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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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• NASCAR
  .../www.racing-reference.info/exhibition.htm|title=Exhibition Races|publisher=racing-reference.info|accessdate=2009-04-18}}</ref> ...Jayski-about">{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/pages/faqrace.htm|title=RACING FAQ, NASCAR Trivia and TECH Questions|date=February 15, 2009|publisher=Jays
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• Lotus Esprit
  ...rrari]] 308, 328, F355, and 360 Modena, as well as many [[Porsche]] sports cars in a production life that lasted nearly 30 years. ...n SM]] and [[Maserati Merak]]; it also featured inboard rear brakes as was racing practice at the time. The series 1 embodied Lotus’ performance through li
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• Watkins Glen International
  ...[[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]]
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• Off-roading
  ...y them from off-road manufacturers, such as Land Rover, which has produced cars for the armed forces of many countries. ...in "off-road" aspects during the rainy season, when extra gears and [[four wheel drive]] can become desirable or even necessary. In Western countries the te
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• Dodge Caliber SRT4
  ...m of the 2008 [[Dodge Caliber]]. Built by [[Chrysler LLC]]’s [[Street and Racing Technology]] division, the Caliber SRT4 replaces the recently discontinued ...RT]] Livin' Loud audio system (late availability) at $1,190; power-express open/close sun roof at $795; and 19 x 7.5-inch polished aluminum SRT wheels at $
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• Stirling Moss
  ...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 ...pendent|independent.co.uk]]| url =http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/james-lawton-hamilton-still-on-track-to-greatness-397525.html| date =22 Oct
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• Honda S2000
  ...2000 model and continues in the tradition of the lightweight roadster "S" cars such as the S600 and S800. With over 40 years of Honda racing technology packed into this little ragtop roadster, the Honda S2000 is at h
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• History of the automobile
  ...iquitous modern [[gasoline]]- or petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. Cars powered by [[electric power|electricity]] briefly appeared at the turn of t ...technologies hailed as a replacement for gasoline as an energy source for cars, was discovered in principle by yet another German, [[Christian Friedrich S
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• Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft
  ...a petrol engine producer, but after the success of a small number of race cars built on contract by Wilhelm Maybach for [[Emil Jellinek]], it began to pro ...g the death of [[Willhelm Bauer]] in a Daimler racer)<ref>Georgano, G.N. ''Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930'' (London: Grange-Universal, 1990), p.39.</re
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• Formula One
  ...maximum power achieved in the history of the series was around 1200 bhp in racing trim, during the 1980s 'turbo era'. ...ules for a World Championship before the war, but due to the suspension of racing during the conflict, the World Drivers' Championship was not formalised unt
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