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...the majority of the races being in Sweden. The cars are [[Porsche 911 GT3#Racing|Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup (Type 997) with 3.6 liters, [[flat-6]] [[naturally-as Since then it has been one of the support series for the [[Swedish Touring Car Championship]].

...oup includes several racing series and race tracks. The group also owns a racing school operating at multiple locations. ...rnational Raceway]], [[Road Atlanta]], [[Sebring Raceway]] and the [[Panoz Racing Schools]].

*[[Grand Tourer|Gran Turismo (Car)]], An Italian name for "car". *[[Maserati GranTurismo]], a 2-door, 4-seat long distance cruiser/sports car hybrid from [[Maserati]].

...s car racing]] championship held in France. The cars are [[Porsche 911 GT3#Racing|Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup (Type 997) with 3.6 liters, [[flat-6]] [[naturally-as | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renaud Derlot]] || Graff Racing

...prototype [[sports car]]s since 1988, winning over 25 International Sports car races including: ...ich for over 11 years this was the world record for the fastest production car. According to the [[Autosport]]'s [[Le Mans]] supplement, he liked the plac

...im Harvey]].<ref>[http://www.porsche.com/uk/motorsportandevents/motorsport/racing/porschecarreracupgreatbritain/teamsanddriver/ Porsche Carrera Cup GB] Teams ...ocalist Maxi Jazz.<ref>[http://www.maxijazzracing.co.uk/news.htm Maxi Jazz Racing]News</ref>

...the Philippine National Touring Car Championships, is the only touring car series running under the banner of the [[Automobile Association of the Philippines ...erated by Philippine racing legend [[Pocholo Ramirez]]) and the [[Batangas Racing Circuit]] (owned and operated by [[Johnny Tan]]).

...Porsche 911 GT3]] Cup cars. First held in 2003, it was administered by Cup Car Australia and is sanctioned by [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport|CA The regulations for the championship are based on those used for Carrera Cup racing in Europe and the rest of the world with modifications to the cars strictly

...rently races with the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) and is a Motor Sports Association (MSA) recognised Club ...due course wings and slicks. Unlike endurance-oriented forms of sports car racing, Clubmans tended to run at club-level meetings. Races were typically short

...itish car company that built [[Formula 3]] racing cars and some road going sports cars in a factory in Derry St, Wolverhampton. ...etition success resulted. Publicity was gained by successful attempts on a series of records at [[Autodrome de Montlhéry]] in France. One of the drivers was

...marks Porsche's return to the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]-type of [[sports car racing]] since the its last entry and overall win there was with the [[Porsche 911 ==Racing==

...odium''' (plural '''podia''') for the trophy ceremony. In an international series, the national anthem of the winning driver, and the winning team or constru ...t-flows.html |last=Franck |first=Lewis |date=August 1996 |publisher=Inside Sports}}</ref> The drivers will generally refrain from spraying champagne if a fat

{{Racing Car Infobox | ...gorgeous M1 exoticar, and it turned out to be one of the best spec-racing series of all time. BMW folded the program after two seasons, but Alfa Romeo hoped

| Owner = [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]] | Operator = [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]]

...no brand was an attempt by Ferrari to produce a relatively low cost sports car by using components from other vehicles. The Dino models used Ferrari racing naming designation of displacement and cylinder count with two digits for t

...aft technology to help build triangulated, multi-tubular, [[space frame]]d racing cars, which had in the past been seen in Australia only as imported automob ...he historic register HSRCA in Australia as 1959 and 1960 Nota FJ.The third car was rear engined Nota FJ Renault. History unknown.

'''Eric Bachelart''' (born February 28, 1961 in Brussels) is a former [[race car driver]] and current team owner, born in Belgium. ...s in the 1988 F3000 season. Although he was a star in the national touring car championship, Belgian Procar, driving for Audi and Peugeot, his heart seeme

...erruccio Lamborghini''' (April 28, 1916- February 20, 1993) was an Italian car maker and the founder of the [[Lamborghini]] brand. ...ms before and after World War II, Lamborghini was an enthusiastic owner of sports cars, including [[Ferrari]]s. He noticed that some of the clutch components

The '''Porsche 114''' was a proposed design for a [[sports car]] powered by a 1493 cc [[V10 engine|V10]] [[Internal combustion engine|engi ...top speed of at least 160km/h (90[[Miles per hour|mph]]). Originally the car was to use a large number of VW parts, but due to the intricacies of then G

{{List of Martini Racing Models}} '''Martini Racing''' is the name under which various motor racing teams raced when sponsored by the Martini & Rossi distillery that produces

...car racing]], along with ''[[Group A]]'' for [[touring car racing|touring car]]s and ''[[Group B]]'' for [[Gran Turismo (automobile)|GT]]s. ...nce 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.

{{Racing Car Infobox | ...structor = [[Ferrari]]<br><br>[[Dallara]] (Series One)<br> [[Michelotto]] (Series Two)

...0, [[Formula Vauxhall Lotus]], [[Formula 3]], [[Formula 3000]] and [[Champ Car]]. ...ne of the first people to really bring a commercial mindset to the sale of racing cars - he worked out pricing models for cars and spares (basing this on res

{{Racing Car Infobox | |Debut = 1966 CanAM Series

...>'''[[Grand American Road Racing Association|Grand Am]] [[Rolex Sports Car Series]]''' ...ionwide Series]] and [[Rolex Sports Car Series|Grand-Am Rolex Sports]] Car Series.

| Events = [[Formula One]], [[Champ Car|CART]], [[Trans-Am Series|Trans-Am]] | Record_team = [[Lotus 99T]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]]

| Record_class = [[Champ Car]] | Record_team2 = Doran Lista Racing, [[Dallara LMP]] Judd

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

...i|Giovanni "Johnny" Lurani]] who saw the need of a class for single-seater racing cars where younger drivers could take their first steps. It is often specul ...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

...rd set up and raced what is called a Research & Development car (a one-off car entered to a race primarily for team improvement) with [[Greg Sacks]] at th ...=cache:TuatK3FSR-MJ:www.racindeals.com/record.asp%3FArticleID%3D940+digard+racing&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us 403 Forbidden<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

...cing program, which was very successful in the 1960s and 1970s. The first racing project was BMW’s [[BMW E9|3.0 CSL]]; in the late 1970s the first modifie ...nd exterior styling. The objective of BMW M is to sell factory production sports cars that are comfortable enough for everyday use while offering uncompromi

{{Racing Car Infobox | ...[[Porsche]]. Due to their declining performance, McLaren pulled out of GT racing at the end of 1997.

...= [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] (1978-1989), [[Stock Car Brasil]], [[Champ Car|CART]] (1996-2000) | Record_class2 = [[Champ Car World Series|Cart FedEx Championship Series]]

'''Formula Holden''' was an Australian [[open wheel racing]] category. ...designed for the class, like the [[Cheetah Racing Cars|Cheetah]], [[Elfin Sports Cars|Elfin]], Spa (designed by F1 designer [[Gary Anderson (F1 designer)|Ga

{{Racing Car Infobox | |Notable Entrants = [[Martini Racing]]<br>[[Mussato Action Car]]<br>[[Dollop Racing]]

...of Radical's sportscars are road legal, they also build some purpose-built racing cars, such as the SR9 [[Le Mans prototype]]. ...he cars were intended to run in the [[750 Motor Club]]'s races under the [[Sports 2000]] category, with co-founder Hyde driving.

| Rover k-series VHPD 1.8 The '''Lotus 340R''' was a limited edition [[sports car]] maunufactured by [[Lotus|Lotus Cars]] in 2000 at their Hethel factory.

...was deemed too narrow for modern racing. It still holds occasional sports car and motorcycle races. {{Le Mans Series circuits}}

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Trident''' Cars Ltd was a British car manufacturer based originally in Woodbridge then in Ipswich, Suffolk betwee Their first car, the prototype "Clipper" convertible, was based on a prototype [[TVR]] mode

...for the ''Atlantique'' series. A limited edition ''400 GTR'' was built for racing [[homologation]] requirements, and later used in the [[24 Hours of Le Mans] ...[[Heuliez]]. The goal was to present the only “[[Grand Tourisme]]” French car capable of competing with the French [[Bugatti]], the Italian [[Ferrari]],

The car producer Trojan Limited founded by [[Leslie Hounsfield]] in 1914 in Purley ...s had been produced. Also in 1962 Trojan acquired the [[Elva|Elva]] sports car business and started to make the Mk IV Elva Courier.

'''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 ==Characteristics of a touring car==

...t also uses up central space, making it impractical for any but two-seater sports cars. ...ght dynamics, this layout is heavily employed in [[formula (car)|Formula]] racing cars (such as [[Formula 1|F1s]]).

...for ''little Le Mans'') is a [[sports car racing|sports car]] [[endurance racing|endurance]] race held annually at [[Road Atlanta]] in Braselton, Georgia, U ..., then in 1999 became one of the original events of the [[American Le Mans Series]]. It uses the rules established for the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] by the [[

| Sports car The '''XJ13''' was a prototype racing car developed by Jaguar to challenge at [[Le Mans]] in the mid-1960s.

....S. company [[AC Propulsion]]. It is based on the [[Piontek]] Sportech kit car. The tzero uses a reinforced steel [[space frame]], [[Double wishbone suspe ...red — it can be driven hard using only the accelerator pedal. Also, if the car detects a turn with more than half a ''g''-force (5 m/s²), it eases the re

...e Supercup|accessdate=2007-03-05}}</ref> is the international motor racing series supporting the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[Formul ...average, 24 race cars take part in each race. Most circuits visited by the series are European, although circuits in [[Bahrain International Circuit|Bahrain]

...based on a combination of their names.<ref>[http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3961/Zenvo-ST1.html Zenvo ST1 from Ultimatepage.com.] Retrieved 18 December ...ssive Power”. Motor Trend December 17, 2008].</ref> The designation of the car is Zenvo ST1. Only 15 cars are to be built and will be sold to approved cus

...'World Sportscar Championship''' was the world series run for [[sports car racing]] by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] from 1953 to 1 ...ld Championship, one of the two major world championships in circuit motor racing.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Valiant''' was a compact car based on the [[Chrysler A platform]], introduced by the [[Chrysler Corporat ...r as "Nobody's Kid Brother" to indicate that the vehicle was not a compact car from any Chrysler division; however, the vehicle was sold through Chrysler-

{{Racing Car Infobox | ...as the '''Alfa Romeo TZ''' or '''Tubolare Zagato''') was a small [[sports car]] manufactured by [[Alfa Romeo]] from 1963 to 1967. It replaced the [[Alfa

...e for production cars. Larger engines (up to 4.5&nbsp;L) have been seen in racing and light [[truck]] use, especially using [[diesel]] fuel (an example is th In the early 20th century, bigger engines existed, both in road cars and sports cars. Due to the absence of displacement limit regulations, manufacturers t

...[Donald Healey]] between 1951 and 1954. It was the first American [[sports car]] built since the [[Great Depression]] and served as a [[halo vehicle]] to == Racing ==

...es that this driver or sponsor is currently unknown for the [[2010 IndyCar Series season]]. ==Full Time IndyCar Series Teams==

{{List of Monteverdi Models}}'''Monteverdi''' was a Swiss brand of [[luxury car]]s created in 1967 by [[Peter Monteverdi]] (1934 - 1998) and based in Binni ...ecided to undertake series production of exclusive high performance luxury sports and touring cars. The first model, the 2-seater Monteverdi High Speed 375S

| Owner = [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]] | Operator = [[Panoz Motor Sports Group]]

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Chevron''' was a manufacturer of [[racing car]]s, founded by [[Derek Bennett]], who remained in charge from 1965 to his d ...e 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 London

...= '''[[Portuguese Grand Prix]]''', [[A1 Grand Prix]], [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]], [[Superleague Formula]] ...T Championship]], the [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] and the [[World Series by Renault]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.race-game.org/caterham/tracks.

...n [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] in Belgium. ...oth a 24h race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 500&nbsp;km race at Spa counted towards the [[World Sport

...et car tuning arm. It began in 1968 as "Mazda Sports Corner", a tuning and racing operation run by Takayoshi Ohashi, who also ran Mazda's [[Tokyo]] distribut ...[Piston]] powered car which came forth, then turned away from professional racing and focused instead on enabling third-party competition of Mazda vehicles.

===Racing=== * Swamp Rat, name of a series of [[drag racing|dragsters]] built and raced by [[Don Garlits]].

| Series = Can-Am ...he [[Can-Am]] [[auto racing]] series. It consisted of [[FIA]] [[Group 7]] racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 14, 1970 and ended Nove

...f America''' ('''SCCA''') is a club and sanctioning body supporting [[road racing]], [[rallying|rally]], and autocross in the United States and was formed in ==Types of racing==

...ne at the rear. On test the car reached 120 mph with a 1500 cc engine. The series III version of 1966 added the then popular pop up headlights. ...ord V8 and MGB engines respectively. The G12 was a mid-engined competition car.

...Warwick provides road car design and engineering consultation for various car manufacturers. ...to [[touring car]]s, running BMW's [[BMW M3|M3]], in the [[British Touring Car Championship]]. They were the outright 1988 champions, and class champions

| Record_team = [[Williams F1|Williams]] [[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] With innovative facilities it was considered by some to be the safest motor racing in the world at the time. The circuit had three possible layouts, a large a

...and, because of the success of the model, DMG began to apply the name as a series to other models such as, ''Mercedes 8/11 hp'' and ''Mercedes 40 hp Simplex' ==History of the beginning of the Mercedes series==

...V10 engine, originally designing a version of its [[Chrysler LA engine|LA series small block]] for use in trucks. However, the engine saw its first product .../Econoline]] full-size [[van]], and also saw duty in the [[Ford F-Series|F-Series Super Duty]] line and the [[Ford Excursion]] SUV, and is still in productio

...ldi (constructor)|Fittipaldi]], [[March Engineering|March]], [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]], [[Merzario]] | ...blunder on name registration - sometimes used on his helmet) is a former [[racing driver]] from Italy. He participated in 85 [[Formula One]] World Championsh

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Marcos''' is a British [[sports car]] manufacturer. ...wealthy Canadian buying the company, is now producing cars again. The race car production is now located in The Netherlands while the road cars are now ma

...years). The Speed 8 marked [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley's]] return to racing after a 73-year absence. ...0 [[Horsepower|&nbsp;hp]], mated to a 6-speed [[manual transmission]]. The car weighed 900&nbsp;kg (1984 lb) in with the minimum weight mandated for the L

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Osella''' is an Italian racing car manufacturer and former [[Formula One]] team based in Volpiano near Turin, ...would rise to [[Formula Two]] in 1975 achieving some success with its own car (the Osella FA2); [[François Migault]] scored one point.

The '''Morgan Aero 8''' is a [[Sports car|Sports]] [[automobile|car]] designed and currently built by the [[Morgan Motor Company]] in their fac ...ies from both works cars and privateers. It is also used in the British GT Series.

...ompany, producing the famed '''"Blower"''' [[supercharged]] version of the car. ...nbsp;kW) in road-going models or 130&nbsp;hp (97&nbsp;kW) when tweaked for racing. However, the supercharged engine had a ridiculously huge thirst: the non-s

...instead slide out toward the outside of the turn. Oversteer can throw the car into a spin. Porsches (because of the rear engine design) are known for acc The tendency of a car to oversteer is affected by several factors such as mechanical traction, ae

...ionship sportscar racing world championship series, known as BPR Global GT Series up to 1996. To be allowed to do so, 25 cars had to be built for the GT1 cla == Racing car==

...y [[General Motors]]' [[Cadillac]] brand for use in the [[American Le Mans Series]] as well as an attempt to return Cadillac to the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] s ...to not only survive Le Mans, but also to beat the dominant [[Audi R8 (race car)|Audi R8]]s. GM would therefore turn to [[Riley Technologies|Riley & Scott

...rear wheels. Solid tyres were used, even though these were antiquated for car use, to prevent punctures and very long springs used to give some comfort. ...ny had become in 1914, made production tools and gauges. In 1920 the first series of six cars were made from a works in Croydon and the final production vers

...wn right, autocrossing is a good way to learn skills that transfer to road racing, as drivers learn vehicle control and club ethics. ...clubs. Automobile manufacturers and their associated clubs (e.g. the [[BMW Car Club of America]]) sometimes hold marque autocross events.

...[[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 ...'Lancia Monte Carlo / Scorpion''' was a [[MR layout|mid-engined]] [[sports car]] sold in the 1970s. A low-power version, the '''Scorpion''', was sold in

...aarten de Bruijn]], and since 2000 the company has been building exclusive sports cars like the [[Spyker C8|C8]] and the [[Spyker C8 Laviolette]]. Spyker's h ==MF1 Racing becomes Spyker==

...rs before diversifying into one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of racing cars in the world. Lola is one of the best-known names in [[automobile racing]]. A subsidiary of Lola is the rowing boat manufacturer Lola Aylings. Lola

...oy ground effect to some extent, but [[Formula One]] and most other racing series worldwide currently use design constraints to heavily limit its effectivene ...1960s 'wings', or inverted airfoils, were routinely used in the design of racing cars to increase downforce, but this is ''not'' ground effect.) This kind o

...odels}}'''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

The '''Honda CRX''', originally launched as the '''Honda Ballade Sports CRX''' in Japan, was a ...ic Renaissance Model X", although some believe it is an acronym for "Civic racing experiment".

{{Racing Car Infobox | ...y revamp their sportscar project and quickly replace the V12 LM with a new car for 1999, the V12 LMR.

...5''') was a [[race car]] developed for [[grand tourer]]-style [[sports car racing]] starting in 1997. ...tional exposure. [[Porsche]] was the first to start a new breed of racing car in 1996, with their purpose-built homologation special known as the [[Porsc

...ne 28, 1983) was one of the leading Italian coachbuilders and [[automobile|car]] designers during the 1950s and 1960s. During World War II car-styling work was scarce and Frua had to turn to designing children’s cars

{{Racing Car Infobox | ...than in the R10, resulting in a more neutral weight balance that gives the car better agility around the corners than its predecessor.

...s nontraditional use of [[drifting (motorsport)|drifting]] in non-drifting racing events, and his role in popularizing drifting as a [[motorsport]]. He is al ...o known as "Hachi-Roku" in Japan (''hachi-roku'' meaning "eight six"); his car is also called "The Little Hachi that could". A video known as ''Pluspy'' d

...naging [[NASCAR]], a sanctioning body of United States-based [[stock car]] racing. ...an painting houses, and then worked at a local car dealership. He set up a car repair shop in Daytona. [[Malcolm Campbell]] and other land speed record co

Team(s) = [[Brabham]], [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]], [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] and [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] | ...n, 8 April 1966) is a former [[Formula One]], [[sports car]], and [[CART]] racing driver. He was a Formula One presenter for the British broadcaster ITV unti

...ts production. From 1948 to 1957 the company made a total of 85 sports and racing cars. Although these cars were entirely unrelated to the pre-war Frazer Nas ...e parent company '''AFN Limited''' remained as a Porsche distributor after car making ceased. AFN also worked with the Bristol Aeroplane Company to set up

...neral public, the FIA is mostly known as the governing body for many motor racing events. ...rominent role is in the licencing and arbitration of [[Formula One]] motor racing. The FIA, along with the FIM also certify [[land speed record]] attempts.

| Events = [[Formula One|F1]], [[GP2 Series|GP2]], [[Touring car racing|WTCC]], [[Superleague Formula]] '''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours''' is a [[motor racing]] circuit located in France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers. It i

...e 2006 season. It is considered by some to be the most successful [[sports car]]s ever (alongside such greats as the [[Porsche 956|Porsche 956/962]]) havi The gasoline-powered Audi R8 [[race car]] has been replaced from 2006 onwards by the new [[Audi R10]] Diesel, howev

'''Acura''' is a brand name used by the Japanese car maker [[Honda]] in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong and China s ...]. Some would even call it the only true supercar to hail from Japan. The car's meticulously engineered quality and sterling reliability were icing on th

...tionwide Series]], [[Camping World Truck Series|NASCAR Camping World Truck Series]], [[National Hot Rod Association]] | ...oval, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) infield Road Course used by [[SCCA]] and various car clubs, and also has a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts an annual [[Nation

...example to great success, but Ted Marlow, an early customer, modified his car for road use. ...is Ultima produce the parts required for an owner/builder to construct the car offsite, and this is the only way to receive such a vehicle in the USA. How

Team(s) = [[Arrows]], [[RAM Racing|RAM]] | ...t career, taking in [[Formula Atlantic]], [[CART]], [[Can-Am]], snowmobile racing and [[Formula One]], and remains a revered figure in Canadian motorsport ci

...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 ...ehind the driver -- was merely a practical matter at the time. Because the car was powered by a motorcycle engine, they believed it was more convenient to

...closed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going [[sports car]]s. ...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

| Name = Suzuka International Racing Course '''Suzuka International Racing Course''' (鈴鹿サーキット, ''Suzuka Sākitto''), '''Suzuka Circuit''

...edge [[sports car]]s. Lotus is one of but a handful of British performance car builders still in business after the industrial decline of the 1970s. Chapm ...took off, and indeed [[Caterham Cars]] still manufacture a version of that car today - the Caterham 7; while over the years over 90 different Lotus 7 clon

...'s most popular, and perhaps the most thoroughly commercialized, spectator sports. ...t over the line was [[Émile Levassor]] but he was disqualified because his car was not a required four-seater.

...ped radiator, and is regarded by many as the most-beautiful pre-war racing car. ...ek. Bugatti organized the [[Targa Florio]] as a special spotlight for this car, and it claimed victory there for five consecutive years, from 1925 through

The '''Lamborghini Monza 400''' is a one-off berlinetta [[sportscar|sports car]] designed and built by a tiny local autofficina, [[Neri & Bonacini]]. Ther The car uses the chassis of a [[Lamborghini 400GT|400GT 2+2]] and a 1964 [[Ferrari

...ame [[Alfa Corse]] or [[Autodelta]]) and private entries. The first racing car was made in 1913, three years after the foundation of A.L.F.A., the [[A.L.F ...with an [[Alfa Romeo RL|RL]] and [[Antonio Ascari]] took second. Sivocci's car was painted with the green cloverleaf on a white background that was to bec

...Prix|A1GP]]<br>[[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]]<br>[[Pickup Truck Racing]]<br>[[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]<br>[[British Formula Three Champi |Record_team = [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] [[Williams FW11|FW11]]

|Operator = Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula ...rcycle Grand Prix<br>[[Champ Car World Series|CART]]<br>[[American Le Mans Series]]<br>[[Monterey Historic Automobile Races]]

...inder engine design, others an in-house [[TVR Speed Eight engine|V8]]. TVR sports cars are composed of tubular steel frames, cloaked in aggressive fibreglass TVR's two arms are TVR Engineering, which manufactures sports cars and grand tourers, and TVR Power, their power-train division. The comp

...o [[turbochargers]] and power output was increased to 750 hp (559 kW). The car was designed to be a Twin Turbo setup from the beginning, however. ...n the [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA's]] [[American Le Mans Series]], where it competes in the GT-1 class. In all, it has won over 40 events a

'''Modern Gentleman''' (formerly '''Morris Garages''') is a British [[sports car]] manufacturer founded in 1924, although no cars have been made since [[MG MG is best known for two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced [[Sedan|saloons]] and [[coupé]]s. More recentl

...>[[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]<br>[[GP2 Asia Series]], [[V8 Supercars]], [[Drag Racing]], [[FIA GT1 World Championship|GT1 World]] | Record_team = [[Red Bull Racing]]

...]]<br> [[GP2 Series|GP2]], [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]], [[Le Mans Series|1000 km]] | Record_team = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]

...[[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]]

The '''Alfa Romeo Alfetta''' was an executive [[saloon car]] and [[fastback]] [[coupé]] produced from 1972 until 1984 by [[Alfa Romeo ...yout to the marque. Clutch and transmission were housed at the rear of the car, together with the differential for a more balanced weight distribution, as

...nsington in London. They claim to be the last wholly British-owned luxury car builder. The cars have only ever been made in very small numbers. The most ...expects a Bristol to outlast its owner, and Bristol Cars will maintain any car they ever built. The vast majority of parts are in stock, and they will re

...Izod IndyCar Series]]'''<br>Long Beach Grand Prix<br>'''[[American Le Mans Series]]'''<br>Grand Prix of Long Beach |Record_team = [[Newman-Haas Racing]]

The '''Surtees Racing Organisation''' was a race team that spent nine seasons (1970 to 1978) as a ...ner/driver in its first year. He fielded an entry in another newly formed series in 1969, becoming part of [[Formula 5000]] after taking over the failed Led

...o years he started to produce a motor car which he called the “[[Wartburg (car)|Wartburg]],” a licensed model of the French “[[Decauville]].” The co ...the factory suffered from reparations with removal of equipment. In 1919, car production resumed; but soon economic hardship forced a merger with [[Gotha

...rrari's 1960s [[race car]]s, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_P P Series].<ref name="supercars"/> The project cost Glickenhaus US$4 million but in a ...ure oriented supercar as they were excited by the opportunity to build the car, not just design it.<ref name="supercars"/><ref name="pininfarina"/>

'''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

...ehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any. Not all car types are common in all countries and names for the same vehicle can differ ...P]] classifications are shown. Car rental companies often use the [[ACRISS Car Classification Code]]. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U

The '''Classic Car Club of America''' ('''CCCA''') is an organization founded in 1952 to celeb ==Definition of a Classic car==

{{List of Alpine Models}}:''Alpine is also the name of car models produced by [[Sunbeam Alpine|Sunbeam]] and [[Chrysler Alpine|Chrysle '''Alpine''' was a French manufacturer of [[racing car|racing]] and [[sports car]]s which used [[rear engine|rear mounted]] [[Renault]] engines. The proper

...racing]] course styled after those used in [[European]] [[Grand Prix motor racing]]. The race is now considered one of the premier endurance races in the Uni ...]] and manufacturers such as [[Ferrari]], [[Porsche]], [[BMW]], [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]], [[Briggs Cunningham|Cunningham]], and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]

...he [[racing]] of [[car]]s. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports. ===The beginning of racing===

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...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

...s, tractors and armoured vehicles, and, for a while, of impressive [[sport car]]s. The parent company, [[Enasa]], was created in 1946 based on the old [[H Pegaso built about a hundred high-end [[Pegaso Z-102|'''Z-102''']] [[sports car]]s in the 1950s. The cars were in many ways advanced for the time, as they

|Record_team6 =[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Cosworth|Ford]] ...series over the years&nbsp;— [[Formula Two|F2]], [[F3000]] and today [[GP2 Series|GP2]]&nbsp;— also visit the circuit concurrently with Formula One.

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|Class = [[Grand Tourer]]<br>[[Sports Car]]<br>[[Race Car]] ...noting ''Ghisa'', cast iron block, and &laquo;CS&raquo; denoting ''Corsa & Sports''. It first raced at Modena 1947 by Luigi Villoresi and Alberto Ascari, an

...(4.28 km) long, Talladega is the largest oval track in the [[Nextel Cup]] Series and has seating provisions for over 175,000 patrons. ...founder [[William France Sr.|Bill France]] took to the track himself in a car and drove around it at high speeds. NASCAR also ran a successful support ra

|Class = [[Luxury Car]]-[[Sports Car]]-[[Roadster]] ...rove handling and turn-in due to the decreased weight over the nose of the car. This is particularly noticeable when compared to the Z4 M, which continued

...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 ...Union]] design documents) inspired him to build an all-British Grand Prix car for the post-war era, as a national prestige project (which, naturally, he

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...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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...erati]]s and [[Fiat]]s in both road races and hill climbs. His interest in sports did not stop with motorsports, he was also the president of Juventus footba ...nt the family's interest in Italy. He joined [[Cisitalia]] after the first car was already designed and constructed, but he helped a great deal in the dev

...r head. Like its predecessors and descendants, the F355 is a fairly common car (for a Ferrari) with approx. 11,273 units produced. ...ormance and dimension specifications as the original. Ferrari simply added racing seats, a downforce wing, and a roll cage. The F355 Challenge is not street

...de restrictions led to Holden & Frost commencing large scale production of car bodies. H.J Holden incorporated a new company in 1919, Holden's Motor Body ==Australia's Own Car==

...11 races. Fuji Speedway is known for having one of the longest [[Straight (racing)|straights]] in motorsport tracks, at 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in length.<ref>[http ...2), was destined for CanAm. My last testing and then the subsequent Sports Car GP were at Fuji, but the track was run in a clockwise direction. The reason

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...omobile]] [[gearbox]] that can change [[gear ratio]]s automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual ...right|The automatic transmission selector lever in a [[Ford Five Hundred]] car.]]

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...960s detachable hardtops were offered for various [[convertible]] [[sports car]]s and [[roadster]]s, including the 1955-1957 [[Ford Thunderbird]] and the ...ivered with an accessory hardtop, which is compulsory for some auto racing series.

| Sports Luxury ...che was commisioned by VW/Audi to design a cheap, fast and easy to produce sports coupe. Porsche set about this task with gusto, and quickly designed the bas

...lkswagen Group which produced the final and most powerful iteration of the car: the VT 6.0. ...rghini decided in 1994 that a second, even more specialized version of the car could add new customers to the brand. Starting with the basic Diablo platfo

...omobile]] [[gearbox]] that can change [[gear ratio]]s automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears [[manual ...e.g. [[Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek|DAF]] saloons and the [[Volvo 340]] series that succeeded them, and later the [[Subaru Justy]]), the technology has re

...triumph had been to harness turbocharging efficiently and safely in a road car. ...Car for the Future. A car that would beat all comers on road and track. A car that would form the very essence of Porsche DNA. And it was to be called th

...nd [[Tom Walkinshaw Racing|TWR]] - an operation owned by Scottish [[racing car]] driver and entrepreneur [[Tom Walkinshaw]]. HSV effectively replaced the ...ds of [[Allan Grice]] and [[Win Percy]] for HSV's racing arm, the [[Holden Racing Team]].

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|Record_class6 =[[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] ...considered the toughest, most dangerous, and most demanding purpose-built racing circuit in the world.

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|Team(s) = [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Maserati]], [[Vanwall]], Rob Walker [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] & [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] ...rling Craufurd Moss''', OBE (born 17 September 1929 in London) is a former racing driver from England. His success in a variety of categories placed him amo

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|Class = [[Pony car]]<br>[[Muscle car]] ...d "Cobras", which was the [[AC Cobra|Ford-powered AC-based two-seat sports car]] also produced by [[Carroll Shelby]] during the same period. The confusion

...ility]]"), in Australia and New Zealand, is known in North America as a [[Car body style#ute|pickoupe]] in South Africa as a '''bakkie''' (pronounced "bu ...often with [[V8]] or six-cylinder engines), ''mid-size'', and ''[[Compact car|compact]]'' (smaller trucks generally equipped with [[Straight-4|inline 4]]

...placement Nailhead was the only engine available for the economy "Special" Series 40 through 1955. The 401 cu in (6.6 L) '''401''' was Buick's [[muscle car]] powerplant of choice, and was found in the company's [[Buick Gran Sport|S

...e displacements for Jaguar passenger cars, with other sizes being made for racing both by Jaguar and privateers. The initial aim was to produce a series of engines of higher than normal output that would be able to stay ahead of

...unk (automobile)|boot]]), weight distribution and the vehicle's intended [[car handling|handling characteristics]]. ...[[V8#V angles|90° V8]] will rarely fit. This is another reason why luxury/sports cars almost never use the FF layout; an exception is the [[Volvo S80]] (FWD

...06-12 |accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> However, the team stopped work on its car and did not compete in 2010. It informed the FIA that it was not in a posit The team is fronted by former [[Stewart Haas Racing|Haas CNC Racing]] technical director [[Ken Anderson]] and journalist (and former [[Williams

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...great driving experience. It is no wonder the TL is Acura’s best selling car. ...changes, the Acura type-S offers that extra performance edge to the sports car enthusiast.

...nd the 5.0 Hudson H-145 (produced until 1957). As of 2009, the [[Cummins B Series engine]] used in [[Dodge Ram]] [[pickup trucks]] displaced up to 6.7 L<ref> ...pm). This characteristic has made the inline six popular in some European sports-luxury cars, where smooth high-speed performance and good fuel economy are

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...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 ...s took a knock when he collided with [[Bill Whitehouse]] and landed in the car park on the outside of the track. Eventually, commercial pressures and the

...t|Esprit]], etc...), however its price tag is much less. Gives the average car enthusiast the ability to experiance a mid-[[engine]] [[rear-wheel drive]] ...rson point of view'''''. This section should include information about the car's '''acceleration figures''', '''handling''', '''braking''', etc.

..._be.3F|"How hard can it be?"]] and [[Top Gear challenges#Cheap_cars|"Cheap car"]] challenges which are much larger in scope. ...How fast do you have to drive to be undetected by a [[speed camera]]?''' ''Series One, Episode One''

...h]] which was pulled by a goat. Though, in fact, he received a true petrol car in miniature (with a [[four-stroke engine]]) of two cylinders which was spe ...enior enjoyed success particularly with his racecars which excelled at the racing tracks. His personal preference for designing [[compact cars]] differed wit

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...German, [[Christian Friedrich Schönbein]], in 1838. The battery [[electric car]] owes its beginnings to Hungarian [[Ányos Jedlik]], inventor of the [[ele ...k|author=Setright, L. J. K.|title=Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car|publisher=Granta Books|year=2004|isbn=1-86207-698-7}}</ref>

...ia Ferrari]] Marlboro. Also notable were the success of [[British American Racing|BAR]] and [[Renault F1|Renault]], as well as the poor performance of [[Will ...ition]]. Along with Japanese team mate [[Takuma Sato]], [[British American Racing|BAR]] impressed by finishing second behind Ferrari.

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...three segments of the show - ''Power Laps'', ''Star in a Reasonably Priced Car'' and ''Challenges''. ...cessdate=2008-01-10}}</ref> the layout of the track is designed to put the car through various conditions, ranging from provoking [[understeer]] to testin

...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

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...inardi]], [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] and [[Red Bull Racing]] | ...th fellow Australian [[Paul Stoddart]], at that time owner of the European Racing [[International Formula 3000|Formula 3000]] team, which eventually took the

...8,12538_5637133,00.html|title=Great Button!|date=2009-10-18 |publisher=Sky Sports|accessdate=2009-10-19}}</ref> ...the return of slick [[Formula One tyres|tyres]], changes to [[Formula One car#Aerodynamics|aerodynamics]] and the introduction of [[Kinetic Energy Recove

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...bought by Ford Motor Company in 1922, following [[Edsel Ford]]'s push for sports and luxury cars among the Ford Motor Company, and much against the will of ...ncoln introduced the K-series line of luxury cars, as a successor to the L-series which had represented the bulk of Lincoln's range throughout the 1920's. Th

...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 ...' Champions|Drivers' title]] with the team. After Senna died in a Williams car in a crash at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]], Frank Williams, Patrick H

...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 ...' Champions|Drivers' title]] with the team. After Senna died in a Williams car in a crash at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]], Frank Williams, Patrick H

...Toyota also stopped using the prefix ''Celica'' and began just calling the car ''Supra''.<ref name="OSS">{{cite web|url=http://www.toyota.com/html/shop/ve Along with this name and car Toyota also included its own logo for the Supra. It is derived from the ori

...'s Legacy Clubs rejecting use of their name), it was ''Wheels'' magazine's Car of the Year for 1994 and again for 1998. ..., more space, and more toys such as Subaru's new Lineartronic CVT. The new car was designed under [[Osamu Namba]].[http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/03/20

[[Image:1960 chevrolet corvair 700 series sedan 1 small.jpg|right]] ...e mid-1960 introduction of the Monza Coupe, the Corvair found a new sporty-car niche, and influenced Ford to introduce the [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]] in 196

...y Division]]. The name was first used in 1967 and was carried by a diverse series of cars over the next three decades. As is common with Mercury vehicles, th | Sports Car

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...as [[automobile]]s including [[racing car]]s, along with aircraft, [[kart racing|go-karts]], personal water craft, chain saws, and auxiliary power units. Th ...esign. In Britain, in the 1960s, [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls Royce]] Motor Car Division at Crewe, Cheshire, pioneered a two-stage diesel version of the Wa

...mainly the huge engines in ships (see also Nissan UD3, UD4 and UD6 engine series). ...id, or even by piezo-electric actuators (found on experimental diesel race car engines).

...his is the number of different World Championship races in which a Ferrari car has set the fastest lap time. In both the [[1954 British Grand Prix]] and [ ...cing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its [[Formula

...d hot rod culture. Here's a picture of a '32 Ford Roadster, a contemporary car, but one built on the style of those first hot rods. The basic performance ...s played with as a form of street-running self-expression, the drag racing car, the customized work of art; there was just the hot rod, the amateur automo

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...m which debuted in 2010 and which will use Renault engines in 2011 [[Lotus Racing]].'' ...troduced the [[turbo]] engine to Formula One when they debuted their first car, the [[Renault RS01]] at [[1977 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]] in {{F1|19

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