''' ('''ERA''') was a British [[racing car]] manufacturer active from 1933 to 1954. ...ge sums being spent by wealthy and government-backed works teams such as [[Auto Union]] and [[Alfa Romeo]].

...son, Jim Hall, Jr., resides in California and operates the [[Jim Hall Kart Racing School]]. | [[1960 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small></small>

...om. It designs, constructs and races [[automobile|cars]] for companies and teams such as [[Subaru]] and [[Aston Martin]]. Its Automotive Technology division In addition to its British base, the group has activities in Germany, Detroit and California in the Un

...rques dominated the first year of the formula, they were soon overtaken by British constructors. ...e, and small-capacity sports car racing had become the accepted route into racing. As the formula gathered momentum, though, constructors started to take not

...annually by the [[British Racing Drivers' Club]] to the winner of a [[auto racing|motor race]] held at the [[Silverstone Circuit]], England. For many years i ...Daily Express newspaper, for cars meeting contemporary [[Grand Prix motor racing]] regulations. The BRDC drew the name from that of an extinct event formerl

From the inaugral season in 1976, the cars were run to [[Group 2 (racing)|Group 2 specification]], and the championship was called the Championnat F ...ng in the name change to Championnat de France de Supertourisme. All works teams abandoned the championship at the end of 1995 but the series soldiered on w

...82 for [[sports car racing]], along with ''[[Group A]]'' for [[touring car racing|touring car]]s and ''[[Group B]]'' for [[Gran Turismo (automobile)|GT]]s. ...Endurance Championship (1983 only). It was also used for other sports car racing series around the globe. The final year for the class came in 1993.

...etright1"/> [[auto racing|racing]] driver and the founder of the [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Formula One]] constructor. ...]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]], joining [[Cecil Libowitz]] and [[Alan Brown (racing driver)|Alan Brown]].<ref name="Setright1"/> A good but not great driver, h

...of Radical's sportscars are road legal, they also build some purpose-built racing cars, such as the SR9 [[Le Mans prototype]]. ...to create a one-make series based around the car. Backed by the [[British Racing and Sports Car Club]], the series featured identical cars that were open to

...Thanks in part to Cooper's legacy, Britain remains the home of a thriving racing industry, and the Cooper name lives on in the [[Mini Cooper]] production ca The first cars built by the Coopers were single-seater, 500cc Formula racing cars driven by John Cooper and Eric Brandon and powered by a JAP motorcycle

...rrell Racing|Tyrrell]], five seconds ahead of [[Denny Hulme]]'s [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]. ...all the letters they had received begging them to continue, they would be racing in the following season.''

'''Touring car racing''' is a general term for a number of distinct [[auto racing]] competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in B ...ies insist on a "control tyre" that all competitors must use) and keep the racing close (sometimes by a "lead trophy" where winning a race requires the winne

The '''Surtees Racing Organisation''' was a race team that spent nine seasons (1970 to 1978) as a ...]] because of a delay in the construction of his in-house F1 car. The new British Petroleum sponsored car earned its first (and only) points that year in the

...It was based on the "2&nbsp;litre Touring Car Formula" created for the [[British Touring Car Championship]] (BTCC) in 1990.<ref>[http://www.supertouring.co. ...ion road cars, while expensive changes had to be made to provide space for racing tyres inside the standard wheel arches.

...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

== Terminology: constructors vs. teams == In [[Formula One]] racing the terms "constructor" and "entrant" have specific and differing meanings.

...mber of March 761s on the grid,<ref name="Ref-1">[http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/merzario/profile.html Profile at F1 Rejects]</ref> though as the season wor ...le.<ref name="Ref-1"/> The resultant '''A4''', which debuted at the [[1979 British Grand Prix]], employed the same Cosworth / Hewland running gear and the sus

...a number of privately entered cars, in the 6 European Grands Prix. Only US teams, constructors and drivers participated in the [[1950 Indianapolis 500|India | {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Grand Prix]]

{{Racing Car Infobox | ...er]], [[Rob Walker Racing Team]], [[Scuderia Centro Sud]], [[Yeoman Credit Racing Team]] |

...affordable, cutting edge [[sports car]]s. Lotus is one of but a handful of British performance car builders still in business after the industrial decline of ...Mk1|Mk1]], a modified [[Austin 7]], which he entered privately into local racing events. He named the car "Lotus"; he never confirmed the reason but one (of

...d in 1945, it raced from 1950 to 1977, competing in 197 [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] and winning 17. In 1962, BRM won the Constructors' Title. At ...imself!) with the backing (both financially and in kind and labour) of the British motor industry and its suppliers channelled through a trust fund.

...beverage company Red Bull (the other is [[Red Bull Racing]]). It made its racing debut in the [[2006 Formula One season]], after [[Paul Stoddart]] sold his Scuderia Toro Rosso is the sister team of [[Red Bull Racing]], with the aim of developing the skills of promising drivers for the senio

...''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===

...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 ...ised by enthusiasts in Bristol, England, just before the Second World War; British motorsport after the war picked up slowly, partly due to petrol rationing w

...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]].

...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

...[[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.

'''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

...a Three Championship|British F3]], [[Superleague Formula]], [[Pickup Truck Racing]] ...the 2008 global financial crisis. DVLL consequently lost the rights to the British rounds of both Formula1 and MotoGP, and in its bankruptcy returned the trac

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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.

The team is fronted by former [[Stewart Haas Racing|Haas CNC Racing]] technical director [[Ken Anderson]] and journalist (and former [[Williams ...ina, in a building that at one time housed [[NASCAR]] [[Joe Gibbs]]/Toyota Racing operations. The team announced its plans for a secondary base at [[Ciudad d

...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

...[[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]]

..._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 ...own 3.0 litre (183 in³) engine, inspired by the Peugeot [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] engine which had been serviced in his shop by Fred Offenhauser

...such, he is generally considered the primary authority in [[Formula One]] racing. He is most commonly addressed in tabloid journalism as "F1 Supremo". His e ...he Compton & Ecclestone motorcycle dealership with Fred Compton. His first racing experience came in 1949 in the 500cc [[Formula 3]] Series, acquiring a Coop

...successful F1 operations, [[Frank Williams Racing Cars]] and [[Walter Wolf Racing]]. All of WilliamsF1 chassis are called "FW" then a number, the FW being th ...ee teams in Formula One, alongside [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and fellow British team [[McLaren]], to win 100 races. Williams won nine [[List of Formula One

...successful F1 operations, [[Frank Williams Racing Cars]] and [[Walter Wolf Racing]]. All of WilliamsF1 chassis are called "FW" then a number, the FW being th ...ee teams in Formula One, alongside [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and fellow British team [[McLaren]], to win 100 races. Williams won nine [[List of Formula One

...organised World Championships; the Principality's first [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix race]] was organised in 1929 by Antony Noghes, under the auspice ...organised World Championships; the Principality's first [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix race]] was organised in 1929 by Antony Noghes, under the auspice

...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.

...m which debuted in 2010 and which will use Renault engines in 2011 [[Lotus Racing]].'' | Debut = [[1977 British Grand Prix]]

'''Rallying''', also known as '''rally racing''', is a form of [[auto racing]] that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or s ...anhard et Levassor]] and [[Peugeot]].<ref>Rose, Gerald: "A Record of Motor Racing 1894–1908" page 1. Royal Automobile Club 1909, reprinted in facsimile 194

...es in which a Ferrari car has set the fastest lap time. In both the [[1954 British Grand Prix]] and [[1970 Austrian Grand Prix]], two drivers each set equal f ...cing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its [[Formula

...ngine|V6]], while being considerably less expensive than a [[V12 engine]]. Racing V8s continue to use the single plane crankshaft because it allows faster ac | title = Classic Racing Engines

...788520080104 |work=Reuters |title=TV car show host wins online backing for British PM |quote=Top Gear is at number two |date=2008-01-01 |accessdate=2008-01-02 ...s led to the creation of two international versions, with local production teams and presenters for Australia and Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topg