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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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• Car classification
  == 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 di
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• Gear ratio
  ...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 to
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• Porsche 959
  ...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 f
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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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• Pony car
  ..., 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, [
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• 24 Hours of Le Mans
  ...') 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 in
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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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• A.D Tramontana
  ...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&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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• 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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• Maserati A6
  ...-door, 2-seat [[FR layout]] Roadster<br>no-door, 2-seat [[FR layout]] Open-Wheel Roadster '''Maserati A6''' were various cars made by [[Maserati]] of Italy, for the Alfieri brothers (founders of [[Mase
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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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• International Motor Sports Association
  ...Association''' (generally referred to as '''IMSA''') is an American [[auto racing]] sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bish |title= IMSAblog: Do you want to know about GT racing in the 70s
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• Indianapolis 500
  ...lass of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast live over radio on the [[In 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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• Porsche 917
  | Racing The 917 is one of the most iconographic sports racing cars of all time largely for its high speeds and high horsepower outputs and was
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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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• Automatic transmission
  Most cars sold in the United States since the 1950s have been equipped with an [[Auto ...ference between the pressures changes, causing different sets of valves to open and close. The hydraulic pressure controlled by these valves drives the var
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• Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
  |Operator = Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula ...a paved road [[racing track]] used for both [[auto racing]] and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near Monterey, California, USA.
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• 2010 Japanese Grand Prix
  | Course = Permanent racing facility | Pole_Team = [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]
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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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